Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be difficult [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we have to acknowledge that , although it is difficult to flip planets over , there is good evidence that similar things have happened in the past among the outer planets of the Solar System . |
| 2 | With these processes , our edge processes and the technique of conjugation , one can actually solve all four of our basic subproblems independently of the others and it is possible to do them in any order , although it is difficult to orient pieces that are not yet in their correct position . |
| 3 | The trouble about starting a very small business is that it 's difficult to do things of any great originality , because you do n't have the buying power or maybe the manufacturing base to really get the thing off the ground . |
| 4 | Hence the optimists believe that it is difficult to visualise circumstances better suited to a successful devaluation than the ones currently offered . |
| 5 | Although the method has drawbacks , particularly that it is difficult to eliminate duplications from the results , it has the merits of being simple , and giving reasonably consistent results with a number of observers and being readily repeated . |
| 6 | Some of his well-wishers have pointed out that it is difficult to use relations as general as these to provide more than schematic explanations , and have attempted to define them more precisely . |
| 7 | It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries . |
| 8 | He further argues that with multiple measures there is a danger of losing focus , and that it is difficult to set targets for some indicators because there are no historical data on them . |
| 9 | I recognise that it is difficult to balance interests . |
| 10 | The very fact that it is difficult to find reasons either for including it or for excluding it tells us something about the peculiarly arbitrary process involved in categorizing policies as ‘ social ’ . |
| 11 | The trade in plutonium between Britain and the US has shown that two countries that proclaim their peaceful intentions as loudly as any are not beyond suspicion and that it is difficult to believe assurances that nuclear power stations have no weapons connection . |
| 12 | It should be noted , however , that there were several branches of the Leapor family in Brackley , and that the same Christian names were repeated over generations or within the same generation to such an extent that it is difficult to separate families , or even to identify individuals . |
| 13 | Even he , however , confessed that it was difficult to control men who had not been accustomed to organization , whose " idea was that once a union was formed everything should be put right in a few hours " . |
| 14 | A possible reason is that it was difficult to get arms and ammunition to the right place , despite the virtual absence of border controls between Germany and its western neighbours . |
| 15 | Secondly , as previously discussed ( p. 40 ) , self-poisoning is often impulsive , and it is difficult to devise ways of combating this impulsivity . |
| 16 | Radio and TV waves are public goods in that the reception of signals is non-rivalrous and it is difficult to exclude consumers once they have reception equipment . |
| 17 | ‘ There were too many characters and it was difficult to develop stories for them all , ’ Verity admits . |
| 18 | In Mavhinje there was hardly any food and it was difficult to send parcels . |
| 19 | The bureaucracy was wise to balk , if only to protect itself ; the NSC , after all , was not meant to be caught up actively with either hostages or contras , and it was difficult to keep crusades covert . |
| 20 | If it is difficult to change habits like smoking or drinking , despite the best of intentions , then the switch to nut steaks and vegetable lasagne might be just as painful , and for those forced to it because of the unavailability of meat it would also be deeply resented . |
| 21 | ‘ There are many good bands in Africa ; they all want to come abroad but it is difficult to get visas and many promoters are only interested in doing just one tour . |
| 22 | But it 's difficult to remember things like that when you 've been brought up in a village and you 're used to chatting to everyone you meet . |
| 23 | He tried to give comfort but it was difficult to find words after such a bizarre accident , except to explain what had happened . |
| 24 | Because it is difficult to incorporate contingencies of this kind contracts will inevitably be incomplete specifications of the rights and obligations of the contracting parties . |
| 25 | Most research does involve consulting professionals ( Cloke , 1983 ; Eastman , 1984 ) as it is difficult to identify abusers or victims . |
| 26 | As it was difficult to make stamps adhere to records without paper labels , by 1916 all disc companies were using them . |