uphill struggle

Depression is often a laborious uphill struggle for the sufferer and their loved ones.

The only time they ever had was with Cameron Crowe, because they knew him, so we knew it would be an uphill struggle.

He knew that you would have a hard, uphill struggle before you got on your feet to stay.

But the unfortunate death of General Agramonte, and the long uphill struggle, brought about the inevitable.

At any rate, it was a long uphill struggle for them, of which many future generations would not witness the conclusion.

It has been a long uphill struggle, but now at last we begin to see definite improvement.

How many do we not come across whose daily uphill struggle for virtue puts our own lives to shame!