Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] to find [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Since trade unions reflect features of the society in which they have developed , it is scarcely surprising to find sharp contrasts between their role and orientation within the Soviet type communist system compared to that in western countries .
2 It is generally difficult to find recurrent contrasts of form in which they participate , let alone recurrent semantic contrasts — and they do not respond to any of the rescue strategies .
3 It is also possible to find explicit expressions for the bulk compliance B(t) and the shear compliance J(t) .
4 It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami .
5 More generally , it is quite difficult to find sensible ways of combining phrase searching with word searching .
6 As a result , it is quite common to find competing explanations of a single set of events , each presupposing the truth of just those premises — whether holist or individualist — which themselves require to be established .
7 It is quite common to find teenage mothers written about as people with certain medical and social problems .
8 However , it is relatively easy to find illustrative examples which suggest that , in the past , the sharing of day-to-day assistance between kin was rooted in the responsibilities allocated to women in their domestic lives .
9 Besides , after winning such a good race as he did at Cheltenham last season when beating Beau Ranger , it is very difficult to find suitable opportunities . ’
10 Some children are deprived of so few of the ‘ goodies ’ in life that it is very difficult to find effective reinforcers — very little is rewarding .
11 This is an issue on which it is extraordinarily difficult to find conclusive arguments either way …
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