Example sentences of "[noun sg] may be hard " in BNC.
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| 1 | Additionally , some regions of the genome may be hard to clone by virtue of their DNA sequences ( 8 ) . |
| 2 | Sub-contract labour may be hard to obtain for certain types of work : for example , small works where both output and continuity are difficult to control . |
| 3 | Historical biography may be hard to write , but it draws more readers to history than any other genre . |
| 4 | In many situations , actors are faced with no clear rules for action , or the action may be hard to sustain . |
| 5 | Cash may be hard to come by from firms but time involvement may be much more forthcoming . |
| 6 | A decision that is easy for one group may be hard for another — not just because of different circumstances but because of different motivations . |
| 7 | Iosif 's tomb in The Kremlin Wall may be hard to find , but the camps remain as a headstone in perpetuity to his memory . |
| 8 | Fluctuations in staff availability are particularly disruptive , for periods of apparent shortage may be hard to tolerate and periods of relative overstaffing serve only to heighten discontentment when staff are scarce . |
| 9 | But if the rumour that Lord Elton was on a shortlist of one is true , that replacement may be hard to find . |
| 10 | Blocking Mr Kohl 's legislation may be hard to organise in practice . |
| 11 | At first glance the association between fishing and computing may be hard to see , but the sport is as much a science as an art , even if the number of factors involved in the success rate is close to infinite . |
| 12 | Last ‘ O ’ The Bunch may be hard to peg back in the Martell Aintree Chase ( 2.20 ) ; Propero can spring a surprise in the Martell Aintree Hurdle ( 3.5 ) and Errant Knight is fancied for the Chivas Regal Chase ( 4.55 ) . |