Example sentences of "be [adv] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | Features which are to be found in all , and only , the works of a particular author turn out to be frustratingly difficult to come by . |
| 2 | A further problem emerges if , as in Belfast , the fieldworker is attempting to fill a quota of individuals divided into specified categories ; this can often be frustratingly difficult . |
| 3 | And , and I suspect that 'll be jolly difficult to get that sort of thing done these days . |
| 4 | Living alone with an Aunt Louise who was acting someone with a grievance might , I thought , be rather difficult . ) |
| 5 | Nicholson has remained a devoted defender of his rights for — at the very least — a fair trial , which , it appeared , was going to be rather difficult to achieve . |
| 6 | ‘ I think it would be rather difficult not to be fond of the young lady . |
| 7 | Because there are so many glorious star-fields and rich areas in Sagittarius , the whole region can be rather difficult to sort out . |
| 8 | CELEX is open to the public and is available to subscribers by network , although that is said to be rather difficult to use . |
| 9 | This would be rather difficult , however : the black hole would have the mass of a mountain compressed into less than a million millionth of an inch , the size of the nucleus of an atom ! |
| 10 | Yes , we could probably make them , but they would be rather difficult . |
| 11 | However , this dilemma creates a potential tension in the user/carer-practitioner relationship and it may be professionally difficult for the practitioner to contemplate raising expectations which are unlikely to be met . |
| 12 | Even though the task — one that involved pedalling on a stationary bicycle — was equally demanding at all times , it was felt by the volunteers to be most difficult to achieve in the middle of the night . |
| 13 | But other factors play a part — and because of them , we often find regions that are extremely well endowed with living things , even in high latitudes , and often in areas where common sense suggests that life might be most difficult . |
| 14 | I suppose the feature on this guitar that would be most difficult to miss is the distinctive string anchorage . |
| 15 | These results illustrate that the understanding of fractions , decimals , measuring scales and units , and the meaning of numbers in context , are the areas of work which will be most difficult for the top third of low attaining pupils . |
| 16 | Astronomers made strenuous efforts to observe Vulcan , generally attributing their lack of success to the fact that a small body so close to the Sun would be incredibly difficult to detect . |
| 17 | She turned noticeably paler under her layers of Mediterranean tan , and tried to look quite innocent — which , Robyn thought drily , must be incredibly difficult . |
| 18 | If you have already taken the trouble to make a searching assessment of yourself as a candidate this should not be impossibly difficult . |
| 19 | The whole genotype controlling size in an individual would then be impossibly difficult to work out by Mendelian breeding experiments . |
| 20 | The only problem is that it can be terribly difficult to read — and you do want them to read the copy do n't you ? |
| 21 | The resulting current distribution would be terribly difficult to calculate , but one can make rough guess and claim that it will flow along the dotted lines shown in Fig. 4.17(b) . |
| 22 | A Sinhalese member of the Legislative Council thought that magistrates would have difficulties carrying out the spirit of the legislation : ‘ A crowd appears in the Police Court in the morning and unless plaints are presented and the names called out it will be somewhat difficult for the Magistrate to ascertain who are the people who have come to offer plaints and it will depend on some minor Court official or the peons as to who are admitted to the precincts of the Court . ’ |
| 23 | It would be somewhat difficult to pick the best of the Villa San Paolo 's many attractions , but , if we were pushed to it , we would go for the stupendous view from the swimming pool . |
| 24 | " I just think that she might prove to be somewhat difficult to dispose of … oh , do n't look so surprised . |
| 25 | But by leaving yourself a bit of slack it will not be so difficult to get out there and do it because you know you can reduce the numbers without phenomenal pain . |
| 26 | Or will it be so difficult to interpret , so rigid in its framework that there is no room for the teacher to try interesting diversions and take the opportunity for exploration of unmapped territory — even of contributing to the design of the map itself ? |
| 27 | Surely a forlorn ambition , but it goes some way to explain , what would otherwise be so difficult to understand , why eminent members of the nascent |
| 28 | ‘ So the character part wo n't be so difficult for you . |
| 29 | ‘ For such a person , finding a protector might not be so difficult , even in Edinburgh . ’ |
| 30 | It is a particularly nasty parasite because it can be so difficult to eradicate once it has multiplied and affected your system . |