Example sentences of "find it a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 First , because of membership of the EMS , wage-bargainers and price-setters in other countries may take particular notice of the DM exchange rate and inflationary trends ( if any ) in the Federal Republic ; second , over a period of time , wage and price responses in other countries might evolve towards the German norm ; third , it may simply be that in a period when for fundamental social and political reasons the control of inflation came to assume dominance in policy-making , policy-makers found it a useful discipline to conduct their fiscal and monetary affairs in such a way as to stabilise the exchange rate against the DM .
2 Vaughan loves to cook , but finds it a punishing way to make a living : ‘ People told me that there was no job harder than nursing , ’ recalls Vaughan , ‘ but they were wrong !
3 I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents .
4 Although unladen with any climbing gear — even the daysack was being carried by Singi — I was finding it a hard struggle to make upward progress in the thin , cold air ; surprisingly more so than on Mera Peak when ice-axe , crampons and heavy climbing boots had been used .
5 You may find it a long way to come for a comparatively short meeting and I should also mention that we have a regular reporter who covers the meeting on behalf of the Courier and the Garstang Guardian .
6 I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington .
7 Well I must admit that I think I 'd find it a real struggle to cut wheat out of my diet .
8 Trainees may find it a humbling exercise to draw up their own household budget using current benefit rates as their sole income .
9 And if you walk in pleasant surroundings , you 'll find it a good way to let go of stress , too .
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