Example sentences of "would [be] difficult for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour believes it would be difficult for Liberal Democrat MPs to vote down a modest package that includes devolution for Scotland and an official commission on electoral reform on which their party is fully represented . |
| 2 | Clearly the phrase can mean anything one likes : it would be difficult for anybody to refuse to sign up to such a worthy aim as international understanding . |
| 3 | Once the land had been expropriated , it was to be turned into cooperatives but , because the government felt it would be difficult for peasants , who had had no previous experience of administering a large farm , to move straight to a cooperative , there was an intermediary stage . |
| 4 | In particular , it would be difficult for the structure to function with a large staff . |
| 5 | However , it has been so dramatic that I think it would be difficult for us to say that it was due to anything but the dietary changes , especially in view of the double-blind trial . ’ |
| 6 | It would be difficult for this important matter , the relationship between the intellect and human feelings , to be presented in any other way to young readers . |
| 7 | To marry such a damaged person would be difficult for anyone . |
| 8 | Although some companies may only choose to disclose the ‘ good ’ information , a requirement to disclose significant changes in key balance sheet figures may lead to expected industry disclosure norms — it would be difficult for any company not to follow an accepted industry reporting practice . |
| 9 | He felt that such a call , coming from a church body , would be difficult for press and public to ignore . |
| 10 | What all this suggests is that people themselves may anticipate that a particular type of credit would be difficult for them to arrange , and therefore simply do not apply for it . |
| 11 | Accepting that such an economic strategy would be difficult for Britain to sustain in isolation , he looked to the consolidation of the British Empire as a ‘ bloc against capitalism ’ , working , perhaps , in co-operation with the Soviet Union . |
| 12 | We realized at this stage that it would be difficult for this strand of non-print publishing to develop from existing production expertise , however advanced the latter 's use of electronics to produce print more cheaply and more flexibly . |
| 13 | Without the pipeline , or with great delay in its completion , one could see that it would be difficult for the USSR to carry on with business as usual . |
| 14 | This usually entailed placement at a very tender age , because it would be difficult for some parents to deal with the issue of race and colour if the child had developed a sense of racial identity and pride in his or her heritage . |
| 15 | Whatever formal characteristics Lyons might attribute to English in theory , in practice it would be difficult for him to sustain the claim that ‘ it is possible to address someone or talk about someone in English without indicating one 's relative social status or attitude ’ . |
| 16 | Expansion of fundholding would not allow for representation of other professional and lay groups in the purchasing process , and would be difficult for family health services authorities to monitor and manage . |
| 17 | The absence of significant disposable income in the community would mean that it would be difficult for new economic activity to develop , there being no local income to compete for . |
| 18 | He refused to send his horses to be shod at our smithy after that ; for once the smith 's verdict got around it would be difficult for him to sell the mare . |
| 19 | Tony stood up immediately , realising that it would be difficult for his father to sing the Irish songs he sang at parties , usually sad songs of loss and parting . |
| 20 | Now there would be a certain logic in this incorporation , for , if we were to have a Bill of Rights enforced in Britain , then in a situation in which we have ratified the European Convention it would be difficult for us to bypass these rights and draw up a completely new set . |
| 21 | In such circumstances it would be difficult for a court to address the use of the statement as an aid to construction without some evaluation of its substance . |
| 22 | Blindcraft is a sheltered workshop , so it would be difficult for us to make a profit . ’ |
| 23 | Out of the places which I have mentioned , it would be difficult for me to choose my favourite destination and my worst destination . |
| 24 | Small blame to him , of course ; it would be difficult for anyone to believe it . |
| 25 | It would be difficult for us to object to Government amendments Nos. 26 and 27 since , as I recall , they arose from amendments that we tabled in Committee . |
| 26 | Erm I would have thought and it 's a personal immediate reaction at this stage , it would be difficult for you to come to a conclusion on the appropriate district location . |
| 27 | Erm it would be difficult for Greater York authorities erm other than York to progress their district wide local plans until the matter 's been resolved . |
| 28 | It would be difficult for me or for any other minister to have to defend leaving things unchanged in these other areas if the affect of having done so was subsequently to lead to a case of fraud in an investment firm , building society or insurance company which the existence of the duty would have helped to prevent . |
| 29 | ‘ That would be difficult for us all . |
| 30 | Another Test defeat , to follow the eight-wicket loss in Calcutta and the innings and 22 runs thrashing in Madras , would be difficult for Gooch to bear . |