Example sentences of "is difficult [verb] how [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But it is difficult to see how normative assessments of these variations can be made .
2 It is difficult to see how unrepresented claimants who fare so badly in tribunals of first instance could expect to fare better at the appellate level ; indeed representation has increased considerably over the past few years .
3 And ( because of their non-educational environment ) it is difficult to see how public libraries can meet this requirement , even if they wanted to .
4 In this respect MI6 has had a number of successes although it is difficult to know how useful defectors really are ( see Chapter 2 ) .
5 ( It is difficult to tell how far theologians in the patristic period , when they spoke of the cosmic Christ or the doctrine of the trinity , believed themselves to be stretching language to its ultimate and speaking metaphorically .
6 It is difficult to understand how personal problems can be resolved by refusing to talk about them .
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