But in adversity there is opportunity, or so believes Mr. Sutton.
Ireland, 52, is still scheduling appearances to promote her new book "Life Lines," which is about coping with adversity.
"When you put any organization through a rigorous situation, they're going to learn and it's going to forge them into a more cohesive unit and they learn how to work with adversity.
Few presidents showed less talent for dealing with adversity than Carter, who was unable to deflect public unease over an economy battered by OPEC and the frustration that built during the Iranian hostage crisis.
I had a real good feeling for the principles of reacting rapidly to adversity that Mitch Perry taught.' Not all organisations are supportive of this kind of consultancy.
Conclusion of the Uruguay Round is truly a triumph in adversity.
President Reagan saluted the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the Lady Techsters of Louisiana Tech for winning NCAA basketball championships, calling them "fighters" who overcame adversity.
But Mr Mendham argues that neither small businesses nor banks can abandon each other in a time of adversity.
He quotes the words his father gave him in a time of adversity: "After all, you can't fall off the floor."
Deutsche Bank, Banesto and Credit Lyonnais have run into varying degrees of adversity as a result of under-performing corporate loans and equity investments.
They thrive in adversity.
The English are enjoying adversity; having a good laugh about it, or a good cry, as the case may be. People who saw the series on television have told me that it worked very well.
I've been taught that in all adversity, never give up.
"I think we've lost a crop," said Nyberg, 62, wearing a digital watch with the Case tractor logo on it. "There's always adversity in farming.
"A new character emerges with people who are faced with adversity," said Chris Mayer, 24, of England, who was held as a "human shield" at an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad.
"Sweet are the uses of adversity."
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" is a gripping ballad that finds Gift pleading with a woman to stay with him even though he's weak. And on "As Hard As It Is," Gift takes his voice way down low to show strength in the face of adversity.
Iran, which takes pride in its ability to cope with adversity, is drowning in the tide of refugees flooding the border from the steamy swamps of the south to the icy mountain passes of the north.
He wanted to create "a monumental work attesting to the vitality, energy and life of the American people in adversity." Despite calling the statue a Christmas present, the artist told the paper he would like to sell the work.
Confidence in the face of adversity is a hallmark of any value investor.
The decision by Doskocil's new board to stick with Wilson management reflected "that we have a seasoned, hardened management team that has successfully experienced adversity and grown the business through that adversity," said Mr. Hanes.
The decision by Doskocil's new board to stick with Wilson management reflected "that we have a seasoned, hardened management team that has successfully experienced adversity and grown the business through that adversity," said Mr. Hanes.
SCOTTISH Conservatives, long accustomed to keeping their upper lips stiff in the face of adversity, are suddenly beaming with confidence.
Beckley, which mines coal in West Virginia, has experienced adversity since a reorganization in February, following the bankruptcy-law filing of LTV Steel Co., which was a 50% owner.
But adversity will not stop the fiery Pastora, who says he has survived because Jesus is on his side.
In the Browns' boudoir, veteran tight end Ozzie Newsome was saying that, perhaps, adversity would rally his team where high hopes had failed.