The phrase "apart from the difficulty of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a consideration or exception regarding a particular challenge or issue.
Example: "Apart from the difficulty of understanding the complex theory, the experiment was quite straightforward."
Alternatives: "besides the challenge of" or "other than the issue of".
Apart from the difficulty of breaking emotional bonds to the city, there is the delicate question of breaking leases.
Apart from the difficulty of arriving at an agreed classification of contraband, a major problem was posed by maritime trade between neutrals.
Miranda Hart, comedian What's the least favourite part of your job (apart from the difficulty of ordering takeaways to Number 10)? "The thing I dread the most is news of casualties from Afghanistan, because that's the greatest responsibility.
Fortunately, kayaks are so well designed that apart from the difficulty of sitting in the same somewhat cramped position for a while (sciatica sufferers beware), they reward even the awkward paddler by slicing through the water.
But quite apart from the difficulty of playing the housing market if you are not an oligarch, what does it say about our society when we can, in theory at least, make more money doing nothing than we can by the sweat of our brow?
So why not, the Germans ask, just tinker a bit, reducing set-asides and quotas, but otherwise leaving things (especially prices) as they are?Quite apart from the difficulty of setting aside nearly 30% of all arable land (up from the current 5%), which such inaction might well require, the Germans may find surprisingly few allies in their do-nothing camp.
Quite apart from the difficulties of not being able to adjust their exchange rates, the eurozone economies are suffering from a massive shortage of demand.
Apart from the difficulties of implementation (which nobody denied), the apparent reason for rejecting this scheme was the long-standing governmental passion for A-levels since the days of Kenneth Baker, repeatedly designated 'the gold standard' of our educational system.
Apart from the difficulties of getting evidence that would stand up in court, the dictatorship left in place an amnesty law for crimes between 1973 and 1978, when most of the torture occurred.In addition, by respecting the victims' confidentiality, the commission has made their task more difficult, says Sebastian Brett of Human Rights Watch, a New-York-based organisation.
And then there is the additional problem that Big Ben, apart from the difficulties of spelling his name in blogs without checking, is a plain bad actor, as bad in his way as Michael Vick, and though redemption is something that we should offer to all who earn it, since it is something we will all need, the speed and casual brutality of his redemption seems calloused to the ugliness of his sin.
Apart from the difficulties of data collection in conflict zones should be added the fear, often justifiable, of providing information which could be misused in the future.
