Example sentences of "it difficult [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , she finds it difficult to take much interest in financial control , which means that there are sometimes errors in bills , and her unwillingness to ask walk-in guests for a deposit has led to the occasional bad debt . |
| 2 | They 'd been re-used many times , titles and references and hasty notes making it difficult to see any sign of what the current contents might be . |
| 3 | She was genuinely concerned to help the customer and found it difficult to see any other point of view . ’ |
| 4 | When petrological thin-sectioning ( see glossary ) is carried out , many separate items of data may be collected from each artefact studied , making it difficult to see those groupings of artefacts that have features in common . |
| 5 | The only thing in the way is the fact that all nuclei are electrically charged and ‘ like charges repel ’ : this repulsion makes it difficult to force those nuclei together . |
| 6 | When King Gustav VI Adolph of Sweden turned his attention to objects made of this material in building his collection of Chinese art there were those who found it difficult to reconcile such pieces with his choice porcelains , jades and lacquer-work . |
| 7 | When your most familiar role models are those of a compliant woman or the ‘ strong , silent type ’ of man you may find it difficult to reconcile these influences with the aggressive determination you feel as a female , or the sensitivity and intuition you experience as a man . |
| 8 | The reduction in the number of Points to Remember came as a result of observations that the rural mothers found it difficult to remember all of the Ten Points . |
| 9 | The increase in mean ozone concentration with latitude and the existence of seasonal cycles in ozone levels make it difficult to detect any trends in global ozone concentration . |
| 10 | Other demands will arise if the information presented is inadequate in content , e.g. poor lighting may make it difficult to detect some relevant cues , or in structure , e.g. because of poor coding and presentation of information on dials , charts or screens . |
| 11 | However they caution that the relatively small numbers of students in both studies makes it difficult to draw any firm generalisable conclusions . |
| 12 | However the limited numbers of Access students who had completed higher education courses makes it difficult to draw any strong generalisable conclusions . |
| 13 | Abrams ( Bulmer , 1986 ) drew attention to the complexity of the concept ; many who are perceived as altruistic will themselves acknowledge the profound satisfaction which they derive from their supposedly selfless activities but find it difficult to put this into words . |
| 14 | These moves took place , however , against a growing background of uncertainty as to whether the increasing political instability might make it difficult to implement all of the agreements undertaken by the Soviet leadership on behalf of the Soviet Union . |
| 15 | In Danzig and Pomerania , where the substantial Polish minority might have made it difficult to implement such a policy , there was a special dispensation . |
| 16 | It was she who had interviewed Meg for the Old Rectory and Meg now found it difficult to connect that confident , tweeded , slightly aggressive woman with the two gentle old people she knew . |
| 17 | They often found it difficult to resist these demands . |
| 18 | The Commission has often brought forward proposals using a dubious legal base , and the Council has found it difficult to halt that practice in the European Court . |
| 19 | In the 1980s we are still sufficiently close to the Occupation to make it difficult to assess some of the longer term significances of its reforms . |
| 20 | WHEN contemplating the profundities of nature , men have often found it difficult to say much of substance . |
| 21 | I know immediately that I would n't like to go ; I would hate to be a servant in a posh house , but I find it difficult to say this . |
| 22 | None of the libraries in this group had a staff establishment higher than 130 , so it appears to be the smaller authorities in particular who found it difficult to allocate more than largely nominal responsibility . |
| 23 | Those who spoke ill of him would find it difficult to continue such activity without a jaw to move , he considered , and made a mental note to put one of the Secte Rouge in charge of security . |
| 24 | Whether Crawford liked it or not , critics and audiences found it difficult to watch this new character without Frank Spencer and his other previous creations in the back of their minds . |
| 25 | I 've never had somebody from my class should be able to beat passive assertive that way find it difficult to do that one . |
| 26 | He will find it difficult to do this in circumstances where he is ‘ put upon notice . |
| 27 | The authorities may find it difficult to do this . |
| 28 | These limitations affected the size of the sample and also made it difficult to employ such procedures as the multiple judging of rating scales . |
| 29 | The Bank of England acted to keep the cost of overnight money low so as to take pressure off the longer dates , but analysts warned that the authorities would find it difficult to keep this tactic going . |
| 30 | I am sorry if the Minister finds it difficult to understand that , when I say ’ personally ’ in this respect , I mean that I am expressing my view and the view of my party . |