Example sentences of "[be] difficult [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may , however , be difficult to determine what the basic imbalance is . |
| 2 | Without such models it has been difficult to determine what the properties of these cortical areas should be . |
| 3 | Well you ca n't create stability , the Communist Party ca n't sort of I mean cos that 's what , sort of hindering long term investments and that how peasants do n't feel that how that things are secure , they and it 's difficult to see what the Communist Party could 've done |
| 4 | ‘ Since we have n't seen another child exactly like Graham it 's difficult to say what the long-term prognosis might be . |
| 5 | It 's difficult to know what the kids think of all of it — they 're really too young to say . |
| 6 | There must , therefore , be a mental element in the " unlawful act " , though this proposition is not always stated in the cases ( see for example , Newbury , where it is difficult to state what the unlawful act was ) . |
| 7 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |
| 8 | In the case of the elephant and rhino it is difficult to see what the Fund could have done , other than supply anti-poaching equipment and finance for wardens . |
| 9 | It may turn out that the differences are an artefact of the methods used in different laboratories , but it is difficult to see what the relevant differences may be . |
| 10 | The project is at its very early stages and it is difficult to predict what the eventual impact will be . |
| 11 | It is difficult to predict what the future holds for LCC . |
| 12 | Where it is not clear whether the FSA authorises the modification of fiduciary duties in relation to a particular rulemaking power , it is difficult to predict what the outcome will be . |
| 13 | Without any data being available on this fish as yet , it is difficult to say what the adult size might be , but it would appear to be about 12cm . |
| 14 | It is difficult to imagine anything the shape of Stan Flashman as being the tip of an iceberg but that 's exactly what he is . |
| 15 | Very often they do not , unlike many natural scientific theories , suggest direct ways of measuring the concepts employed , and , because of this , it is difficult to determine what the limits of a theory might be . |
| 16 | Because money from the off-farm jobs was put into the farm , it was difficult to ascertain what the trading position of the part-time farm actually was but the figures quoted are considered to be fairly near the mark . |