Example sentences of "[is] difficult [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the purpose is simply intimidatory , as with the racist march , rather than an attempt to coerce persons into taking or not pursuing any particular course of action , and it is difficult to see that conditions could be imposed on a ‘ racist ’ march on this ground alone . |
| 2 | It is difficult to remember that Strauss in 1908 was regarded by many in a similar light to Stockhausen today . |
| 3 | It should be stressed that since the subject of social studies is society , and particularly individuals and social groups within society , it is difficult to accept that women as a group can be of little concern to its practitioners . |
| 4 | Generally , it is difficult to ensure that building works are completed once planning consent has been granted . |
| 5 | However , although it is very likely that the British industrial revolution would have occurred without these funds , it is difficult to imagine that Britain would have achieved the kind of scale and pace of industrial development that it did without access to these funds and to the markets provided by the colonies . |
| 6 | Perhaps for Olga too , it is difficult to imagine that Katia on the court is just another tennis player , and no simply , her fun loving daughter . |
| 7 | But it is difficult to imagine that shaikhs had more power in the pre-Sanusi period than in the 1970s : if anything , accretions of status increased their authority during the Italian government and the kingdom ( so that a shaikh was an obvious candidate for the office of al-mukhtar al-mahalli ) . |
| 8 | But for most it is difficult to imagine that minerals may also have consciousness . |
| 9 | Schools that have had an HMI inspection have found that much of their work has been done for them — though it is difficult to imagine that schools will therefore be applying in large numbers for a full inspection ! |
| 10 | Following Oswald 's ascendancy it is difficult to imagine that Penda and Eowa were other than both subject to his overlordship . |
| 11 | As long as the attitudes to women 's status and obligations and the division of labour within the family remain unchanged , it is difficult to believe that gender will be irrelevant to politics . |
| 12 | But it is difficult to believe that directors do not give at least some consideration to the impact of their decisions on employees in any event , regardless of the section . |
| 13 | It is difficult to believe that pupils gain a great deal more from being in a group of six rather than seven pupils ; or that the curriculum of a 43-pupil school ( the average size derived from these statistics ) , can be much more enriched by seven rather than six teachers . |
| 14 | In fact , if the problem is set within the context of an evidently powerful late-tenth-century Danish monarchy , it is difficult to believe that Harald Bluetooth or his son could not have introduced a naval system had they wished , and when the concern about the country 's southern land defences is remembered , along with the importance that must also have been attached to protection from sea-borne attack , it might seem more likely than not that they did wish . |
| 15 | The change is revolutionary , and it is difficult to believe that Freud had nothing to do with it ( though , possibly , through misunderstandings of what he said ) . |
| 16 | It is difficult to think that Parliament intended the section to operate so capriciously and I would not construe it in that sense unless clearly constrained to do so by the statutory language . |
| 17 | While it is difficult to prove that cigarette advertising encourages children to start smoking , children tend to smoke the brands that are promoted most heavily and advertising reinforces the smoking habit [ 6 ] . |