Sentence examples for difficulty was to from inspiring English sources

The difficulty was to pin Manny down, because he had many talents, with fingers in many pies".

For him, the difficulty was to "not bore the audience" in such a confined space with only two actors.

"The difficulty was to somehow translate a story of statistics into images that expressed the meaning of those statistics.

The difficulty was to observe Mr Simm closely enough to build a criminal case without sparking his suspicion.

The difficulty was to provide adequate room for all these sacred images, and so it consists of a triple arched gallery topped by a pyramid shaped roof.

The difficulty was to persuade the two great powers, France and England, to persevere in their support of an anti-Austrian policy on the part of Piedmont.

The difficulty is to unroll these strips.

"The difficulty is to find them to do.

The difficulty is to obtain agreement from both sides to accept and to respect international arrangements.

"The difficulty is to get the flow of donated goods through.

The difficulty is to avoid talking over readers' heads, without talking down to them either.