This spending pace, too, will be hard to keep up.

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All of this has been great for a short-term pop, but it will be hard to keep this up.

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In the years ahead, investors will be hard pressed to keep up with inflation in these assets, let alone achieve a positive real return or meet their financial goals.

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Politically, however, it will be a hard act to keep up.

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In some areas, it was hard for banks to keep up, as people seemed to be withdrawing more cash than usual.

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Still, several analysts said, even though the physical demand has held up so far, it may be hard for it to keep growing at a time of historically high prices.

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To be laid in bed, brace put on to keep my spine in line, it was really hard to pick myself up again.

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