Example sentences of "difficulty [prep] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there is a serious difficulty about adding to the number of MPs linked to the government . |
| 2 | If they overcome these guards , and manage to break into the cages , the adventurers still have the difficulty of getting into the chests . |
| 3 | The difficulty of distinguishing between the kind of case which a tribunal has to determine and the statutory description of the situation which the tribunal must decide is the root cause of the problem . |
| 4 | But the greater birthweight variability within monozygous twins merely adds to the difficulty of distinguishing between the effects of genes and early environment , and is a further reason for distrusting estimates of heritability derived from twin studies . |
| 5 | Citing academic analysis , the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit took into account in considering a plea of forum non conveniens the perceived cost and difficulty of proceeding under the Convention , and noted that the breadth of material ordinarily expected from a full-fledged American-style discovery deposition might be constricted under its rules . |
| 6 | Bernice 's mind was suddenly filled with a vivid memory : she was almost reliving the moment when she and the Doctor had been discussing the difficulty of tampering with the TARDIS . |
| 7 | The difficulty of accounting for the historical demographic transition by conventional economic measures ( Cleland and Wilson 1987 ) , and the fall of fertility even in some Third World countries with little economic progress today ( Cleland 1985 ) , has revived interest in non-material motivations for childbearing . |
| 8 | ‘ All who have become aware of the plight of Tony Bland and the anguish of his parents will have been moved by the agony of their dilemma and the acute difficulty of coming to the right decision . |
| 9 | The only difficulty with arranging for the mortgage advance to come a day or two early is that interest will be charged to the client-borrower a day or two before completion is actually scheduled . |
| 10 | One of the difficulties of debating with the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) is that if one is not careful one is sucked into the vortex of hyperbole in which he seems to live . |
| 11 | These anxieties strengthen the importance of habit : people stick to credit types they know from experience , rather than risk the worry and difficulties of dealing with the unknown . |
| 12 | One of the difficulties of proceeding with the single currency , particularly if a small number of member states within the Community were to proceed on their own , is that it would become increasingly difficult for others to join them at a later stage . |
| 13 | Far from engineering the union , as has been widely suspected , her grandmother advised her about the difficulties of marrying into the royal family . |
| 14 | Towards the end of field-work a constable newly transferred to the Neighbourhood Unit from one of the sections expressed his difficulties in adjusting to the new round of duties , stating that it was more difficult to pass the time because nothing seemed to happen ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 16 ) : establishing informal contact with the public was not yet itself seen as doing police work and boredom was unappealing . |
| 15 | Even those with the commitment to remain in the country have difficulties in adjusting to the nature of the work dictated by prevailing health patterns . |
| 16 | He acknowledged that the students may at first find difficulties in adjusting to the Scottish education system , the language , the weather and life in Edinburgh , and said that he hopes that these awards will remind overseas students that the University has confidence in them . |
| 17 | treaty was actually signed and the process has been so long and er various people have been er As it were , knocked with the Danish referendum , the french referendum , and John Major 's had his own difficulties in getting through the house of commons . |
| 18 | I also pay tribute to the professionalism of the emergency services , who naturally faced difficulties in getting to the injured and in getting them out of the tunnel for treatment . |
| 19 | This all adds up to huge difficulties in providing for the population . |
| 20 | In many cases , following the advice , particularly with regard to sleep , will initially be against the ‘ natural ’ dictates of the body clock , but , as we have explained , obeying the body clock in this case will only prolong the difficulties in living with the new time zone . |
| 21 | Even those who had formal qualifications in English had difficulties in communicating with the monolingual English line-managers in their work places and with others in the public services . |
| 22 | This strategy was invented seven years ago as Mr Harrison , as he then was , saw Racal 's difficulties in competing with the defence industry giants even after the takeover of Decca . |
| 23 | The president 's difficulties in dealing with the legislature are compounded by the structure of the institution . |
| 24 | It was built on a steep slope with copious springs ; both factors caused the builders great difficulties in dealing with the water and securing structural stability . |
| 25 | Academically , he was a bright pupil , though it would appear he had difficulties in concentrating on the day-to-day routines — perhaps through boredom , often an indication of the brighter child . |
| 26 | Fourteen patients ( 33% ) dropped out of the study because of relapse of disease unrelated to food ( n=8 ) or because of difficulties in complying with the regimen ( n=6 ) . |
| 27 | Probably the best-known , and perhaps the most notorious , selected settlement policy is that adopted in County Durham , where there were special difficulties in planning for the dispersed villages that had grown up in the coalfield ( Barr 1969 ; Blowers 1972 ) . |
| 28 | This much is perhaps to be expected from someone who faced insurmountable difficulties in coping with the work . |
| 29 | I have some difficulty in distinguishing between the parliamentary popinjays , or whatever they call themselves — the Pattens , the Patties and the patsies — I can not tell the difference . |
| 30 | In addition , Humphrys seems to have had some difficulty in adjusting to the fact that Afghanistan was no longer a dependency of British India . |