Thereafter the city was assaulted and conquered without great difficulty and with little loss of soldiers.

It will be very hard for them to return to the workforce.

Others still have trouble confronting their own history.

He might not find that very difficult.

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American policymakers have another major difficulty the US Congress.

In retrospect, it is easy to see why.

The reason for this architecture is that it was difficult at that time to build large ceiling above the chambers.

People living in other industrialized countries find this difficult to understand.

But too many people still have difficulties with acknowledging this pact for what it really was.

After the 1907 panic, the US Congress convened a National Monetary Commission, whose most interesting and attractive potential model for the US was German style universal banks, which were imitated in Russia, Japan, Italy, and Egypt.

In the past, African countries found it difficult to make their voices heard in major international negotiations.

Whereas Sarkozy has managed to impose himself on the right without the support of Jacques Chirac, the Socialist heavyweights cannot fully convince themselves to come out behind Royal.

Skeptics point out that we have a hard time delivering new tools to the people who need them.

In this quest, India is impaired by its lack of practice in the exercise of power on a grand scale.

Since his five year term began in September 2008, Zardari has found it hard to assert his authority.

The communist leadership finds it hard to mention, let alone emphasize, the country s problems.

Having access to insured credit, banks shareholders find it irresistible to borrow excessively.

We economists have a hard time figuring out why there appears to be so much static on the communications line. Why were so many people in financial markets so sure that the Fed s late March meeting statement heralded a likelihood of interest rate hikes soon, rather than being simply an acknowledgement (as the Fed explicitly stated) that what had been very unlikely was now a possibility?

Khamenei would be hard pressed to ignore a direct invitation from the US to negotiate on Iran s most vital concerns.

In the current climate, many businesses will find it difficult to avoid becoming stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Those who see the world through those old, fearful lenses have difficulty understanding Turkey s rising profile and dynamism.

Imports of cheap Chinese goods threaten to displace regional production, particularly in labor intensive manufacturing sectors that are finding it difficult to compete.

If these components were boxed and sold as a parlor game, those playing it would not find creating Middle East peace especially challenging.

Where women do dominate is doing other work with no pay.

Anyone who does so will find it hard to defend the ECB and its stubborn inaction in the face of events.

In the United Kingdom, a hung parliament has resulted in a coalition government that will have a hard time implementing fiscal discipline.

There is little difficulty when the claim is that the company either conspired with a second company or with at least two natural persons.

At the same time, there are concerns raised by one side that could be settled without any difficulty for the other side.

And, because the party programs of the Labour government and the Conservative opposition are not clearly distinguishable, they find it hard to differentiate themselves from the Liberal Democrats.

Enríquez Ominami has the popularity and momentum to displace Frei from the run off, but he may have a harder time defeating Piñera.

At Cape Crozier the party, with great difficulty, built an igloo from snow blocks, stone, and a sheet of wood they had brought for the roof.

Indeed, two thirds of consumers find it difficult to understand which products are better for the environment, and 29 never look for environmental information when shopping.

At the same time, the main parties find it hard to address the country s problems, because they are reluctant to call for sacrifice before an election.

The Fund s annual budget is only 12 million ( 16.3 million), of which my foundations cover nearly half, and we find it difficult to secure additional funds.

Given Italy s almost perfect bicameralism, this means that the new government will find it very difficult to function even under ideal circumstances.

Individuals who are never criticized by companions whom they trust, and with whom they share a basic value orientation, have a hard time remaining mentally balanced.

Since the establishment of democracy in 1986, five general elections have been held with no major interruptions.

Now Yanukovich is trying to reverse the country s democratic gains, but he is finding it difficult, despite imprisoning many opposition leaders.

Countries with politicized universities, or universities where bosses with powerful connections outside academia run the research enterprise, find it difficult to fund the best scientists.

The new relationship with Russia needs careful management, and rapid extension of membership to former Soviet republics like Ukraine and Georgia could prove difficult.

Weariness with the war is spreading in the United States, where President Barack Obama finds it difficult to decide about an increase in troops, as demanded by his own generals.

Competitive leadership will not come without substantial increases in R D commitments.

It was published anonymously in 1740, but Voltaire distributed it in Amsterdam to great popularity.

Subregional and regional peace efforts have played a large part in winding down conflicts.