It looks more difficult than it is, they say.
Had the Americans finished second in Group C, their path would have looked more difficult.
Nida Ali, an economic adviser at Ernst & Young, said that the data made the government's goal of reducing borrowing by £30 billion in the current fiscal year look more difficult to achieve, "especially with economic growth looking likely to disappoint".
These postulates look more difficult than they actually are.
America's track record in persuading China to improve its human rights has been tepid at best, and it looks to grow more difficult in light of China's growing role in economic and security challenges that China and the United States share.
"Biutiful," like "Babel," looks more daring and more difficult than it is.
Because of the payments crisis in the banking system, paying suppliers is now difficult, and barter looks more attractive.
An "in" vote looks more likely.
It was OK in school time but became more difficult in the school holidays when I would look after Kate and Jack at the same time.
Comedian Ansari and sociologist Klinenberg team for a humorous look about why dating seems to be so much more difficult in the contemporary era.
