Example sentences of "is [adv] hard [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is extremely hard to write about even a dozen different people within a relatively short span . |
| 2 | There is a basic flaw in the arguments of the information technologists that is perhaps hard to detect beneath the superficial excitement that the subject generates . |
| 3 | It is much harder to move from a visual , qualitative appreciation of what can be seen under the microscope to more quantitative measures of how much or how many of any component is present ; yet unless something entirely new was being synthesized as a result of training , then what we might anticipate observing would be small changes in the number , pattern or distribution of existing structures , particularly synapses . |
| 4 | Although in this last case we should note that it is much harder to talk of the sentence being ‘ wrong ’ ; there are circumstances when people validly violate semantic norms , as we shall see . |
| 5 | It is much harder to argue for an unclear and complicated arrangement for arriving at what is taught in schools than for the logic of a national curriculum . |
| 6 | Turning to English ( where , he assures us , the quality is much harder to come by ) , he reviews the claims of a Ben Jonson lyric , of George Herbert , Christina Rossetti and LionelJohnson . |
| 7 | Well , I do play some , but I 'm not like ‘ the solo guy ’ because I think a good song is much harder to come by than a good solo . |
| 8 | In fact , it is not hard to think of explanations for senescence in terms of individual advantage . |
| 9 | There are a hundred different ways of evaluating every piece of intelligence gathered so it is not hard to come to the wrong conclusions . |
| 10 | The symbolism is not hard to follow in terms of Bunyan 's own experience . |
| 11 | ‘ It is said that Watson replied , ‘ Is that you Mr Bell ? ’ but since there was only one telephone in the whole of God 's creation at the time , Bell ‘ s reply to HIM is not hard to guess at . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , this trend has been demonstrated in work other than my own ; and it is not hard to discern by simple observation . |
| 13 | I have never been able to see it with the naked eye ( as some observers claim to have done ) , but it is not hard to find with × 7 , and it is easy with × 8.5 . |
| 14 | Algae and other weed in the canal shows it is not used too often and some patches grow right across although it is not hard to paddle through them and the lengths of wood and other floating debris . |
| 15 | Movement is always hard to assess at this age , but avoid any puppy who moves erratically or is obviously lame ! |
| 16 | Being discriminated against or harassed on any grounds — whether it 's racist , sexist or even ageist — is always hard to cope with on your own . |
| 17 | It is also hard to see in this theory any picture of real human beings ( capitalist or otherwise ) operating with limited rationality and knowledge in a recognizably real world . |
| 18 | It is also hard to move without being promoted , so if you do not want more administrative responsibility , or are not promotion material , again you are inhibited from searching for a more congenial workplace . |
| 19 | It is well known that problems of identification are acute throughout the criminal law , and intent is also hard to prove in some cases . |
| 20 | Happiness is as hard to write about as sexuality ! |
| 21 | The two usual options are either a big block , like on the back of a Strat , which is really hard to deal with , or there 's nothing , because they 've sanded it all away . |
| 22 | As it is now hard to think of any disorder , physical or mental , that does not have some element of the psychological in its origin , we can , I hope , reject the pejorative meaning . |
| 23 | The latter offence is an inchoate offence of a familiar kind : possession with intent , in circumstances where an innocent reason for possessing explosives is fairly hard to come by ( unless the defendant is engaged in quarrying or another business in which explosives are used ) . |
| 24 | It is often hard to talk about the details of what we do in bed . |
| 25 | The five-fold symmetry is often hard to detect in the calyx as a whole , although five food grooves are usually developed . |
| 26 | ‘ Just that sometimes the truth is far harder to admit to than lies . ’ |
| 27 | It is even harder to generalise with any accuracy about the legal forms through which the occupation of houses was arranged … |
| 28 | Unfortunately the effect is cumulative , since once the board starts turning into the wind it is even harder to sheet in the sail fully . |
| 29 | It is n't hard to cross from the islands . |
| 30 | The fact that drivers — unlike , say , factory workers — have to work independently to some extent , so that their schedules can not be fixed in advance , is one reason why employment law is particularly hard to grapple with in the haulage industry . |