sorely pushed

English translation: have great difficulty

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English term or phrase:sorely pushed
Selected answer:have great difficulty
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

17:34 Jan 18, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop
English term or phrase: sorely pushed
If no emergency plan for retaining and recruiting staff is implemented to address gaps in the technical areas, WHO will be sorely pushed to meet the priorities as laid out by the WHO reform agenda.
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:58
have great difficulty
Explanation:
It means that WHO will have great difficulty in meeting the priorities.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:58
Grading comment
Many thanks Martin!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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have great difficulty


Explanation:
It means that WHO will have great difficulty in meeting the priorities.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks Martin!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually this is the only way it makes sense. Thank you!


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