Example sentences of "[adv] difficult find [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The ebony itself is extremely difficult to find these days , and I ended up buying 10 turning blanks , 30x2x2in ; each just enough to get a leg out of !
2 It is generally difficult to find recurrent contrasts of form in which they participate , let alone recurrent semantic contrasts — and they do not respond to any of the rescue strategies .
3 When selecting utterances to practise these intonation patterns it may be more difficult to find complete utterances with the same overall tune , because the intonation pattern may only be carried by a segment of the utterance .
4 MAS will advise you if they consider that your requirements might at an early stage unnecessarily make it more difficult to find suitable targets .
5 ‘ As it became more difficult to find suitable premises for classes , Kay Evans advised us to become a national Society under the umbrella of the Central Council of Physical Recreation .
6 Second , there are many loopholes in the legislation ; for instance , until very recently a woman could only claim equal pay if she were doing the identical work of a man and , since occupations are typically segregated by sex , it is often difficult to find such a comparable man .
7 It is increasingly difficult to find sufficient land to bury them .
8 But it is surprisingly difficult to find precise quantification of these comparisons .
9 Despite these facts it is still incredibly difficult to find great , fashionable clothes in these sizes .
10 More generally , it is quite difficult to find sensible ways of combining phrase searching with word searching .
11 This is an issue on which it is extraordinarily difficult to find conclusive arguments either way …
12 It was very difficult to find experienced people … in fields in which everything was destroyed for 50 successive years . "
13 Some children are deprived of so few of the ‘ goodies ’ in life that it is very difficult to find effective reinforcers — very little is rewarding .
14 Besides , after winning such a good race as he did at Cheltenham last season when beating Beau Ranger , it is very difficult to find suitable opportunities . ’
15 It 's very difficult to find any support at all for rail privatization outside a handful of ministers .
16 Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’
17 It is often very difficult to find adequate coverage of one species over the sampling area , except in areas of recent forest monoculture .
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