trouble
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Nominated for Academy Awards on seven occasions, he won best actor for his role as a troubled country singer in 1983's Tender Mercies.
From BBC
Stolz, who is listed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, would be on the large side for a pro rider, and might have trouble hanging in with the featherweights in the mountains.
But the movie also features a school for troubled teens that had introduced a healthy-meals program with whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables.
With a 12‑hour night shift ahead, the work was simply more trouble than it was worth for the mother of two.
From Barron's
Olympic coach, John Wroblewski, tells her, “Find that fine line, don’t get in trouble, don’t do anything stupid.”
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