difficulty accessing

collocation in English

meaningsofdifficultyandaccess

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difficulty
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/
us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəl.t̬i/
the fact of not being easy to do ...
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access
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæk.ses/
us
/ˈæk.ses/
the method or possibility of getting near to a place ...
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(Definition ofdifficultyandaccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, there is current concern about the extent to which older people from immigrant populations havedifficultyaccessingservices.
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Several studies have found that older people havedifficultyaccessingmedication from the packaging in which it was dispensed.
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Such individuals will not be included in this dataset, differentially reducing incidence among individuals withdifficultyaccessingmedical care, such as individuals living in rural areas.
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They often havedifficultyaccessingthe benefits that are available to them.
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Many viable enterprises still havedifficultyaccessingcredit at a reasonable rate from the banks.
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They havedifficultyaccessingservices in the community and cannot be hospitalised when they need care because of bed-blocking caused by shortages.
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A particular emphasis is placed on ensuring that the centres are accessible to people who experience disadvantage, or who havedifficultyaccessingexisting health facilities and services.
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We were told that some people havedifficultyaccessingletterboxes, but it is difficult not to believe that a polling station is likely to be even further away.
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Colonies are usually situated on islands, cliffs or headlands which land mammals havedifficultyaccessing.
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This increases health risk for those living in rural poverty, as there is a greaterdifficultyaccessinghealth care.
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They can also service groups or individuals who havedifficultyaccessinglibraries, for example, occupants of retirement homes.
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Data suggests asylum seekers in general appear to have moredifficultyaccessingemployment.
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This includesdifficultyaccessingbuildings and using transportation.
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Empirically, however, sovereign borrowing in developing countries is procyclical, since developing countries have moredifficultyaccessingcapital markets in lean times.
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If more physicians are trained than needed, then supply exceeds demand; if too few physicians are trained and retained, then some people may havedifficultyaccessinghealth care services.
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Mencheres is very powerful, he is a psychic but later hasdifficultyaccessingthis power.
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