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- adjective Subject to
difficulty inaccomplishing or makingprogress .
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Examples
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You would be hardpressed to find an evangelical ranting about adultery and fornication.
Think Progress » ACLU will sue high school that canceled prom to stop lesbians from attending. 2010
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You would be hardpressed to find an evangelical ranting about adultery and fornication.
Think Progress » ACLU will sue high school that canceled prom to stop lesbians from attending. 2010
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JM: I'm hardpressed to narrow down an absolute favorite.
INTERVIEW: Consulting Producer Joseph Mallozzi Talks About Plans for Stargate Universe 2009
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You would be hardpressed to find an evangelical ranting about adultery and fornication.
Think Progress » ACLU will sue high school that canceled prom to stop lesbians from attending. 2010
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If it involves speech, and it's not simply, gee I don't have anywhere to go sleep, so I'm going to sleep in the park, then I think the government is going to be hardpressed to stop it. ...
Jason Salzman: Were OccupyDenver Demonstrators "Camping" or "Protesting"? First Amendment Issues Need More Attention Jason Salzman 2011
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With no NASA technical expertise or space related experience, he would be hardpressed to earn the respect of his subordinates in a civilian.
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The town itself was fairly small and we were hardpressed to find a place to eat that night, but ate at the Town Hall, a higher end and very good restaurant.
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For me, it meant that I just stopped reading outside of the required stuff and even now I am hardpressed to expand into reading something by a ‘classic’ author or in an unfamiliar genre.
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It's present in music but unless someone actually appreciates music they'd be hardpressed to note a few notes that have reappeared in songs as often as The Hero's Journey does in visual medium.
Tunes For Thought SVGL 2009
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If it involves speech, and it's not simply, gee I don't have anywhere to go sleep, so I'm going to sleep in the park, then I think the government is going to be hardpressed to stop it. ...
Jason Salzman: Were OccupyDenver Demonstrators "Camping" or "Protesting"? First Amendment Issues Need More Attention Jason Salzman 2011
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