Hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope.

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My father taught me courage in the face of difficulty, more than any other human being I have ever met.

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They persist more in the face of difficulty.

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They pushed forward in the face of difficulty.

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The closures of facilities belonging to a major Bangladeshi company was another indication of the difficulty Western retailers face in making sure their manufacturing partners are providing safe working conditions.

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But, given the difficulty the government will face in keeping a force of this size and composition in the Gulf indefinitely, this week's deployment suggests it is planning for a relatively early and short war.

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Public anger over the collapse and reports of regulatory issues drew new attention to the difficulty large Western retailers face in making sure their suppliers operate under safe conditions.

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They also face difficulty in finding work especially in garment making, the one industry with a lot of jobs to offer in Bangladesh, despite its history of danger.

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Still, it does provide an idea of the difficulty others like Sony and Netflix will face when trying to digitally distribute feature films in 4K to a wider audience.

ENGADGET

Even if measures to open India's retail sector become reality, firms are likely to face a host of other impediments to investment including archaic laws, rickety infrastructure and difficulty in buying land, industry participants say.

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