Example sentences of "difficult [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is advisable , wherever appropriate , to get managers to certify entries in a learning diary and to include in it references which may be difficult to obtain at a later date .
2 Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity .
3 Weed control must have been a major problem for a one pass cultivation system before the development of herbicides , and the extra weight of the rotor unit and the engine must have made the plough difficult to handle at the headlands .
4 Although looseknit networks are difficult to handle at the operational level , at the level of theory they are likely to be important .
5 A contract may be written or verbal , but the intention of the verbal form may be more difficult to determine at a future date .
6 I think it 's very difficult to assess at the moment whether or not it 's impossible , I would n't say it 's impossible .
7 It would be very difficult to arrive at the same conclusion in 1988 .
8 As with people , language can be extremely difficult to learn at an older age .
9 It 's difficult to get at the timbers once you 've insulated , so get the job done properly and carry out the treatment before insulating the loft .
10 These must be easy to reach — some designs push the drive cage against the motherboard , making it difficult to get at the drive 's screws .
11 This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness .
12 Other wines difficult to beat at the price include three wonderfully good dry whites from Hungary that I 'll be writing about later .
13 It could also sustain redistributive policies that might be very difficult to operate at a lower level .
14 The student 's attention to correct stance , breathing and arm movement must be constant in order to avoid the slide into bad habits , which may be difficult to correct at a later stage .
15 Such a transfer is difficult to achieve at the best of times .
16 It is difficult to achieve at the best of times , but is , perhaps , especially problematic in education .
17 ‘ Well , it is rather difficult to tell at the moment because it 's nearly dark , is n't it ?
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