Example sentences of "be hard believe that [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Even if one remains within the traditional canon of the eighteenth century , it is hard to believe that a major critic could so easily dispense with Goldsmith , Crabbe , and Burns .
2 At the same time , all forms of what would usually be considered popular music can in principle be disseminated by face-to-face methods ( for instance , in concerts ) rather than the mass media , and can be made available free , or even structured as collective participation , rather than sold as a commodity ; it is hard to believe that a few friends , jamming on ‘ Born in the USA ’ at a party , are not producing ‘ popular music ’ .
3 When one considers the huge cost overruns the West has on each new fighter , tank and warship , it is hard to believe that the same does not happen in Russia .
4 It 's hard to believe that the first meeting of the Galway Races took place at Ballybrit Race Course in 1869 ; and it immediately so fired the public imagination that it has been a major fixture on the Irish racing calendar ever since .
5 It was hard to believe that a monosyllable could convey so much terror .
6 It was hard to believe that a few moments earlier he 'd aroused that snake-pit of desire inside her .
7 So far everything had gone our way , but it was hard to believe that the wily old campaigner would not have a few more tricks up his sleeve .
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