She had arrived immediately, I was twenty-three, her father and I were right in the midst of a difficult struggle to keep jobs at the university.
He could have been referring to his own life story, an ever more difficult struggle against the forces of disintegration, anarchy and corruption that could yet rip China apart.
"Nobody can say the war in Afghanistan has gone well, and yet, as we speak here today, American men and women and their coalition partners are fighting a very difficult struggle against a ruthless and determined enemy without any scruples at all, " he said after his appointment was announced.
Powerful family links make such people particularly difficult to dislodge in any struggle.
Analysts had a mixed response to the deal but seemed to agree that while the synergies where there, integration may prove difficult and Advanced Micro would still struggle to gain market share from Intel (see " AMD Makes Its Move").
"I hope people understand that it was a struggle, it was a difficult time, " she said.
The hijackers' initial announcement is followed by sounds of a struggle, and it is difficult to decipher what is occurring.
"It was a difficult match, it was an uphill struggle for us from the first minute, but we had to demonstrate that we wanted to win and we were able to do that, " Higuain said.
As difficult as it can be for those who struggle to follow conversations in social situations, the problems could be more serious.
The prime minister's struggle for survival is made more difficult by a strong opposition coalition helmed by Anwar Ibrahim, Mr. Najib's equal on all counts.
Each one of these is a difficult problem to unwind, and many of us struggle with more than one.
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But his struggle with depression made achieving this dream difficult.
"However, the legitimacy gained by the organisation's struggle among Kurdish people eventually made it difficult for them to prevent their daughters joining the PKK, " Dr Caglayan says.
But, banks said they continue to struggle to attract deposits, which makes it difficult to reduce interest rates.
And the power struggle in Sanaa is not even the most difficult problem the National Dialogue Conference will face, adds Ms Alley.
"We are coming out of a particularly difficult winter period which saw all trusts across the country struggle for beds, " said Deirdre Thompson, director of nursing at the trust.
When you struggle, a lot of times it's difficult and you have to find a way to fight through that.
Sources told the BBC the decision to downgrade key commitments to long term aspirations involved "difficult" conversations with senior Lib Dems and a "Herculean struggle" on Mr Clegg's part.
Not only are those who take a greater number of online courses less likely to ever earn degrees, new research from Columbia shows that the rise of online education actually widens the achievement gap between demographic groups, with those who struggle in a traditional college setting having an even more difficult time navigating the waters of MOOCs and distance ed.
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What in other circumstances would be a question of scientific policy (which is difficult enough) has become wrapped up in the broader, unsettled cultural struggle that divides our politics today, University of Michigan professor Andrew J.
It is difficult to "troubleshoot" your weight loss efforts without more information, but your struggle brings up a couple of important points.
But it could be difficult for Wiggins to defend his title, with many observers already suggesting the 32-year-old could struggle with 2013's comparatively hilly route.
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