serious difficulty
Frequency: 8.518.3 per million words
Indicates a difficulty that has potentially bad consequences.
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Examples (10)
- The company is in serious difficulty after losing its biggest client.
- He experienced serious difficulty in breathing after the accident.
- Without a clear plan, we will run into serious difficulty.
- The negotiation ran into serious difficulty over the final terms of the contract.
- She found herself in serious difficulty when her passport was stolen abroad.
- The political party faced serious difficulties following the scandal.
- Any student who has serious difficulty with the material should see me after class.
- The climbers were in serious difficulty as the storm approached.
- This legal case presents a serious difficulty for our legal team.
- The ship's crew encountered serious difficulty navigating through the ice field.