tall order

Example Sentences

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But convincing voters might be a tall order.

From Barron's

This is a tall order, however, since a stellar multi-year track record almost always attracts a lot of investment capital.

From MarketWatch

This is a tall order, however, since a stellar multi-year track record almost always attracts a lot of investment capital.

From MarketWatch

It’s a tall order, and when June has a fall that sends her back into the hospital — and soon after, hospice — Julia must wrangle her dysfunctional family and rally them all to face the inevitable.

From Salon

But that might be a tall order, because of the need for a regulatory framework and broad diplomatic agreement on how and where such ships can operate.

From The Wall Street Journal