Example sentences of "it is difficult for [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The UK Parliament is certainly not widely regarded as being at all competent in the scrutiny which it exercises over public spending , and few people are under the illusion that it is difficult for government departments to deceive MPs and Select Committees about necessary levels of expenditure and unnecessary levels of waste .
2 It is difficult for Spanish-speakers to pronounce the English sound ‘ ea ’ .
3 At present it is difficult for users of league tables to satisfy themselves of the validity of the estimates of benefit used once these estimates have been concealed in a league table .
4 The documentation provided is oriented towards computer people and it is difficult for users to translate many of these forms used in conventional systems documentation into their ‘ language ’ .
5 It is difficult for artists working at a time of crisis to achieve a rounded representation of reality .
6 Sometimes it is due to muddy ground where it is difficult for players to get a good grip with their studs , or by a player slipping in the front row .
7 ‘ Our products are difficult to understand and sell , ’ the New York Times quotes Palmer , ‘ it is difficult for customers to do business with us .
8 It is difficult for firms to identify those who are good managers , and those who are not overly risk averse .
9 Men can still realise what women do , but it is difficult for women to understand how the men play . ’
10 The political organizations require a full time and very disciplined commitment which it is difficult for women with children to fulfil .
11 Nevertheless , it is difficult for journal editors to assess the credentials of each author of a study .
12 As it is difficult for people to get together , he is hoping to establish a telephone conference system .
13 It may be that initially it is difficult for people to express their hopes and goals and their fears and needs in their Christian life , and we do n't mind if it takes time .
14 The assumption itself may patently be wrong , but nevertheless it is difficult for people in superior positions to realize that they are just as fallible as those below .
15 ‘ In some cases smoking is as addictive as heroin and it is difficult for people to give up when they have been inhaling deeply for a number of years , ’ he told a news conference at the Royal Society in London .
16 It is difficult for individuals to identify themselves with the objectives of a large organisation .
17 " But we know it is difficult for foreigners in Egypt to deal with all the many problems .
18 It is difficult for Opposition Members to say that there is no problem and that money can be spent because the general tide of expert opinion is in the Government 's favour .
19 When a service is free it is difficult for consumers to express dissatisfaction .
20 This suggest that if manufacturers spend on training , it is difficult for rivals to achieve the level of competitiveness that will allow them to poach workers or markets .
21 Furthermore , none of the alleys are straight , so it is difficult for bowlers to be accurate .
22 One of the main problems in the discussion of the political economy of soil erosion is that it is difficult for author and reader alike to span the great variety and complexity of circumstances ( both physical and social ) under which soil erosion occurs .
23 The stock response to such qualms is that it is difficult for humans to grasp a time scale of such length .
24 It has a more compact cellular structure so it is difficult for moisturisers to work well on the epidermis .
25 It is difficult for children to understand the process of growing .
26 While adults can cope with this sort of behaviour , it is difficult for children to be so vigilant , and they will clearly be at risk with a dog of this type .
27 Thus , it is difficult for children to relate the task to their own communicative intentions .
28 Once an infection takes hold it is difficult for antibiotics to destroy all the bacteria , so some survive to start more trouble later .
  Next page