"I was faced with difficulties on the rock and ice, " he says.

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Thai Airways, faced with difficulties in paying for the modernisation of its fleet, is trying to raise cash through the sale of part of the government's stake.

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"The government is supportive of investment in the railway sector because it remains a key growth driver for the economy, especially at a time when exports are faced with difficulties and it takes time for consumption to pick up, " said Zhu Chaoping, head of research at ChinaScope Financial, a research and data firm partly owned by Moody's Corp.

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Since the start of the by-election campaign, the party has faced further difficulties with former Liberal Democrat chief executive Lord Rennard facing allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour by female Lib Dem activists.

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Faced with the first difficulties of a magical start to his reign at 66-0, Pietersen was happy to be able to turn to Flintoff, and his all-rounder duly made the breakthrough, albeit not in the customary manner.

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His generation had faced difficulties after Vietnam with the oil embargo, he said, but for these new veterans it was different.

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It is possible that the Pauls could be just the tiniest a bit out of touch with the difficulties faced by millions of Americans to whom a paper route would represent an idyllic childhood, even if they had to (shudder) put the papers inside the screen door?

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He faced all the many difficulties and burdens he had with the utmost courage.

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