Example sentences of "difficult to obtain [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quill pens , properly cut and ready to use , are difficult to obtain but worth the trouble if you want to make good ink drawings . |
| 2 | Very recent figures on the precise extent of subcontracting are difficult to obtain but the Fifth Basic Survey of Industry ( 1979 ) showed that over 60 per cent of small and medium-sized firms ( i.e. up to 300 employees ) were dependent on orders from other firms . |
| 3 | Histological proof may be difficult to obtain but should be vigorously pursued . |
| 4 | Information is usually difficult to obtain or unreliable in less-developed countries , and the problem is obtaining enough of it that is relevant and trustworthy . |
| 5 | An alternative to water in sprays is needed in the tropics where water is often very difficult to obtain or transport to the field ; it evaporates so rapidly that the effectiveness of sprays is further reduced . |
| 6 | Characteristically , the data used may be more difficult to obtain and are usually more spatially aggregated ; modelling software which permits feedback loops is essential ; |
| 7 | Sometimes the required information may be difficult to obtain and the implications of different courses of action hard to predict . |
| 8 | They are emphatically against making divorce more difficult to obtain and unsympathetic to the idea that society should do more to protect marriage . |
| 9 | For accountants the position is aggravated in as much as , because of these enormous claims , adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain and , if available , extremely expensive . |
| 10 | In April he told the fifth session of the central commission that ‘ the consent of the Bishops will not be difficult to obtain and their approval will be unanimous ’ ( Rouquette , 1968 , p. 114 ) . |
| 11 | Imaging of organs that are characterised by periodic motion , such as respiration or the beating heart are more difficult to obtain and require synchronisation of the MRI scanner with , for example , the QRS signal of the ECG waveform . |