Example sentences of "it [is] often [adj] [to-vb] [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 As the ESR reflects changes in many serum proteins , some of which have long half lives , it is often slow to alter when there are major clinical changes .
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 determine whether the SPR is reporting a failure in the software , a misunderstanding , or a failure in delivered instructions .
5 It is often difficult to establish if a site is liable to flooding and it can be easily overlooked during the site investigation .
6 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 !
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