Example sentences of "find it [adj] accept " in BNC.

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1 Secondly , I find it impossible to accept that general practice is a specialty .
2 I find it impossible to accept that this was Parliament 's intention .
3 Well , from what I have gleaned over the years , I would say that many women find it harder to accept an affair which had a strong emotional attachment .
4 I find it hard to accept .
5 Other Chilean exiles in France still find it hard to accept him .
6 Some people find it hard to accept that Jesus would utter such a cry of despair .
7 If you find it hard to accept authority from younger nurses who may have less overall experience than you , try to explain your difficulties to them rather than allowing resentment to build up between you .
8 But I find it hard to accept that all our land should be so buttoned up , and that we should allow ourselves the arrogant and indulgent belief — against every lesson in history — that we can run things better than nature .
9 Many find it hard to accept a dependent role and fight to assert an independence that they lack the means to substantiate , often , in the process , alienating and exasperating the very people they depend on .
10 Some people find it hard to accept modern works of art in ancient settings , but in fact much of the special attraction of many historic gardens comes from the several chronological layers of their architecture , planting and ornaments .
11 In the same way , we resist the idea that we are always dependent on others to a greater or lesser degree ; we find it hard to accept total dependence , and we do not ( often ) choose it for ourselves or for others .
12 I accept that there is a good case for including magistrates er trailing clouds of glory as it were from Tudor times when the Justice of the Peace was local government and then historically through their membership standing joint committees , but I still find it hard to accept , and here with great regret I do differ both from the Noble Lord , Lord and the Noble Viscount , Lord , I is the part of the central government er to make at least five appointments for each authority somewhere between two hundred or three hundred appointments direct ?
13 Other people find it easier to accept the fact that Jesus felt totally deserted in the moment of pain and agony just before death .
14 Even if we now find it difficult to accept that these were real or substantial recompenses for the life she had chosen to live we can not reasonably question that she did .
15 His central principle was that ‘ probability is the guide to life ’ , and he applied this principle to those who find it difficult to accept Christianity .
16 p 590 ) I find it difficult to accept the argument that the wolf ever ‘ kept the feral dog population in check ’ .
17 Yet , somehow , because the mind of another creature is such alien territory to us , we find it difficult to accept that such mental activity and subjective sensory awareness , really is going on .
18 Traditionally , private investors find it difficult to accept a loss on redemption .
19 Maybe I 'm too cynical , but I find it difficult to accept Pete Gomersall 's faith in human nature and the view that climbers will not step out of line and place bolts in the ‘ wrong ’ locations .
20 As in all situations of change there are those who are able to offer support and those who find it difficult to accept .
21 Others find it difficult to accept the annual publication in the UK of some 70,000 new book titles .
22 I think those under thirty find it difficult to accept the fact that some actions may have results which are final and inescapable .
23 Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying
24 However , I and others find it difficult to accept that , but I repeat that I have no hard evidence to substantiate my claim .
25 The Commissioner feels that trade union members sometimes find it difficult to accept her limited role and that they would like to see her resolve a wide range of problems .
26 ‘ I agree , yet somehow I find it difficult to accept that you live entirely by that principle . ’
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