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out of the field, grueling, not be cut out for sth

"Running for president isn't what it used to be": election campaigns are far more expensive and far more gruelling than in the past. Are the current crop of presidential wannabes cut out for the race?

Note the horse-drawn carriages that were still in use in New York until World War I, even though the automobile would soon replace this grueling animal labor.

Europe's new astronauts

Last week the European Space Agency unveiled a roster of six new astronauts
selected after a gruelling, year-long vetting process that began with more
than 8,400 applicants.



The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew0xnsI44va89pI4
July 7, 2008

The 21 Stages of the Tour de France


The 95th Tour de France features 180 riders racing 2,212 miles over 23 days. It is a grueling test of endurance and strategy that includes nine mountain stages, two time trials and, undoubtedly, numerous surprises.
Follow the New York Times's coverage of the race on this map, updated during the Tour with articles, photos and multimedia by clicking on the icons below.

A Critical Shortage of Nurses

Low pay for a grueling job keeps many Americans out of the field—and that spells trouble as baby boomers age
美國護士荒頗嚴重:許多人因為事煩待遇菲薄而不幹本行。現在嬰兒潮的人正退休了,這可能不夠人手照顧…..

not be cut out for sth

C2 to not be the ​right ​type of ​person for something:I'm not cut out for an ​office ​job.

gruelling, US USUALLY grueling Hide phonetics
adjective
extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination:
Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week.
He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets.
in the field 競技に参加して; 守備について; 戦場[現地]で; 実地に.
When player uses the snow from outside of the battle field or steps out of the field, he(she) loses one point.

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