Example sentences of "hard [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theoretical terms , too , it is hard to object because , of course , everybody has their own detailed definition of what it might contain . |
| 2 | A simple mis-keying of a complex formula can produce errors that are hard to spot but which subtly change the balance and so disrupt the model 's accuracy . |
| 3 | In flight the wedge-shaped tail of the rook is supposed to help identification , but it 's hard to spot as the bird is constantly moving its tail . |
| 4 | It is very difficult to design a pressed flower picture on to a background material that has already been printed with a design , and if you were to use a floral fabric it might be hard to spot where your picture stops and the print begins . |
| 5 | When you are young and still living within the family it is often hard to acknowledge that you are sexually active and need to take some precautions . |
| 6 | John has always said that prejudice is hard to combat because it means changing people 's inner feelings , ‘ their hearts and minds ’ . |
| 7 | In educational measurement bias and reactivity are hard to estimate but rarely negligible . |
| 8 | It 's not hard to kill or damage any one it 'll be a long old day today I reckon , dragging already . |
| 9 | But the jamboree could well turn into one of those parties where half the guests fail to turn up , and everyone else tries terribly hard to pretend that they are having a marvellous time . |
| 10 | At the start of the 1980s , it seemed to me that until we knew more about the answers to such questions then it would be hard to compare and make sense out of the varied and possibly conflicting results that were coming from different labs . |
| 11 | No — the government will find it hard to sustain that again , when there has been no army in the field against them — no pitched battles — no weapons , even . |
| 12 | In the darkness it was hard to see but it looked as if there was n't even a railing . |
| 13 | It is not hard to see that in Homage to Sextus Propertius Pound is centrally concerned with just this question , and is defending his own scale of priorities against Hewlett 's or Newbolt 's . |
| 14 | She was much too busy darting glances at Alain and then at Jenna and it was not hard to see that she had detected a certain restraint in the atmosphere . |
| 15 | It was hard to see and he touched the stones as he walked along by the wall . |
| 16 | It was hard to see and Delia Sutherland walked , sheltering her eyes with the large brown envelope Rosen had given her . |
| 17 | It was hard to see if he was amused , or just squinting into the glare . |
| 18 | It 's still hard to know whether I 've saved them all , but at least I know I 've done my best . |
| 19 | In actual fact , if a court finds it hard to know whether a particular situation comes within the words of a statute or not , the probability is the situation was not foreseen by the legislature , so that the Lords and Members of Parliament would be just as puzzled by it as the judges are . |
| 20 | to be genuine , I 'm sure that was hard to know whether I was genuine or not . |
| 21 | Because Boo is locked away , it makes his character very mysterious and at first it 's hard to know if the rumours spread around about Boo only coming out at night to hunt for his dinner , eating squirrels and peering in through people 's windows are true , but gradually as we read more into the book , we are given clues to suggest that he is not the monster , people make him out to be . |
| 22 | As images are hard to shake and difficult to change , you have a proper public relations job on your hands . |
| 23 | It 'll be specially hard to concentrate or focus your thoughts today . |
| 24 | It 'll be specially hard to concentrate or focus your thoughts today . |
| 25 | The excitement that was building up inside her had nothing to do with the fact that Ace Barton was probably just a few feet away from her , she told herself as she tried desperately hard to try and disentangle from the different voices one she hoped to recognise . |
| 26 | Blue Cheshire is hard to find but worth the search . |
| 27 | Happy was hard to find but was generously cast as Bryan Gould . |
| 28 | Reliable comparative statistics are hard to find but the European Commission has published some figures showing the relative purchasing power of pensions in each of the member states . |
| 29 | Many necessities of life were hard to find or more expensive than before the war ; even motor fuels , derived from the one substance the country possessed in abundance , rose in price as the war pursued its course . |
| 30 | A suitable place for ward tutorials is often hard to find as they must be held near the ward . |