Example sentences of "[noun pl] in [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Successive governments encountered problems in responding to the changed conditions and in raising resources to meet public expectations .
2 Towards the end of field-work a constable newly transferred to the Neighbourhood Unit from one of the sections expressed his difficulties in adjusting to the new round of duties , stating that it was more difficult to pass the time because nothing seemed to happen ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 16 ) : establishing informal contact with the public was not yet itself seen as doing police work and boredom was unappealing .
3 He acknowledged that the students may at first find difficulties in adjusting to the Scottish education system , the language , the weather and life in Edinburgh , and said that he hopes that these awards will remind overseas students that the University has confidence in them .
4 I also pay tribute to the professionalism of the emergency services , who naturally faced difficulties in getting to the injured and in getting them out of the tunnel for treatment .
5 adapt and reactivate Resolution 125 ( 1981 ) of the CLRAE on the role and responsibility of local and regional authorities in regard to the cultural and social problems of populations of nomadic origin .
6 The resulting pressures on children in getting to the better universities and the question of whether access is open will be considered later .
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