Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] difficult to get " in BNC.

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1 Although it is difficult to get hold of , Lambert and Larcker ( 1985 ) is a useful source on executive compensation .
2 Both the exhibition and the Show reminded us forcibly that it 's difficult to get away from politics in China .
3 To say that it is difficult to get your client 's story into a national newspaper is an understatement .
4 A possible reason is that it was difficult to get arms and ammunition to the right place , despite the virtual absence of border controls between Germany and its western neighbours .
5 This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness .
6 ‘ Well , of course , Mrs Thrigg is n't much of a word-merchant so it 's difficult to get anything exact out of her .
7 However , it 's not easy to drive nails exactly where you want them , especially into walls , and it 's difficult to get them out again once they 're in .
8 Sometimes you hit only one shot every hole and it is difficult to get used to it . ’
9 Alison Chesney , director of the Cranstoun Projects in London , said there was confusion among local authorities and it was difficult to get hold of social workers involved in assessments .
10 With closed questions it is easier to count the replies and perform statistical operations on them , but it is difficult to get at what the respondent really thinks about something .
11 But it is difficult to get numerical estimates for ‘ relative income ’ , a concept much attacked by critics .
12 But it is difficult to get there and to find people being tortured ; it is such a horrible activity that it is done in secret .
13 ‘ There are many good bands in Africa ; they all want to come abroad but it is difficult to get visas and many promoters are only interested in doing just one tour .
14 But it 's difficult to get there , if I mean it 's quite a .
15 Because it is difficult to get everyone together , too little time and consideration will be given to making the final decision , which may well be made simply to bring the meeting to a close because one or other member of the panel has to get away .
16 Site should be chosen carefully , as it is difficult to get all the deeply penetrating root out , should this be necessary , and any left will produce fresh plants .
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