"I thought we would be hard pushed to beat Marcus this weekend, " he admitted afterwards.
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But most people would be hard pushed to name any other nation with the same level of commitment.
He will be hard pushed to slot into Mr Samper's fledgling peace plans while keeping the armed forces united behind him.
The chances are that the latest round of economic and political instability in India will mean that the country will be hard pushed to sustain its annual growth rate above six percent.
If you were looking for a contrast to St A's, you'd be hard pushed to find a club further down the opposite spectrum than glitzy, nouveau Wentworth in Virginia Water in southern England.
While pious Turks like the way that Ozal eased religion into public life, they will be hard pushed to turn this controversial bon viveur into a religious figurehead, still less his motorway tomb into a site of pilgrimage.
After a 21-month break from racing, Radcliffe may be hard-pushed to emulate her triumph in New York where she won a thrilling sprint finish over Kenya's Susan Chepkemei.
Team Columbia chief Bob Stapleton, whose squad has compiled an impressive slate of victories going in the Giro, told CNN in an exclusive interview that Armstrong would be hard-pushed to claim overall victory, but would ride strongly.
But though Glaxo pushed hard, it had help from scientific studies that generated genuine excitement among doctors.
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With McShane dismissed with 20 minutes remaining, Middlesbrough pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing stages.
Turkey pushed hard for the convention, which calls for hotlines, shelters and legal aid for abused women.
Since he finished studying, Smith has pushed hard to get four major projects off the ground and sold.
Nevertheless, Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who had pushed hard for the treaty, hailed it as a great success.
Dr John Renshaw, chair of the BDA Executive Board, said his team had pushed hard for more investment in dentistry.
Fuller then spun and volleyed just over the crossbar as Stoke pushed hard for a way back into the game.
The U.S. has pushed hard for improvements in that function so that OIOS can more vigorously pursue fraud and misconduct.
Going into the summit they had pushed hard for firm numerical limits on bonuses as a proportion of revenues or capital.
Pearson and Vivendi, for instance, have each pushed hard into educational publishing, a business far less vulnerable to the economic cycle.
Hamburg pushed hard but Schwarzer held firm to leave the tie evenly poised ahead of the second leg on 29 April.
Australia were pushed hard by a Tigers team featuring 10 internationals, albeit none of whom are involved in this month's Test programme.
Meehan says INQ pushed hard in the early days to invest in Facebook because the company could see it would become big.
In the South Carolina House of Representatives and state Senate, Riley developed a reputation as a "Young Turk" who pushed hard for reform.
The ruling is a setback for the motion-picture industry, which pushed hard for the rules in an effort to control distribution of its content.
The company has pushed hard to endear itself to New Yorkers, most recently sponsoring a new outdoor rollerskating rink below the High Line park.
China pushed hard to make sure the government took into consideration the needs of the food service industry as well as packaged goods manufacturers.
' A chapter later, 'There could be a time where if pushed hard enough, we'll have to do something and there will be a battle.
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Robson, a semi-finalist last year, was pushed hard by her American opponent, with a single break of serve proving enough to win the opening set.
The FCC pushed hard to move digital television to American households.
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And is it realistic to think that if they pushed hard enough they might persuade the North Koreans not to go ahead with the satellite launch?
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In the past few years Lowe's has pushed hard to become the exclusive big-box seller of prestige brands, such as Husqvarna chain saws and Pella windows.
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