Example sentences of "more difficult it is [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not underestimating him because that would be a serious mistake , but the greater our fear the more difficult it is to view him with that clinical detachment so vital for survival . |
| 2 | 40% of the crop is still in the fields and the longer it stays there the more difficult it is to harvest . |
| 3 | The more viscous the lava , the more difficult it is to force it through a vent , and the vent may well become blocked with a slow-moving or stationary plug of lava . |
| 4 | The further away the centre of power , the more difficult it is to complain . |
| 5 | Try judging distances in an unfamiliar place with just one eye open , for instance , or notice how much more difficult it is to put your finger on a particular spot when one eye is shut . |
| 6 | The more complex the banking system , the more difficult it is to do this . |
| 7 | To go on thus is like walking up an ever-narrowing blind alley : the further you go the more difficult it is to turn about ; the more certain and greater the ultimate disaster . |
| 8 | As a general rule , the older and more stable the community , the more difficult it is to penetrate . |
| 9 | ‘ The more studies that are done that come up with this same finding , the more difficult it is to dismiss them . ’ |
| 10 | But the more extensive and varied the corpus of writings , the more difficult it is to identify a common set of linguistic habits . |
| 11 | The greater the involvement with those goals , attitudes and feelings , the more difficult it is to change people 's perceptions and to resolve the conflict . |
| 12 | The more powerful the car the more difficult it is to handle . ’ |
| 13 | The less you have of it as , for example , in a short face-to-face contact , the more difficult it is to impress and/or influence . |
| 14 | The longer one is so possessed , the more difficult it is to exorcise the sasoo spirit , since , ‘ like a real spouse ’ , it merges with the very flesh and bone of the victim . |
| 15 | The obvious problem with information about credit is that , the more people need it ( that is , the groups shown above as most ill-informed about credit , and most likely to use unnecessarily high-cost credit ) the more difficult it is to make sure it reaches them . |
| 16 | But the briefer a sound is , the more difficult it is to make it energetic enough to produce a decent echo . |
| 17 | He thinks about football rigorously , and stresses how much more difficult it is to play against an Italian attack . |
| 18 | The closer the inspection , the less like a ‘ classical ’ demographic transition the British record seems to be , and the more difficult it is to attribute its timing directly to the development of an urban-industrial society ( Woods 1987 ) . |