Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seemed the best way out of a difficult situation. Premier Laval offered the Ministry of War to his former superior, Andre Tardieu. M. Tardieu was in no hurry to accept it. In France no one can remain Minister of War who does not talk and act like a Nationalist. As Premier only a year ago Andre Tardieu was building an international reputation as a moderate, a conciliator. He still hopes for a chance to replace extraordinarily lucky Pierre Laval. Laval fought earnestly to save his Government by forcing Andre Tardieu, now Minister of Agriculture, into...
...many long years ago, who dearly loved to chase the stag across the royal wood, but had few other ways of amusing himself. In those days country squires and lesser gentry went foxhunting only when the woods were not full of staghunting nobility. Nowadays foxhunting is a complicated and difficult sport, but life for a master of staghounds is comparatively simple. He picks out a spot for the hunt to begin; the stag is carted to that spot. The hounds are not supposed to kill the stag, but nevertheless many people believe that staghunting is unwarrantably cruel. Last year there...
...much is known as to the quality of play which the Minnesota stickmen will display as compared with the fast game which has sent the Crimson through a difficult schedule with considerable success. They are reputed to play an open, hard-checking game, and possess a forward line which has excited much favorable comment all over the country. But if the University skaters can shake off these invaders, and then follow with wins over Dartmouth and Yale, there will be no dispute as to the claims which they will hold forth on the collegiate championship of the country...
...large cast that faced a Boston first-night audience last evening has a difficult task. It must present characters to an audience which has formed preconceived notions from reading the famous novel by J. B. Priestly. The name of the book has at once brought people to the theatre, and made them critical. In spite of this and other handicaps, however, "The Good Companions" proved the success of their play as a whole by drawing prolonged applause...
...subject will always be difficult, but a few modifications in its presentation would make it attractive to the ambitious student, who could hardly be expected to learn calculus by himself. If assignments were made farther in advance, an occasional cut would not be as disastrous as it now is. The major defect of the course, however, is the large amount of time necessary to do the problems. Often, after the student has visualized the problem and set up the equation, he will have to spend an hour juggling algebraic equations and invoking trigonometric identities which may be good practice...