Example sentences of "difficulty [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want to point out again the difficulty of drawing up regional strategic guidance in the absence of a stated national coastal strategy . |
| 2 | This was considered generally impractical and in view of the particular difficulties of carrying out social research in Belfast , probably unattainable . |
| 3 | Although a number of researchers have argued that the only relevant research in eyewitness testimony is that which involves actual crimes ( Clifford , 1978 ; Lindsay & Wells , 1983 ; Malpass & Devine , 1980 ) , there are major difficulties with carrying out such research . |
| 4 | Volkswagen , which is the largest European car producer , has in recent months aligned itself behind the car protectionist lobby because , heavily dependent on high cost German labour , it is aware that it will have difficulties in beating off Japanese cars when they are imported without quotas into Europe . |
| 5 | Another company had difficulty in tracking down specialised research work , what there is and how to get a copy . |
| 6 | Systematic manipulation of information in films of the type used in Studies 2 , 3 and 4 , however , is not possible , firstly because of the difficulty in setting up appropriate driving situations for filming and secondly because it is not yet clear exactly which details are the important ones . |
| 7 | On this early evidence , Durham will have difficulty in bowling out other counties and success will devolve on fourth-innings run chases . |
| 8 | Those born with severe deformity of the skeleton , or absence of one or more limbs , usually experience some life-long difficulty in carrying out all the activities for maintaining a safe environment . |
| 9 | The term apraxia ( or dyspraxia ) refers to difficulty in carrying out purposeful movements or sequences of movements , as in the manipulation of common objects . |
| 10 | The next chapter examines some of the statutory responsibilities carried by Social Services Departments in England and Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , and areas of particular difficulty in carrying out those responsibilities to care for vulnerable elderly people . |
| 11 | Similar confusions seem to account for Marian Dawkins ' difficulty in pinning down objective criteria of animal suffering beyond obvious pain reactions like tail or limb-biting ( 1980 : 110–11 ) . |
| 12 | Provided a mains transformer has a single primary winding there should be no difficulty in wiring up this section of the supply . |