Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] difficult [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The user finds it difficult to narrow down his or her search . |
| 2 | FAXgrabber finds it difficult to ‘ read ’ material unless it is in high or fine resolution . |
| 3 | The abstract quality of symbols such as the Swastika renders it difficult for cerebral intelligence to grasp the full concept and implications of their purpose , which is to awaken the more subliminal centres relating to feelings and intuitive responses . |
| 4 | Money meks it difficult fe get down to de facts |
| 5 | ‘ The confiscation of proceeds from drugs crimes makes it difficult for traffickers to salt away their funds , do time and come out to the high life . ’ |
| 6 | It is this folk model , epitomized by the graffito ‘ SS/RUC ’ , seen as much in working-class Protestant districts as in Catholic ones , which makes it difficult for ‘ ordinary crime ’ to compete for the attention of criminologists in Ireland ( as a recent publication on crime in Ireland complained ; see Tomlinson et al . |
| 7 | The industry does n't like dealing with the artist direct because that makes it difficult for music business professionals to be as critical or as observant as they would like . |
| 8 | This makes it difficult for caterers to use the most suitable materials possible on walls and floor surfaces for maximum hygiene , ’ he said . |
| 9 | This makes it difficult for a murder to go unrecognised and discourages those planning murders . |
| 10 | The extreme detachment with which Onetti views his characters makes it difficult for the reader to become involved in their fate . |
| 11 | All this makes it difficult for the Tories to mount a convincing assault on Labour 's drastic plans for Politically Correct social engineering . |
| 12 | Local class conflict sometimes makes it difficult for communities to recognise the need for solidarity in dealing with external factors . |
| 13 | The second type is where the child has a disability which prevents or makes it difficult for him or her to make use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided in schools — within the LEA 's area — for children of his/her age . |
| 14 | The traditional role of women in some cultures makes it difficult for them to approach or be approached by the school . |
| 15 | This limits the activities of the educational institutions in the region and makes it difficult for the administrative centres to do their job , which includes developing technical training projects and teacher training . |
| 16 | Moreover , the complex nature of many frauds makes it difficult for the police to prepare a sound case . |
| 17 | This magnet effect not only puts pressure on the south east but makes it difficult for other regions to attract the type of investment necessary for their own economic revival . |
| 18 | This makes it difficult for foreign firms to sell TVs in France . |
| 19 | Their presence makes it difficult for the roof void to be used in the same way as traditional roofs , and there is often a temptation to remove some of them to gain extra space . |
| 20 | The very freedom from mass accountability which allows it to do so also makes it difficult for leaders to know what society is thinking : without mechanisms for making needs known and understood , Polish and Soviet leaders simply can not know what the consequences of a rise in food prices or of other policy shifts will be . |
| 21 | As the Nehru Cup showed , making each team play the others once each makes it difficult for one side to win most of their matches . |
| 22 | The banning of one-party committees or sub-committees makes it difficult for political groups to develop policy with the benefit of officer advice . |
| 23 | Also the cohabitation ruling makes it difficult for a woman who is on supplementary benefit to have a relationship with a man without becoming financially dependent upon him , since her benefit will be stopped if they are deemed to be cohabiting . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's something in my past , ’ she confided , ‘ which makes it difficult for me to confront night lights … something I ca n't go into . |
| 25 | Today , of course , the importance of political parties makes it difficult for members of Parliament to claim to represent all their constituents ; but equally makes it difficult for them to assume delegate roles . |
| 26 | Today , of course , the importance of political parties makes it difficult for members of Parliament to claim to represent all their constituents ; but equally makes it difficult for them to assume delegate roles . |
| 27 | This makes it difficult for traders to recognize arbitrage possibilities involving a future on a geometric index when the future is underpriced , and may account for the replacement of the geometric VLCI future by its arithmetic equivalent . |
| 28 | ( b ) It sometimes makes it difficult for the historian to communicate his precise meaning . |
| 29 | The close relationship between police chiefs and elected mayors in American cities makes it difficult for the former not to curry favour with what is perceived as the ‘ majority view ’ within his ( sic ) jurisdiction … . |
| 30 | ‘ The temptation is to give them everything , ’ says Janka Stuttard , the Russian speaker who co-ordinated the visit , ‘ but their parents asked us not to do that because it makes it difficult for them to settle back home . |