Long-term heavy use can lead to reduced motivation and to difficulty maintaining attention to what's going on around you.

The Americans still stand around too much and have difficulty maintaining possession in midfield.

As it was, she had difficulty maintaining a smooth face.

Inexperienced teachers often had difficulty maintaining order in the classroom, she said.

In that case, Europe would probably have difficulty maintaining its system of fixed exchange rates.

I was becoming extremely tired and had great difficulty maintaining continuity in thought.

His body also has difficulty maintaining a standard temperature of 98.6 degrees.

As a result, he has difficulty maintaining a steady relationship.

During the early years, the congregation had difficulty maintaining a school.