Example sentences of "this is [adv] difficult " in BNC.

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1 This is particularly difficult in view of the fact that it is just their children who are probably far more in need of that grace of God just because of the attitude of their parents , than those of parents who measure up to all the standards that we impose .
2 Clearly this is most difficult to achieve when people 's objectives are in conflict , but even then , with skill , a win-win can be secured .
3 This is notoriously difficult — to attempt any definition of what religion essentially is .
4 Quality standards require a system to identify any such conflict , but this is notoriously difficult to achieve .
5 This is notoriously difficult to do but the difficulty should be yours not the client 's .
6 The common law refused to grant damages for innocent misrepresentation but would do so in the tort of deceit if the representation was fraudulent , although this is notoriously difficult to prove ( Derry v Peek ( 1889 ) 14 App Cas 337 ) .
7 In practise , this is often difficult to achieve of course .
8 Some idea of relative size and hierarchical organisation is important , although without earthworks or clearly defined areas of finds this is often difficult to assess .
9 This is doubly difficult in that there is much overlap in terminology and concepts and specialists are not consistent with each other in the use of these new terms .
10 This is quite difficult to do and provides a great deal of fun .
11 Technically , this is quite difficult to play accurately up to speed ; I find the best approach is to try to maintain a very relaxed right hand wrist and to pick in the general area around the top end of the fingerboard .
12 This is quite difficult to do unless you are sure you want to give up that last feed .
13 This is quite difficult to apply , and is used more for fancy and wedding cakes than for fantasy cakes such as those described in this book .
14 This is too difficult for me , Poole , ’ said the lawyer .
15 This is very difficult , however .
16 But unless you know how to do this , and what it feels like , this is very difficult to gauge .
17 But in practice this is very difficult to achieve .
18 For some people this is very difficult , especially when they have no internal model from their early experience of family life to assist them .
19 Little things left to build up cause long-term resentment , and this is very difficult to disperse once it is established .
20 This is very difficult to prove in practice !
21 This is very difficult to explain .
22 For those who credit Anselm with political perspicacity and a clear adhesion to the principles of Hildebrandine organization of the Church , this is very difficult to explain .
23 Perhaps it is simply the case that this is very difficult to get at by methods which are feasible .
24 If it is full of contradictions , or if it is too vague , this is very difficult .
25 This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator .
26 But this is very difficult to do if income fluctuates .
27 For some patients this seems superficially to be effective , but for men or women whose background or culture more readily allows them to express feeling , this is very difficult .
28 This is very difficult to do , and unless the practitioner is careful she ends up resembling the Prime Minister feigning compassion in the face of some disaster .
29 This is very difficult to do when you do n't have a network up and running all the time .
30 This is very difficult to do when you do n't have a network up and running all the time .
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