Sentence examples for difficult former from inspiring English sources

But the size and bureaucratic complexity of the school system make such goals profoundly difficult, former teachers say.

Selling such a convoluted raft of measures is difficult: former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke has compared it to making "ice cream out of a bucket of shit".

"When you are behind in the Premier League and trying to catch four or five teams who are above you that you feel are genuine contenders, it is difficult," former striker Lou Macari told MUTV.

Tackling issues such as global inequality and the Syrian refugee crisis is difficult, former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright said on Sunday – even more difficult than fighting the cold war.

"We're getting down to the most hardened, most difficult, former regime loyalists and others who will stop at nothing to try to prevent the progress that is being made in the vast majority of the country".

It will make dealing with Israel's staunchly right-wing government far more difficult, as former members of the Bush administration, such as the former U.N. ambassador, John Bolton, all but encourage Israel to attack Iran.

In case of an adjective pair, "easy" and "difficult," the former plays a "point" role and the latter plays the other "point" role.

"But it's difficult for former prisoners to conduct themselves in the mundane world.

He was also plying what has been at times an exceedingly difficult population: former supporters of Mrs. Clinton.

"If we allow Afghanistan to become completely unstable, Pakistan's stability is really difficult," the former American commander in Afghanistan said in a recent interview.

Even if a student does escape, however, the schools' isolated locations make hiding difficult, and former students said escapees were usually quickly recaptured.