Example sentences of "it may [verb] difficult " in BNC.

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1 However , once started on this track it may seem difficult to keep clear of rigorism , for it is unclear how the good one might have done but did not can be discounted from the things prevented by what one did instead .
2 In a cold , late spring it may prove difficult to graze off the rye in time to work up a good tilth for mangolds .
3 That is , while it may prove difficult or impossible to devise the appropriate experiment to get at young children 's appreciation of logical necessity , they may reveal that they have a measure of understanding of logical necessity in what they say and do in everyday contexts .
4 But beware — this pair of local bus slots is proprietary , so it may prove difficult to get any other cards to work with this system .
5 While such contacts can be invaluable in difficult market conditions with the ensuing scarcity of land , it may prove difficult to actually find suitable sites .
6 It may prove difficult to co-ordinate the many specialised tasks and divisions that are required by the division of labour .
7 It may prove difficult because individuals may not be able to see the whole of the organisation since they are so wrapped up in their own specialised part of it .
8 Although protection of databases is reasonably effective ( there may also be issues of breach of confidence if parts of a database are used or published without permission ) , it may prove difficult to decide when the database was created , especially if it is subject to continual modification .
9 A levy on imports and exports is one possibility , although it may prove difficult to square with the free-trade regulations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) .
10 That still applies and it may prove difficult to finance .
11 That still applies and it may prove difficult to finance .
12 At the report stage it may prove difficult to summarize the random sample of histories in a useful way .
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