Example sentences of "it is difficult [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is difficult to reach a clear judgement about whether there is enough pollution control , we can discuss whether the current mechanism of pollution control is sensible . |
| 2 | It is difficult to deduce the physiological effect of H pylori on basal secretion from this and other studies in which patients do not act as their own controls , because other differences between the groups might affect acid secretion . |
| 3 | It is difficult to persuade the Court of Appeal to alter a finding of direct fact by the trial judge . |
| 4 | As you might expect , though , it is difficult to stop the loss of energy and plasma along the magnetic lines of force and out of the ends of these machines . |
| 5 | It is difficult to stop the film , and the language used may not be simple enough . |
| 6 | ( b ) It is difficult to stop the record or start it at exactly the point that the teacher wishes . |
| 7 | But the relationship between the ‘ army of administrators at their desks ’ and the eventual supply of a public service to beneficiaries in society , is so complex that it is difficult to disentangle the contributions which different strands make to an individual 's utility function . |
| 8 | It is difficult to appreciate the logic of these reproductions . |
| 9 | In these days of piped water supply , it is difficult to appreciate the significance and importance of sources of pure water . |
| 10 | This is even more important in the case of homoeopathy than in the case of conventional medicine , because without an understanding of the different levels and aspects of the living being it is difficult to appreciate the differences in attitude between homoeopathy and the conventional approach . |
| 11 | Without understanding this philosophical background it is difficult to appreciate the distinctiveness of Oakeshott 's critique of rationalism . |
| 12 | Today , it is difficult to define a particular Hautvillers style : all have a good fruit content , and although some are perhaps lacking in definition , the finest attain great distinction , balancing high extract with a delicacy of flavour . |
| 13 | It is difficult to define the venture concept . |
| 14 | It is difficult to define the absolute composition of fasting gastric juice since it is unavoidably contaminated by saliva , and often bile and pancreatic uice , and because mucus may bind metals strongly . |
| 15 | It is difficult to define an optimum level of cholesterol in the blood . |
| 16 | It is difficult to draw a line between a company car that is a pure perk and one used constantly on the job by a salesman or service engineer . |
| 17 | It is difficult to draw a neat conclusion . |
| 18 | It is difficult to accrue the experience that is so essential to cope with the variety of problems presented to the rural adviser . |
| 19 | It is difficult to close the slot in light winds . |
| 20 | Quite apart from the problem as to how this massive chunk of basic igneous rock became rounded , it is difficult to use a term other than " catastrophic " for the arrival of such a pebble . |
| 21 | Mineralogy is another fairly constant sub-discipline , but it is difficult to use the term unambiguously , since there are mineralogical aspects to petrology and geochemistry . |
| 22 | Moreover , it is difficult for anyone but the manager to have available all the information he or she has taken into account at the point of decision , and hence it is difficult to monitor the manager . |
| 23 | It is difficult to remember the Britain we were elected to transform in 1979 . |
| 24 | It is difficult to remember the scale of the task facing us then . |
| 25 | It is difficult to interprete the varioations in phospholipid composition found in our study . |
| 26 | Freire 's experiment was cut short by a military coup , so it is difficult to judge the results . |
| 27 | It is difficult to judge the extent of unemployment among graduates . |
| 28 | It is difficult to judge the material of the shroud from its marble representation , for sculpture does not lend itself easily to such subtleties . |
| 29 | Recently , however , it has also been recognized that surface-water hydrology and climate variations can influence the evolution of individual silicic caldera-hosted geothermal systems , although it is difficult to judge the general importance of such effects in controlling the long-term behaviour of continental geothermal systems . |
| 30 | Within Mercia and among its traditional dependencies , it is difficult to judge the impact of the assassination of Aethelbald and the civil war of 757–8 . |