Example sentences of "is [adv] difficult [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is actually the key question in the whole debate , but one in which it is especially difficult to make convincing , informed predictions . |
| 2 | Once ruined it is extremely difficult to put right . |
| 3 | These limitations and practical difficulties do not remove the value of recording children 's speech in relatively natural settings ; they do , however , emphasise that it is extremely difficult to obtain objective and accurate information on which to base an assessment of a child 's linguistic abilities . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | It is extremely difficult to distinguish different literary sources within a document unless some of those sources have actually survived . |
| 6 | This guidance is , of course , not available in smooth-brained animals like rats and mice , and in these it is extremely difficult to make accurate cortical removals . |
| 7 | This is partly due to the different religious and cultural traditions , but is also influenced by the fact that it is extremely difficult to produce curved and flowing lines unless the knotting is reasonably fine . |
| 8 | It is obviously difficult to study arterial prostacyclin production in diabetic subjects . |
| 9 | It is generally difficult to find recurrent contrasts of form in which they participate , let alone recurrent semantic contrasts — and they do not respond to any of the rescue strategies . |
| 10 | The Swans are playing some outstanding rugby these days and , although they were given a hard time of it against Dunvant in the last round , it is always difficult to combat gritty opponents who feel they have nothing to lose . |
| 11 | Although mice are probably the most frequently anaesthetized animals in laboratory work , it is still difficult to achieve true surgical anaesthesia without some mortality . |
| 12 | We restricted this to vertical movement , because it is more difficult to record horizontal movement accurately . |
| 13 | Also it is more difficult to provide interactive services because the trunk lines become cluttered with return signals from each branch . |
| 14 | On the telephone it is more difficult to communicate accurate information and avoid misunderstandings . |
| 15 | Unfortunately it is more difficult to make light sources and light receptors that work at this longer wavelength . |
| 16 | It should be noted that it is often difficult to compare different recognition systems as they are reported because differences in input data and equipment can affect performance . |
| 17 | In practice it is often difficult to define bibliographical types in a way that gives a reliable guide to content , and the selector is best advised to look at each bibliography individually . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In matters relating to the social sciences , the number of variables is large and hence it is often difficult to establish valid theories of cause and effect . |
| 20 | A major problem with the operation of restrictive practices legislation is that it is often difficult to capture secret or verbal agreements between firms . |
| 21 | But it is surprisingly difficult to find precise quantification of these comparisons . |
| 22 | It is particularly difficult to maintain smooth phenylalanine control in subjects with severe enzyme deficiency , in whom even a minor feverish illness or fall in energy intake may lead to a rise in phenylalanine concentrations . |
| 23 | It is increasingly difficult to find sufficient land to bury them . |
| 24 | With more and more people getting their pop information from our squalid popular press and with most modern magazines covering music using only the language of consumerism and gossip , it is increasingly difficult to feel optimistic about rock journalism 's values . |
| 25 | More generally , it is quite difficult to find sensible ways of combining phrase searching with word searching . |
| 26 | As it is conceptually so different from the idea of the ‘ peer-group ’ used by Labov ( 1972a ) and Cheshire ( 1982 ) , it is relatively difficult to operationalize social network as a quantitative speaker variable . |
| 27 | It is frightfully difficult to make inexperienced pilots realise the necessity of even so small a formation as two aircraft keeping one up above looking out while the other is attacking the Hun . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | One contributor replied that it is very difficult to create new jobs at all and especially difficult to attract jobs to Northern Ireland . |
| 30 | It is very difficult to compare statistical data from different countries , because of the variation in the criteria used for diagnosis and notification , and the greater or lesser degree of under-reporting that is found almost everywhere . |