It's not that "Bernie," as everyone calls the 47-year-old politician, would have had much difficulty staying in office.
When you're "in the mood," have you had difficulties getting or staying aroused?
Teen-agers seem to have the most difficulty staying with new families.
With this difference: they had real difficulty staying put in their seats.
Truckers speak about their difficulties staying healthy on the road.
I fear you will have difficulty staying out of it.
You seem to have difficulty staying awake in class, Major.
Historically magazines for black men have had difficulty staying afloat.
"Even if they can manage to get some in, there's an extreme amount of difficulty staying motivated."
Maybe two such intelligent people had difficulty staying together.