"It was very difficult to discern the difference" between Republicans and Democrats, he acknowledged.
And when we do act, it is often difficult to discern the governing principles of action.
It was actually difficult to discern the overall structure of the piece while hearing it.
It is not too difficult to discern the shadows of an Oedipal drama swimming below the surface.
In this case, it seems difficult to discern the specific contribution of cell surface attachment to pathogenesis.
The cell was dark, its bathroom darker, and his movements were difficult to discern, the judge's report said.
At Harris Farms in California's Central Valley, it is not difficult to discern the effects of the state's continuing drought.
It was difficult to discern the difference today between the reactions of some fellow Republicans in the DiFrancesco administration and those of McGreevey supporters and Democrats.
The 2002 winner, "Topdog/Underdog," opened the same week it won the award, so it is difficult to discern the effect the prize had on sales.
Maybe that's what trains add to the scene, though in their historical origins, it would be difficult to discern the lightness with which they are treated here.
As these often involved renovations carried out on Yuan and Ming dynasty foundations, it remains difficult to discern the precise outlines of their innovations.
