Example sentences of "difficult [to-vb] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm fine , ’ Laura mumbled , so used to silence first thing in the morning that she was finding it incredibly difficult to carry on any form of conversation . |
| 2 | This makes the diet difficult to sustain over long periods and management requires the services of a specialist metabolic team . |
| 3 | ‘ It will not be too difficult to sort out amicable arrangements of who sees whom and when . ’ |
| 4 | At a time when the school curriculum is becoming increasingly prescriptive , when there seems less flexibility than there used to be , it might seem difficult to set up collaborative teaching projects . |
| 5 | The elusive nature of the reactions seen in food intolerance makes it difficult to rule out this diagnosis without very thorough testing , and there seems to have been undue reliance on skin-prick tests in this study , despite the fact that these are unreliable indicators in most cases of food sensitivity . |
| 6 | But this clarity may make it more difficult to play off political demands against each other , and to handle the conflicting and diffuse political pressures that inevitably persist . |
| 7 | The ITC will closely monitor response to the ad but says it will be difficult to edit out offending elements . |
| 8 | It was difficult to win over European partners given the degree of US advance in the field , and the failure of the ELDO European launcher development project . |
| 9 | I am finding it difficult to keep up this diary knowing you are away . |
| 10 | However , it is always repayable on demand and due to the fluctuating interest rate , costs may be difficult to assess over longer periods . |
| 11 | It felt painfully difficult to hew out another course . |
| 12 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |
| 13 | Problems usually arise because many reef species are capable of more than a little antisocial behaviour — and it is difficult to lay down precise guidelines regarding their compatibility because marine fish , like people , are individuals and do n't necessarily conform to generalised behaviour patterns . |
| 14 | It is difficult to lay down any rule in the matter … |