Example sentences of "it is difficult [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with general deterrence , it is difficult on the evidence to make very strong claims about the effectiveness of denunciation . |
| 2 | It is difficult at the best of times to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the undeniable attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to eating meat . |
| 3 | It is difficult at any time to represent a large body of one 's fellows ; in these critical days of reconstruction it is harder than ever . |
| 4 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 5 | It is difficult at the best of times , however , to distinguish the sexes , and only of academic interest once stung . |
| 6 | If , therefore , it is difficult at this stage for us to establish with any certainty general patterns of cause and effect between ‘ industrialization ’ and the relatively autonomous conjugal family , it may be possible for us to argue that there is at least a degree of fit , a congruence , between these two elements . |
| 7 | It is difficult at first encounter to appreciate how great a step has been taken in adopting this principle . |
| 8 | It is difficult at my age to adapt to disrupted routines . |
| 9 | The hilarious final rush of actions dominates the tale , and may provide a form of comic catharsis by which not only are potentially grave moral images and considerations emptied of their solemnity , but also the sympathy that it is difficult at times not to feel for the poor dupe , John , faithfully and helplessly in love with his wife , is overwhelmed by the sheer absurdity of this all-embracing climax . |
| 10 | It is variable , but never quite reaches naked-eye visibility ; at minimum it is difficult with × 7 . |
| 11 | I can however see the globular cluster M56 ; it is difficult with × 7 , detectable without much trouble with × 12 , and easy with × 20 . |
| 12 | Men can still realise what women do , but it is difficult for women to understand how the men play . ’ |
| 13 | This means for the neighbourhood man , the man on the beat , that it is difficult for him to keep a low profile . |
| 14 | It is difficult for unknown newcomers to find those people in the first place . |
| 15 | It is difficult to understand the politics within some controlling bodies without knowing all the details and it is difficult for me to comment . |
| 16 | As it is difficult for people to get together , he is hoping to establish a telephone conference system . |
| 17 | No doubt it is difficult for young people now to appreciate the complexities and the rigidities of the social structure in colonial days . |
| 18 | ‘ It is difficult for both of you , ’ I said . |
| 19 | It is difficult for a woman to understand a man 's sensitivity to any slur on his virility . |
| 20 | Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices that it is difficult for the person at home to have adequate exercise by doing chores , cooking , and looking after a family . |
| 21 | It is difficult for you to foresee at the beginning of your programme just how you will feel , what things will happen , which goals might prove harder than anticipated . |
| 22 | ‘ We rejoice that our brother has passed through the valley and is in the everlasting arms of the Saviour ’ might mean something to a Christian but it is difficult for anyone else to understand . |
| 23 | It is difficult for them to understand the fear that is being expressed unless they share it themselves , when there will be a mutual clinging . |
| 24 | What it is difficult for those from the West fully to grasp , is just how surreal life under state socialism has been , especially in the early fifties when the system reached a kind of apogee of dementia . |
| 25 | The stock response to such qualms is that it is difficult for humans to grasp a time scale of such length . |
| 26 | It is difficult for existing borrowers to get mortgage protection insurance . |
| 27 | Policies have their conditions and we try to make them as user friendly as possible but if people do not read conditions it is difficult for us to say we will ignore those conditions . ’ |
| 28 | It is difficult for an individual complainant to show that there has been discrimination against him/her on the grounds of race . |
| 29 | One of the main problems in the discussion of the political economy of soil erosion is that it is difficult for author and reader alike to span the great variety and complexity of circumstances ( both physical and social ) under which soil erosion occurs . |
| 30 | It is difficult for us now to understand how it was that so many serious thinkers in those days were prophetically-minded . |