Example sentences of "it harder " in BNC.

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1 But being consoled by another mother who seems unfrustrating makes it harder to reconcile the two … ’ .
2 This is a pity , as it means that students find it harder to get their names known , and it means they lose out on a degree of publicity .
3 ‘ Any other scheme could lead to great difficulties of inequality and make it harder to recruit from those groups we need to reach . ’
4 He made it harder for himself , though much more valuable , by refusing to take short cuts or to mug up the subject from the textbooks : he went to the original sources .
5 The realisation that this is a racist society , a society which wishes them dead for the colour of their skin , accentuates their loneliness , and their isolation in turn makes it harder for them to fight against racism .
6 They are designed not only to keep out black people but to try and intimidate black workers already in Britain and make it harder for them to claim their basic human rights .
7 The solution was a light wood , varnished to make it harder , and then carved into a perfect reproduction of Amy 's photocopied design .
8 But statements are unlikely to prevent a heightening of suspicions which are always fairly strong even at the best of times , and that could make it harder for the North to get the global climate convention it is seeking .
9 That would both worsen the recession already under way in America and , by forcing inflation higher , make it harder for the Federal Reserve to continue easing monetary policy .
10 Borrowers will find it harder to refinance their loans , so they will struggle all the more , banks will suffer bigger losses , and so on .
11 Mr de Klerk may , therefore , find it harder to get approval from the white electorate for whatever emerges from the negotiating table .
12 ‘ Next time he asks us for something , we will find it harder to say no , ’ said one of those present .
13 Nevertheless , most people still find it harder to get compensation from drug firms for errant products than from almost any other type of manufacturer .
14 Last year 's stockmarket crash has made it harder to issue equities .
15 This , in turn , will make it harder for diggers to profit from the crude — and illegal — looting of ancient sites .
16 More majority voting in the Council of Ministers made it harder for members to block laws ; that strengthened the hand of the commission , which has the sole right to propose laws .
17 The weakness of the economy still makes it harder for companies to service their debt .
18 But I was thankful when the summer holiday started and I could be released from duties I was finding it harder and harder to cope with .
19 Neutron activation was not chosen because those elements which it can measure in flint ( as compared to pottery ) are more erratically distributed than those measured by atomic absorption ( the major elements in clay ) , and this makes it harder to distinguish the products of any two mines .
20 At the moment people are n't coming in till 1.30 and that makes it harder for the DJ to get an atmosphere going .
21 This no doubt explains why historians writing about Scotland in Mary 's minority have tended to sound more shocked about the activities of the Scottish nobility than historians of other contemporary societies , and find it harder to reconcile the idea of ideological commitment with changes of the political and even religious heart produced by additions to the pocket .
22 The majority of owners are above average earners , however , and if higher taxes reduce take-home pay , they will find it harder to take on larger loans .
23 The received wisdom is that such people are more likely to be Labour supporters , but their ‘ disappearance ’ also makes it harder to lend them money .
24 The white underside of a puffin or penguin swimming on the sea merges with the sky and makes it harder for fish to spot danger overhead .
25 Adolescents seem to find it harder , though , to relate to a step-father when they already have a good relationship with a non-custodial father .
26 They find it harder to appreciate the successes of the mentally handicapped because they do not conform to their concept of success .
27 The markings not only make it harder for a thief to sell your property but will also make it easier for the police to identify the rightful owner whenever stolen goods are recovered .
28 This would make it harder for me to make changes ; and it would have implications for the responsibilities of Departmental Ministers since Select Committees would try to summon the Chairman of Cabinet Committees to give evidence in addition to the responsible Minister .
29 One year later there was some indication that the control sample carers were finding it harder than the action sample to talk in terms of a simple preference for home care .
30 Exaggerated lip movements actually make it harder to understand what you say .
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