Example sentences of "is [adv] difficult [verb] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 A major problem with the operation of restrictive practices legislation is that it is often difficult to capture secret or verbal agreements between firms .
4 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 .
5 For example , ‘ Bramley ’ is very difficult to keep small or grow as a cordon as it needs quite different pruning .
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