Example sentences of "is difficult [verb] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as it is difficult to state educational objectives in terms of measurable outcomes — and we suggest that in the case of the stated objectives of the ESSE/L Project this is particularly true — a positivist approach to appraising the project according to some simple notion of " value for money " was simply impossible . |
| 2 | If it is difficult to define inner cities in terms of some geometric configuration of urban morphology , it is even less easy to identify the inner city within any national political economy . |
| 3 | While it is difficult to give definitive answers to questions about control , the prevailing pattern does seem to be loose and informal : there seem to be few cases of actual censorship . |
| 4 | It is difficult to give precise guidelines for contingency fee structures as these will vary significantly between assignments but in addition to the points raised in 0502.53 above the following points should be considered : |
| 5 | Although it is difficult to reach firm conclusions from the small number of patients who underwent balloon counterpulsation , those few who have survived in the long term underwent such a procedure while their renal function was still normal or nearly normal and their renal state remained stable until transplantation . |
| 6 | Similarly when children have been ill , parental expectations of their behaviour changes , and sometimes it is difficult to re-establish previous patterns of sleep and feeding when a parent is unsure whether the child is fully recovered . |
| 7 | In practice most research and development is carried out in high-tax jurisdictions because it is difficult to attract skilled employees to tax haven locations , and in order to take advantage of local tax deductions . |
| 8 | Trenches can be dug by machine , although it is difficult to recognize archaeological features as a machine is uncovering , and perhaps cutting through them . |
| 9 | Naturally , it is difficult to make direct comparisons with the situation in the United Kingdom because psychosocial problems is a broad category and children who meet this criterion are sheltered by different services , such as education , health , and social services . |
| 10 | But it is difficult to get numerical estimates for ‘ relative income ’ , a concept much attacked by critics . |
| 11 | It is difficult to obtain accurate figures from the wilder , more snake-ridden parts of the world , such as Africa , Asia and South America , but an attempt at a global survey carried out in the 1950s gave a total world figure of thirty thousand deaths annually from all forms of snakebite . |
| 12 | It is difficult to obtain precise figures of private sector investment in the inner cities , but there may be reasons to doubt industry 's willingness to commit billions of pounds to inner city developments . |
| 13 | Lone-parent families are not a homogeneous group and it is difficult to obtain reliable estimates of the numbers of families and children involved . |
| 14 | If it is difficult to forecast future savings for the school , will there be good reasons for appointing staff on a one-year or shorter-term contract and , if so , what effect could this have on school morale , planning , extra-curricular activities , or indeed on the teacher concerned ? |
| 15 | It is difficult to calculate comparative figures for how earlier people worked , but , in a recent experiment in Denmark , three men cleared 500 square metres ( 600 square yards ) of birch forest in four hours and more than 100 trees were felled . |
| 16 | To say the least , however , it is difficult to grow regular crops of fine juicy pears in local conditions . |
| 17 | In form alone there are similarities between certain glass bowls and plain ceramic bowls , but it is difficult to find ceramic equivalents of distinctive glass forms , suggesting that any social and economic symbolism conveyed by the shape and function of such vessels was conveyed equally by the material used , and that there were rigid boundaries between them ; there was not , for instance , a poor man 's version of the glass cone beaker . |
| 18 | This method is useful when it is difficult to find positive actions by your child to praise . |
| 19 | It is difficult to investigate general beliefs about health within the confines of a large-scale structured survey . |