Example sentences of "[vb infin] it difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is particularly dangerous because the weight and drag of the second cable may make it difficult to get the nose down . |
| 2 | The imprecision in definition of core services will make it difficult to ensure that people will have access to appropriate , locally-based services , regardless of where they live . |
| 3 | But the pressures on the growing small firms from the different elements of the ‘ people gap ’ could make it difficult to maintain the recent rate of expansion . |
| 4 | High levels of waste will make it difficult for a river to absorb the quantities involved , reducing its ability to recycle waste , with the result that aquatic life dies and human life is threatened with disease . |
| 5 | Despite their success in recent years , Hounslow have feared that their lack of attractive facilities would make it difficult to build on the present winning team . |
| 6 | When she married Darren , 28 , doctors told her that the side effects of drugs and radiotherapy might make it difficult to conceive . |
| 7 | The striping may make it difficult for a predator to select one animal out from the others in a tightly packed herd and equally difficult to judge distances between itself , its intended prey and the rest of the herd . |
| 8 | On the other hand , faculty heads were worried that a low curriculum development fund would make it difficult to cope with future changes , especially GCSE . |
| 9 | ‘ This will make it difficult to sustain scientific excellence . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Applying that test , and bearing in mind that there are persons on the fringes of subversion that may make it difficult to draw the line ’ , the Commissioner has been satisfied that the Home Secretaries ' warrants have always been justified . |
| 11 | The high levels of unemployment , though , will make it difficult to reduce student numbers overall : many planners in Germany , in stark contrast to their counterparts in the UK , think it better that young people should be in university than on the dole . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , the inclusion of these issues may make it difficult for a dieting lay-reader . |
| 13 | At the same time the question of personality is important and the most ideal candidate on paper may be unsuitable because his or her personality would make it difficult to work comfortably with the rest of the staff . |
| 14 | As an important by-product it will also make it difficult for prospective bidders to build up stakes in secret . |
| 15 | The fact that the disturbing factors may be complex , and that the body tends to limit the symptoms of disease to the physical plane if at all possible , can make it difficult to determine what the basic underlying imbalance is . |
| 16 | Its comprehensiveness can make it difficult to read at times , but it is a text that is well worth persevering with . |
| 17 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 18 | In reality there can be practical and technical problems which can make it difficult and sometimes impossible . |
| 19 | This may make it difficult for the counsellor to know whether , and to what extent , to pursue the issue . |
| 20 | The latter has lovely tones but is not always an easy leaf to use as its heavy colouring can make it difficult to incorporate into a design . |
| 21 | ‘ He is exciting and unpredictable and while that can make it difficult for others to play with him , it is also one of his great strengths . |
| 22 | She concludes from her study that ‘ the families of the writers were riddled with both creativity and mental illness ’ , the two intertwining to an extent which would make it difficult to deny their real association . |
| 23 | Not only does this make it difficult to test the theory empirically , but it also creates problems regarding recommendations for intervention . |
| 24 | Physical activities can also sometimes cause difficulties since restricted visual fields can make it difficult for a child to catch a ball , wield a bat effectively or aim at a goal . |
| 25 | Even simple activities , such as the right way to hold and use a pair of scissors , may need to be shown to a pupil with very poor vision , not because it is beyond the child 's capacity , but because defective vision may make it difficult to see exactly how to manipulate utensils and objects without precise demonstration on how to do so . |
| 26 | Other demands will arise if the information presented is inadequate in content , e.g. poor lighting may make it difficult to detect some relevant cues , or in structure , e.g. because of poor coding and presentation of information on dials , charts or screens . |
| 27 | Maddox ( 1980 ) describes how love and anger , ghosts and grandparents , home and food , jealousy and authority can make it difficult to live with other people 's children . |
| 28 | Despite aggressive cost cutting , however , it believes a weak business environment will make it difficult for the company to be profitable this year . |
| 29 | Anna Marsden , director of the foundation which was established to raise new funds for voluntary work , said the gulf could make it difficult for people to seek help . |
| 30 | The Clow Committee had recognised there would be practical problems : the quarterly cycle of meter reading would make it difficult to concentrate the higher charge on the crucial months of December , January and February when demand was highest ; in really cold weather or if coal remained in short supply it would have only limited deterrent effect ; and off-peak demand might be adversely affected . |