The market seemed to have difficulty sustaining moves in either direction, contributing to yesterday's bounce in prices.

The very youngest audience members had difficulty sustaining attention toward the end of the hourlong show, although the adults remained riveted.

Their fingers got tired and they often had difficulty sustaining "the treatment long enough to produce results."

By the time he got into court, she'd have no difficulty sustaining the allegations of her complaint.

Despite Halifax's status as the regional centre and colonial capital, the city had difficulty sustaining peacetime economic success in its early years.

The activity was sustained for quite a long time by pupils who, according to their label, have difficulty sustaining anything.

Kids with this form of the disorder have difficulty sustaining attention.

A Clonmore team played as Robert Emmet's from about 1932, but had difficulty sustaining itself through the 1940s and played its last game in 1953.

After the outbreak of war, the campaign had difficulty sustaining its activities and was wound up in early 1941.

The sales results for mid-September surprised analysts, but several cautioned that auto makers would have difficulty sustaining them at current levels.