But when they get any traction, Google is excellent at pushing them uphill, bit by bit, year by year, with a relentless tide of data-driven iterations, all the way to the top of the mountain.
She has fought an uphill battle for years for District residents to have a greater voice in Congress.
Here's why... http://t.co/uEWFDZkA5B pic.twitter.com/0bGXRwOMhU December 18 , 2013Updated at 12.03am GMT 11.49pm GMT Guardian national security editor Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) has spoken with Senator Ron Wyden, the Oregon Democrat on the intelligence committee who has fought an uphill battle for years to reveal and stop what he considers overly broad and unnecessary surveillance.
Now, even if the end result is amazing, it faces an uphill battle against years of misconceptions and mishandling.
Retail locations have been fighting an uphill battle for years.
Even with help, Tolbert said the path to getting his license was an "uphill climb". A 38-year-old man with a 6-year-old son, he had to hold down a job while retaking his driving test and paying off his court debt.
As he looked for a new job, he faced an uphill battle -- the year was 2012, when the unemployment rate never budged below 7.8percentt.
"They were these 'lovable losers' pushing uphill for all those years, and then all of a sudden they spend all this money to get to the top," said Irv Rein, an author and communication studies professor at Northwestern University who consults with sports teams on fan behavior.
One example of this can be seen in Raleigh, which has progressed on an uphill trajectory in recent years.
After a 4-year-long uphill battle and a lot of back-and-forth between the two countries, I eventually managed to finish my medical studies.
