Example sentences of "[vb past] it difficult [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the libraries in this group had a staff establishment higher than 130 , so it appears to be the smaller authorities in particular who found it difficult to allocate more than largely nominal responsibility . |
| 2 | However , like the newly decorated glasshouse toad , the mealy bugs , being white , found it difficult to remain unseen . |
| 3 | She was genuinely concerned to help the customer and found it difficult to see any other point of view . ’ |
| 4 | Three main reasons were given for the apparent lack of enthusiasm : board members found it difficult to spare additional time for this form of training ; they were doubtful of the ability of outside trainers to provide training in tune with local needs ; attempts by some education authorities to retain part of the training budget in order to supply such area sessions were seen by some members as demonstrating a lack of trust in the board 's ability to organise its own training . |
| 5 | The reduction in the number of Points to Remember came as a result of observations that the rural mothers found it difficult to remember all of the Ten Points . |
| 6 | Many found it difficult to give accurate figures as the livestock year dictated two very definite peak work periods . |
| 7 | It was she who had interviewed Meg for the Old Rectory and Meg now found it difficult to connect that confident , tweeded , slightly aggressive woman with the two gentle old people she knew . |
| 8 | When King Gustav VI Adolph of Sweden turned his attention to objects made of this material in building his collection of Chinese art there were those who found it difficult to reconcile such pieces with his choice porcelains , jades and lacquer-work . |
| 9 | They often found it difficult to resist these demands . |
| 10 | Whether Crawford liked it or not , critics and audiences found it difficult to watch this new character without Frank Spencer and his other previous creations in the back of their minds . |
| 11 | Such LDCs subsequently found it difficult to service external debts and this had grave implications for the world 's financial system . |
| 12 | He still found it difficult to accept that Tess , the pure village maiden , was not what she seemed . |
| 13 | Gary 's neat and composed approach was enjoyed by the discerning fans but some Palace supporters found it difficult to accept this refined talent in the hustle and bustle of the Second Division of the mid-1980s . |
| 14 | ‘ I found it difficult to get perfect results with the spiral and flat wands . |
| 15 | Matthew found it difficult to suggest such a thing to a man like Cashman , but , surprisingly , the businessman did not seem to take the question amiss . |
| 16 | After years of plotting against the Russians , he found it difficult to trust any of them . |
| 17 | The Sutton pupils quickly noticed that Russells Hall pupils , whom they had imagined would be perfect writers and illustrators , sought help from the teachers and each other and often found it difficult to locate required information . |
| 18 | But he found it difficult to feel much pity for Yorick . |
| 19 | Julie found it difficult to feel comfortable despite being given analgesia regularly . |
| 20 | He found it difficult to have any sympathy for Katherine Lundy in this instance ; this situation was entirely of her own creation . |
| 21 | Even at the height of its propagandist messages , the Staufen chancery found it difficult to counteract papal arguments , for they were conducted on a supernal plane . |
| 22 | The high cost of rail transport made it difficult to sell fresh fish to the main English market . |
| 23 | Total output as measured by real gross national product ( GNP ) expanded at an annual rate of only 0.5 per cent in the final quarter , the smallest rise since mid-1986 , but an unexpected increase of 2.5 per cent in orders for durable goods made it difficult to formulate firm economic forecasts . |
| 24 | These limitations affected the size of the sample and also made it difficult to employ such procedures as the multiple judging of rating scales . |
| 25 | The keyboard duet had only recently become a viable medium , since the restricted compass of earlier instruments made it difficult to seat two players at one keyboard . |
| 26 | But variety made it difficult to maintain consistent quality . |
| 27 | However , postwar shortages of materials made it difficult to accelerate new building . |
| 28 | This system made it difficult to provide sufficient cover to care for patients above safety or custodial observation levels . |
| 29 | The ways in which the support team was fragmented , and the resultant coordination requirements , made it difficult to develop autonomous high-performance teams in this area to the same degree as with assembly groups . |