Example sentences of "and make [pers pn] [adv] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such rifts deepened by violence , intolerance and cruelty create ever more bitter hostility and make it increasingly difficult for persons brought up in one faith to transfer allegiance elsewhere . |
| 2 | While this is unlikely to be a problem in the early stages , being on a prolonged low-calorie diet which does not provide an adequate intake of these and other nutrients might have an adverse effect upon the body 's metabolism , and make it increasingly difficult to either lose weight or to maintain your exercise level . |
| 3 | She identifies advertising as one of the main forms of these , and feels that the pressure is intensified by the attitudes of friends and family who have been influenced by the media and make it extremely difficult for girls to remain impervious to the images of beauty which surround them : on TV , in films , magazines and newspapers . |
| 4 | The beauty about making the batsman hit into the V is that the bowler can pack his fielders in that area of the field and make it extremely difficult for the batsman to score more than a single . |
| 5 | All of these factors weaken the ties that such businesses have with the communities in which they are located and make it less difficult for them to close down and/or relocate if and when business conditions deteriorate in one country relative to other countries . |
| 6 | Both sets of hedges are getting very overgrown and make it very difficult for pedestrians who are forced out into the middle of the road with the consequent danger from traffic . |
| 7 | Its presence will indicate hostility towards religion and make it very difficult for people to take religion seriously . |
| 8 | The authorities do not require other methods of recovery to be tested , and it is therefore not always possible to be sure whether using the aileron , for instance , will flatten the spin and make it more difficult to stop . |
| 9 | Does the press narrow popular conceptions of rape and make it more difficult for raped women to obtain justice ? |
| 10 | Those who can pay but refuse to do so muddy the waters and make it more difficult for local Labour councils to adopt and sustain humane collection policies . |
| 11 | Meandering roads , cul-de-sacs and dead ends are of course popular with traffic engineers but nearly always they simply increase our car dependence , lengthen walking distances and make it too difficult for buses to circulate . |
| 12 | Creggan followed suit and made it as difficult as possible for the Men to handle him . |
| 13 | West Brom boss Ossie Ardiles added : ‘ Wycombe raised their game and made it very difficult for us . ’ |
| 14 | The excessive use of embargoes devalues the practice and makes it more difficult to ensure that the embargo is kept when it is really important . |
| 15 | He is still talking in terms of a new career , rather than retiring , and this is not surprising in view of the work ethic , which tells us that the only ‘ proper ’ way for a man to spend his time is in productive employment and makes it very difficult for men to take up interests purely for the enjoyment . |