Example sentences of "it is [adv] difficult [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is generally difficult and , for the purposes of translation not particularly helpful , to attempt to draw a line between what is linguistic or textual and what is extra-linguistic or situational . |
| 2 | Because it is both difficult and painful to maintain one 's stomach in a state of emptiness , we can not doubt that there are powerful psychic motivations for sustaining such an activity , which is not only abnormal , but directly contrary to both physiological and social pressures . |
| 3 | The new undergraduate rooms in the Hodgkin Quadrangle have proved a most welcome addition now that it is both difficult and expensive for undergraduates to find accommodation on the open market . |
| 4 | What is special about nut-cracking is that it is particularly difficult and energy-demanding , and an adult standard of performance is reached only after 10 years of practice . |
| 5 | As with foreign service premia , hardship allowances are normally calculated as a percentage of salary — with higher percentages , sometimes 30 per cent or more , applying in areas where it is particularly difficult or unpleasant to live and work . |
| 6 | It is very difficult and extremely inefficient to explain the use of various specific tools for information retrieval in the absence of the source materials . |
| 7 | ‘ I think if any couple goes through a separation , it is very difficult and I sympathise with them , ’ he said . |
| 8 | If you are asking me where the remedy lies , my answer is that I have told you before and I shall go on telling you , and you know perfectly well what it is , though everybody thinks that it is too difficult and that therefore there must be a different remedy . |
| 9 | Because the body clock tends to ‘ run slow ’ , advancing it is more difficult and this explains why it takes longer to adapt ( see Table 11.3 ) . |
| 10 | Producers use built sets and fake locations to portray the setting of the story — Toronto has made millions of dollars ‘ being ’ New York , because it is so difficult and expensive to film in the Big Apple nowadays . |