Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is not easy [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roman Catholics have grown in numbers in modern times , but it is not easy to use figures to compare the Roman Church 's position in 1880 with that of say , a century before . |
| 2 | But it is not easy to do this without becoming crude , and , since the art appeals principally for its sensitiveness to what it is mocking , crudity has the effect of alienating those readers the pastiche should most attract . |
| 3 | The case may be different from Chapman v. Honig in that the contempt involved was civil not criminal but it is not easy to see why this should point towards tortious liability . |
| 4 | But it is not easy to achieve . |
| 5 | It is only the females that sting , but it is not easy to tell the difference between the sexes . |
| 6 | Countries can think about widespread famine and the international organization needed to deal with it , but it is not easy to make detailed plans years in advance of the crisis . |
| 7 | This makes them more varied to look at , and in general perhaps more picturesque , but it is not easy to make them intelligible to someone who has not seen them . |
| 8 | Sir Hector said : ‘ There was a general acceptance that we have to get things moving in the right direction but it is not easy to find a quick solution . ’ |
| 9 | The situation has improved in many ways , but it is not easy to overcome the problems created by natural obstacles and compounded by the legacy of centuries of neglect . |
| 10 | But it is not easy to differentiate between the views of middle class commentators and those of working class women themselves on this issue . |
| 11 | Orr Ewing said ‘ We know for a fact that 20 thieves come here regularly from the north of England , but it is not easy to catch them . |
| 12 | This poem is fun to read aloud , but it is not easy to read well . |
| 13 | This cultural change is the second major theme of this book , but it is not easy to separate it from the political story . |
| 14 | You have a reasonable period of time to decide whether or not to give up your job , but it is not easy to forecast what will be regarded as ‘ reasonable ’ . |
| 15 | But it is not easy to keep working just at present . ’ |