1.   No matter who becomes the nominee, he will face an uphill climb in the predominantly Republican district north of Atlanta.

2.   Back in May, in announcing he would resign his Senate seat to wage his presidential campaign, Dole spoke of the difficult uphill climb he faced.

3.   Before the Texaco tapes surfaced, the discrimination case against the oil company giant looked like an uphill climb.

4.   Big East football faces an uphill climb for reasons that have to do with geography and sincerity of purpose.

5.   A steady uphill climb led us in an hour to the heights of Villa Jovis, an extensive ruin where the Emperor Tiberius once held court.

6.   A win, and the Lakers would still have had an uphill climb for the Pacific lead, as Seattle holds the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage.

7.   After that, one more uphill climb for the Hawks, who are just too spent for many more.

8.   But as Price and Benna suggest, the plan is facing something of a surprisingly uphill climb even before it gets off the ground.

9.   But both sides say that the Nevada-led campaign has an uphill climb.

10.   But her caution melted quickly, and on an uphill climb in the first lap, she attacked, took the lead and never lost it.