Not trying to belittle Google, but that was not a hard sell at all.
Nevertheless, equities remain a hard sell and volatility is expected to continue, according to general consensus.
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Without government subsidies, hybrid and electric vehicles are a hard sell for the average American consumer.
When they discussed the idea, Boulud was shrewd enough not to give Keller a hard sell.
Forswearing the use of painkillers for religious reasons is also a hard sell in secular societies.
Meanwhile, the vast majority of C-suite execs want to do something but sustainability is a hard sell.
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There are a host of complications that would make such an idea a hard sell in Congress.
But R movies are a hard sell because they cut out so much of the movie-going population (teenagers).
To this former federal health minister, flat-rate premiums are not merely a hard sell, but also socially unjust.
Arithmetic makes the odd liberal claim that we can spend our way out of deficits a hard sell.
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But a new deal based on enhanced rights for aborigines, combined with greater self-reliance, could be a hard sell.
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Still, for an unknown writer, a genre-bending book can be a hard sell.
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As for Middle America, a "first girlfriend" would still be a hard sell.
At this point, as an equity investment, Brazil has been a hard sell.
Climate change is, as anyone who has tried to tell their friends about it knows, is a hard sell.
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But in an office where they don't normally return press calls and aren't very cooperative, this is a hard sell.
But Scheiner says that nobody has seen the details of that option, making it a hard sell for the president.
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And as all of you know who have covered Washington, some of that savings is a hard sell to Democrats.
So pitting intangible value against concrete cost increases is a hard sell, even when the net present value is positive.
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Lawmakers in Sacramento postponed that initiative until 2008, fearing that California's recurring budget crises would make it a hard sell.
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That's a hard sell at a time when Colombia is in the midst of a scandal involving government ties to paramilitaries.
In other words, it's not your typical high-concept Hollywood film, and some feel it might be a hard sell with mainstream audiences.
International newscasts in particular can also be a hard sell, experts said.
The yanqui dollar is still a hard sell for Latin American politicians.
Julianne Smith, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says this has made Afghanistan a hard sell back home.
Now he said he's--Gonzales is meeting the members of Congress to talk about this, but he's going to have a hard sell in some cases.
Huckabee, a Baptist preacher, is using his easy manner to make a hard sell for himself as the only real social conservative in the race.
That's because the financial downturn and expensive stimulus programs could drive the federal deficit over a trillion dollars, making additional federal programs a hard sell.
But unless you are Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Domaine Weinbach or a handful of other top Alsatian producers, that level of retail pricing is a hard sell with Pinot Gris.
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