Those were difficult times.

And very, very difficult times.

And it's made today in these difficult economic times.

We live in difficult and challenging economic times, of course.

The United Nations has recently gone through some difficult times.

And these are and we see it very clearly today nearly always highly turbulent times, highly difficult times, and all too often very bloody times.

In difficult times, pessimism is a self fulfilling, self inflicted death sentence.

That pitfall was avoided despite a difficult and at times disappointing discussion.

Are you embarrassed? Is looking at my face difficult for you?

These are the gentle giants that I've had the pleasure of meeting face to face many times underwater.

They use it to get to the truth, and they do what mature leaders do everyday they have difficult conversations with difficult people, sometimes during very difficult times.

We know the obstacles that are in our way right now, in difficult times.

Brass nails tacked into the ebony wood, your face has been carved five times.

And we're going to continue being clueless going into this very difficult future that we face.

These problems are the most serious of the many difficult issues that we must now squarely face.

Measuring the quality of output is difficult, although The Times Higher Education Supplement attempts to do so every year.

The Government is fully conscious of its responsibility to protect civilians, even in the face of difficult circumstances.

Honduras expresses its solidarity in these difficult times and raises its voice so that the Haitian people will not be forgotten again.

The Guatemalan people welcomed MINUGUA with open arms, standing by the Mission in difficult times and engaging actively in the peace process.

And after she did this four or five times, she swam by me with this dejected look on her face.

At peak times, over 7 million refugees were living under difficult conditions, mostly in neighbouring countries, burdening the social fabric of those populations.

Several countries, in particular some which face the most difficult challenges in relation to their forests, stress that they lack research capacity.

We call on the international community to make a common effort to provide intensified humanitarian assistance to help those countries through these difficult times.

Nevertheless, we would like to point out that developing countries continue to face certain obstacles that make it difficult to attain sustainable development.

History offers two clear lessons reducing public debt is incredibly difficult without growth, and increasing growth is incredibly difficult with a huge burden of public debt. So we face a twofold imperative securing growth while reducing debt.

In fact, today in your capital, in difficult times, some who mind the nation's purse want to cut life saving programs like the Global Fund.

The United Nations and its international partners must expect to face critical times as they assist the parties in implementing the peace accord.

These developments within countries will make more difficult the challenge of generating global consensus on how to meet threats beyond borders as governing successfully at home becomes more difficult, so will governing abroad. For citizens and leaders alike, tough times lie ahead.

The Bolivian people has gone through difficult times recently and is selflessly and maturely reinvigorating its democratic process as an essential element of life in our Republic.

We have always provided assistance at difficult times, and our people and Kingdom, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, will always do so.

We communicated by e mail, but mostly face to face a few times a year, ever since we met. You wouldn t have guessed from Facebook that, while she knew a lot of industry people, she wasn t overly impressed with the important ones.

In the face of difficult budget decisions, the Canadian government has continued to recognize its responsibility for developing the Mobile Servicing System, which will provide external Space Station robotics.

When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

After several difficult years, the country managed to negotiate an exchange of outstanding bonds for bonds with a considerably lower face value. About 93 of creditors accepted the exchange and received new bonds with a face value that was about one quarter of that of the old bonds.

The difficult task our leaders face in reaching agreement on improving the United Nations has undoubtedly been made easier by the far reaching and ambitious reforms put forward by the Secretary General.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

CAMBRIDGE The United States is going through difficult times. Its post 2008 recovery has slowed, and some observers fear that Europe s financial problems could tip the American and world economy into a second recession.

The United States and Japan remain important drivers of the global economy but face major debt and deficit challenges. Europe is going through a difficult but historic process of re engineering and integration.

In commending the Emergency Relief Coordinator and his staff on their excellent performance thus far, we recognize the very difficult task which they face and resolve to continue our support for that department.

If that happens, Fed officials will face a difficult choice tighten monetary policy to stem accelerating price growth, thereby antagonizing Congress and possibly facing restrictions that make it difficult to fight inflation in the future or do nothing. Either choice could mean a higher future rate of inflation, just as financial markets fear.

Happy face? Sad face? Sleepy face? Anybody do that?

Our friendship had existed since 1982 and continued outside of Facebook I don t think I saw her page more than once or twice since we befriended one another a few years ago. We communicated by e mail, but mostly face to face a few times a year, ever since we met.

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation