The American Dream remains resilient (and changing), but we are in a very rough patch.
The Greenes also step in with carefully targeted encouragement when their kids hit a rough patch.
Their marriage does go through a rough patch, but they pull through and graduate to companionable seniority.
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The economy will recover from its rough patch, but it might take a while to get there.
Even if the contracts aren't consolidated, Net 1 still faces a rough patch.
George Bush inspires affection within his party, and that buoys him up when he hits a rough patch politically.
McCain referred to that rough patch in his victory speech last night.
Citi had just come through a rough patch, but was about to enter another one despite Prince's talent at negotiating.
And in the context of what some have described as a rough patch in U.S.-Israeli relations, how does this fit?
Until the acquisition of Citibank, the seller had typically hit a rough patch and could be bought on the cheap.
They are confident that their teachers will help them succeed and be at their side if they hit a rough patch.
Matt Herper: Before Chris Henney was involved, Dendreon had been founded by two Stanford researchers, and had gone through a rough patch.
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This can make sense if you just need to get caught up on back payments or get through a temporary rough patch.
Although the industry is going through a rough patch commercially, reinsurers are attempting to quantify more carefully their exposure to catastrophe risk.
They hit a rough patch awhile ago when she discovered he cheated.
Macugen could face a rough patch as Lucentis is launched, Goddard admits.
And now the sportsman's main piggybank, Nike, has hit a rough patch.
But what often happens to money managers who hit a rough patch is that they don't want to admit they lost their touch.
While emerging markets have experienced a recent rough patch, there is still plenty of opportunity to be realized from investing in these markets.
While suppliers would go through a rough patch if GM failed, those surviving automakers would expand their businesses to fill the void GM leaves.
Netflix managed to buck the trend, reversing a recent rough patch on news it will be added back to the Nasdaq 100 index June 6.
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Reilly's nephew Matt posted an appeal on the Durutti Column website saying the influential guitarist had "hit a bit of a rough patch money-wise".
Harrisburg has weathered frequent financial turmoil since the incinerator debt deals, but the city has hit a particularly rough patch at the start of 2013.
Less normal is how many Americans have come to think that the country is not just passing through a rough patch but is in long-term decline.
The Dodgers are showing that when done right social media is an inexpensive way to connect with fans even when the team is going through a rough patch.
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The latest rough patch for the North American Free Trade Agreement has been the resistance of Mexican agriculture--especially poultry ranchers--to a New Year's wipeout of tariff protections against U.S. agricultural exports.
They hope they can ride out the rough patch without falling much more behind, before opening a stretch of five straight home games and 10 of 12 overall starting March 4.
Crew hit a rough patch in the early 1990s.
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