Example sentences of "it [adv] difficult [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's have a look at that white sheet first erm , quoits are done , I 'll do the pools after those shot , javelin , discus , low on darts , they 've ticked these so I hope to God they 're right well that Justin 'll do anything to be perfectly honest er I wish she , it makes it so difficult when you ca n't trust people . |
| 2 | 3 Change these measurements into the units shown : unc One of the important advantages of the metric system is that measurement of length , weight , and volume , all depend upon the same principle , Once you have seen that the system is all based on tens and tenths , you should find it less difficult than other weights and measures . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 4 | Establishing an overt research role was therefore always going to be a task of sisyphean labour , but the sensitivity of the topic and location made it more difficult than is usual in ethnographic research . |
| 5 | After his return to London from Pontardulais , Edward and Helen were finding it more difficult than ever to contain their desire for complete sexual union . |
| 6 | When it actually came to writing rather than vaguely thinking about his address , Henry found it more difficult than he had expected . |
| 7 | However , the government round it more difficult than expected to cut public expenditure and this , coupled with a desire to reduce taxation in order to increase incentives , meant that the PSBR targets could not be met without an extra source of revenue . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , Mama , do n't make it more difficult than it already is . |
| 9 | And it seemed perfectly natural , given the circumstances , that the child should be named Hope " , though nobody knew whose idea it had been originally … probably not Mrs Wright 's , however , for though in every respect resembling a Madonna , she was finding it more difficult than ever to stay alert . |
| 10 | He expected to be patronized by Lady Grubb because he came from a lower class , about which he did n't generally care tuppence , but when he saw her effect on Algy he found it more difficult than usual to be ribald about it . |
| 11 | The growth in Europe 's population and the increased number of fortified towns to be found on every frontier , wrote a pamphleteer at the end of the seventeenth century , made it more difficult than ever before to conquer great areas of territory . |
| 12 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 13 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 14 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
| 15 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 16 | Move up and left , then continue more or less directly ( making it as difficult as possible ) to reach the large halfway ledge and the start of the real meat . |
| 17 | Cries could be heard from the stairs as the policemen tried to make their way up to the landing , the remaining boys making it as difficult as possible for them in the hope that their brother would get away . |
| 18 | In no domain is it as difficult as it is in the matter of function and utility to distinguish the actual place of artefacts in human practices from the particular legitimations and assumptions we have about them . |
| 19 | Creggan followed suit and made it as difficult as possible for the Men to handle him . |
| 20 | It flies in wild loops and spirals , and dives to the ground , a course of flight designed to make it as difficult as possible for the bat to catch it . |
| 21 | This organisation happily ploughs a furrow totally at odds with the notion of free trade , by making it as difficult as Possible for non-German companies to sell their wares in Germany without DIN approval — even where EEC law says that the only approval necessary is from the country of origin . |
| 22 | ’ We do n't use tags , but we try to make it as difficult as possible for people to steal by keeping a close eye on them . |
| 23 | Because I am expecting there to be a conspiracy of silence on this matter and I intend to make it as difficult as possible for the Milettis and their friends . |
| 24 | Making it as difficult as possible for them to come in by setting up barriers doing things , perhaps a at night , putting like some timer switches in the rooms that you 're likely to be sitting in . |
| 25 | For example , a good sailor gybing a short board changes his feet at the end of the turn ; the novice attempting this would find it very difficult since at this stage you should change the feet before changing the rig . |
| 26 | Any judge faced with cases of this type found it very difficult because whatever the decision , somebody was going to be grievously hurt . |
| 27 | I find it very difficult when you have a journalist round , and you will perhaps cooperate as much as you can with an interview , and then sometimes they 'll go and dip their pen in acid and write really horrid things . |
| 28 | ‘ Was it very difficult when you first joined the hijras ? ’ |
| 29 | off that , er I think several of us believe that the complexities of trust law at the present moment can make it very difficult if one agreed . |