There are no easy ways to close the gap, especially at a time when the state is struggling with a $5.3 billion budget deficit.

The state is still struggling to work out a new system.

The city and state are struggling to resolve huge budget deficits of their own.

The state has struggled to find a solution to the problem.

The state is struggling to meet Federal standards for still cleaner cars by early in the next century.

The states are struggling to find experienced officials to provide quality control.

For much of its history, the state struggled to rectify these problems.

During a time when most states are struggling to stay afloat.

Today, the state is struggling to deal with the consequences of its own foresight.

By the time Brown took office, the state was struggling to pay the interest on this debt.