Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [is] [adv] difficult [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result it is often difficult to analyse the errors of a probabilistic system in an effort to improve its performance . |
| 2 | In looking into the future it is always difficult to tell which changes are going to happen within the system as we know it ( democracy , capitalism , banks ) and which changes are going to alter the system — itself . |
| 3 | In practice it is often difficult to define bibliographical types in a way that gives a reliable guide to content , and the selector is best advised to look at each bibliography individually . |
| 4 | In practice it is very difficult to decide what is representative ; perhaps the best method is to make a general study of several sections from the same sequence before proceeding to detailed description and analysis . |
| 5 | In practice it is very difficult to get two such small nuclei to collide and fuse , in beams of billions most of them simply miss one another . |
| 6 | Although the method described above does give an explicit integral expression for V , in practice it is extremely difficult to evaluate this integral for arbitrary initial data . |
| 7 | Although , as we have seen , it is possible to step outside this framework , and find an alternative that seems to fit the life style of the person who has died better than a traditional church funeral , in practice it is extremely difficult to do this . |
| 8 | For example , in practice it is extremely difficult to make a brain lesion that entirely removes one part of the brain while leaving the rest intact ; they are either too large or too small . |
| 9 | In practice it is extraordinarily difficult to tear ourselves away from that tiny part of the situation which has attracted our attention and aroused our emotions , in order to consider the whole . |
| 10 | In practice it 's very difficult to measure the P H of sea water . |
| 11 | But in a highly stratified , caste-like society like Bali with a complex division of labour it is understandably difficult to maintain the Chewong-like idea of peaceful interaction between individuals . |
| 12 | Although ‘ breach of the peace ’ forms a cornerstone of public order law it is surprisingly difficult to say what the concept entails with any degree of precision . |
| 13 | In the case of an incomplete plan it is very difficult to fit in later what has been overlooked in the beginning . |
| 14 | On the telephone it is more difficult to communicate accurate information and avoid misunderstandings . |
| 15 | Rather than trying to bluff your way through , it is better to say something like , ‘ Right at this moment it 's rather difficult to remember the exact details , could I possibly look over the advertisement again ? ’ |
| 16 | Once a man knows of his right it is more difficult to say that it was not reasonably practicable to give notice within a reasonable time . |
| 17 | that in a shop it 's extremely difficult to go through all the |
| 18 | ‘ It is difficult to make the transition because the normal prerequisite of a finance director is that they must have had board level experience and as a financial controller reporting to a director it 's very difficult to get that . ’ |
| 19 | When considering the ‘ stars of the seasons ’ some allowances have to be made ; obviously the view from , say , Britain and the northern United States will be different from that in Southern Europe or the southern United States ; for example it is very difficult to see the Scorpion 's ‘ sting ’ from London , but easy enough from Athens or San Francisco . |
| 20 | ( ii ) By contra-indications in the rent review clause It is extremely difficult to extract any coherent principles from the decisions of the court in relation to contra-indications in the rent review clause . |
| 21 | So in writing about life it is not difficult to have things happen . |
| 22 | In this case it is still difficult to appreciate the worth of the savings plan because we do n't think in 1900 prices when the sum of £1010 ( the amount gained in interest ) would have seemed like a fortune ! |
| 23 | I think most men are under the impression that we all want to look like Samantha Fox , but if you have a big chest it 's very difficult to handle all the hassle you get when you walk down the street . |
| 24 | In contrast it is not difficult to find someone in favour of improving public transport and they agree that the £400 million-plus available to the Scottish Office could be better spent . |
| 25 | Of course it is always difficult to sleep after great excitement . |
| 26 | Likewise , in cursive handwriting it is often difficult to determine where one letter stops and another starts . |
| 27 | And for another thing it is extremely difficult to catch the tone of the master and almost impossible to create stories as imbued with life as his . |
| 28 | The real problem , of course , is that with only one prize in the art world it is so difficult to select only four artists who have made a major contribution over a year . |
| 29 | Because syntax is embedded in discourse , entirely different forms might have similar functions ( i.e. be used as equivalent ways of doing or saying the same thing ) ; for this reason it is sometimes difficult to specify a principled way of knowing where to stop counting particular forms as variants of a variable . |
| 30 | Scotland coach , Douglas Morgan , believes sevens have their place ‘ but within our calendar it 's very difficult to compete at this level ’ . |