Example sentences of "it [verb] not been [art] easy " in BNC.

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1 For the chief sub-editor , Daniel Vernet , it has not been an easy transition : ‘ We had to make sure that the paper read as a single publication , but that each section stood up on its own , while avoiding undue repetition , ’ he explains .
2 Again , we have paid lip-service to this for a long time , but it has not been an easy ideal to achieve .
3 It has not been an easy ride , however .
4 Yet even those outside the profession will know it has not been an easy road recently .
5 It has n't been an easy time , even for the professions , and while law firms have had to cut back on staffing , they face having to get more out of the personnel they have left in terms of client service .
6 It has n't been an easy year for the mother of two grown-up children , as anxious pet-owners have been known to telephone at four o' clock in the morning to ask about their cats or dogs .
7 It had not been an easy concept to grasp at first , but ‘ we 're getting better at being businessmen , ’ Mr. Lockley said .
8 It had n't been an easy task , and in spite of his burning ambition and will to succeed .
9 It had n't been an easy decision for him in any regard .
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