Example sentences of "[subord] it is [adv] difficult [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Developments in industrial organization theory in the last fifteen years have shown that the effects on economic efficiency in these three areas are seldom entirely clear cut : usually there is a trade-off involved with ambiguous net effects on welfare ( price-fixing cartels are one exception , where it is extremely difficult to identify offsetting efficiency gains ) . |
| 2 | X-inefficiency can be even more of a problem in organizations producing non-marketed goods , like health and education , where it is extremely difficult to measure efficiency and where alternative sources of supply are not readily available , except to the affluent . |
| 3 | In the case of other Old Testament books — notably Samuel and Jeremiah — there are passages where it is more difficult to re-establish the original text . |
| 4 | Although it is sometimes difficult to decide how an objective can be measured , an obvious objective can be cited in terms of increased sales , although it is sometimes difficult to determine whether such an increase in sales was due to PR activity or to some other marketing activity . |
| 5 | Although it is sometimes difficult to decide how an objective can be measured , an obvious objective can be cited in terms of increased sales , although it is sometimes difficult to determine whether such an increase in sales was due to PR activity or to some other marketing activity . |
| 6 | Although it is very difficult to analyse soil systems quantitatively using this approach , a number of attempts have been made to solve the state factor equations and these have been reviewed by Yaalon ( 1975 ) . |
| 7 | This separation is a useful distinction , although it is often difficult to make in practice . |
| 8 | Israel is small and densely populated so it is extremely difficult to find a site for a nuclear plant . |
| 9 | The conclusion that DCF is correct conceptually and , contrary to the arguments of Hayes and Garvin , Hill , and others , does not have a short-run bias may not be very useful practically if it is very difficult to estimate the future benefits to be derived from the project in cash-flow terms . |
| 10 | If it is too difficult to talk to people you know , you could contact a helpline first . |
| 11 | If it is so difficult to value a small piece of the environment like Twyford Down , how will it ever be possible to cost the ozone layer ? |
| 12 | Chief vet at the Fromus surgery Michael Hill said : ‘ It is not a common operation because it is often difficult to find a suitable donor dog . |
| 13 | I say ‘ perhaps ’ because it is very difficult to put one 's finger on the difference . |
| 14 | Of course we only support a tiny proportion of the proposals put to us , mainly because it is very difficult to create new and revolutionary approaches . |
| 15 | Generalisations about working-class attitudes to sexuality should not be easily drawn , precisely because it is very difficult to enter into the subjective and customary meanings . |
| 16 | Like Brillat-Savarin 's famous fondue and the fonduta of Piedmont , the fondue of Franche-Comté is really a cream of eggs and cheese ( not , be it noted , scrambled eggs and cheese ) and has been rejected , I fancy , as being unauthentic either because it is more difficult to cook correctly than the Swiss version or because it is the cheese purveyors rather than the egg-marketeers who have been on the job . |
| 17 | We restricted this to vertical movement , because it is more difficult to record horizontal movement accurately . |
| 18 | This is still some disadvantage for the acquirer because it is more difficult to gain agreement to a change made subsequently than to a provision included in the first draft . |
| 19 | The other main type of sleep — slow wave sleep — is also called ‘ deep sleep ’ because it is more difficult to raise us from . |
| 20 | Certainly , the school should not be confused with the workshop — as is frequently the case — if only because it is then difficult to credit the " school " with any real meaning . |
| 21 | Because it is so difficult to see in this dark environment , their eyes , like those of insectivorous bats , have become very small . |
| 22 | Since recruitment by its nature proceeds in waves , the fluctuations can not be avoided , and a serious problem results — all the more serious because it is so difficult to explain to outsiders . |
| 23 | ‘ I find it impossible to make my hair look neat and stylish for any length of time because it is so difficult to manage . |
| 24 | Our research was designed to ensure that the field-worker was also around a great deal and was stubborn in exploiting the naturally occurring situations of privacy , where natural conversation is inevitable because it is interactionally difficult to abstain from it , such as in the back of vehicles , in the sanger while on guard duty , relaxing in many of the recreational rooms , or off duty . |
| 25 | While it is usually difficult to hide the evidence that an accident has occurred , with an incident it can be only too easy in a large proportion of the cases to pretend that nothing very extraordinary has happened . |
| 26 | These findings are surprising since it is more difficult to show efficacy when the majority of patients have remission/mild disease . |
| 27 | Since it is often difficult to translate mathematical concepts into words ( see London Regional Transport v Wimpey Group Construction [ 1986 ] 2 EGLR 41 for judicial commendation of algebra ) , the formula must be checked mathematically either with a calculator or a computer . |
| 28 | Practise on your own child since it is often difficult to find a pulse in an emergency . |
| 29 | This must be done very carefully to ensure that the opening of the oviduct remains intact since it is extremely difficult to insert a needle once it has been damaged . |
| 30 | Since it is very difficult to lay down the conditions for deciding where the boundaries between tone-units exist , the discussion of this matter must wait until later . |