Example sentences of "it [be] often difficult [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the outsider , however , it 's often difficult to tell whether Dublin is undergoing a prolonged rock renaissance or simply wallowing in a lazy , hand-me-down hippiedom that outlived its sell by date everywhere else . |
| 2 | It is often difficult to determine whether the SPR is reporting a failure in the software , a misunderstanding , or a failure in delivered instructions . |
| 3 | It is often difficult to determine whether the SPR is reporting a failure in the software , a misunderstanding , or a failure in delivered instructions . |
| 4 | It is often difficult to establish if a site is liable to flooding and it can be easily overlooked during the site investigation . |
| 5 | The receipt of such a bonus has an effect far outside the regular annual rise , which again in the case of ICI is a matter of such Byzantine complexity that it is often difficult to know whether one is getting a good or a bad one ! |
| 6 | And Mr Malik , who generally left the school , adopted such a histrionic attitude that it was often difficult to tell whether he was praising God or auditioning for him . |