extreme difficulty

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeanddifficulty

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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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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(Definition ofextremeanddifficultyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A major research problem, recognised by the authors, is theextremedifficultyinvolved in gathering any precise and reasonably ' hard ' data on these processes.
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Structural flexibility also causesextremedifficultyin modeling the manipulator dynamics.
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The fact that this program has so far not led to any important results is further evidence of theextremedifficultyof these problems.
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I can see there would beextremedifficultyif that question is asked of everybody.
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This is not so much a reflection on the author's abilities as an oblique commentary on theextremedifficultyof writing a broad and definitive volume.
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A disability score total of 7 or below means no difficulty in performing these activities, a disability score total of 28 or higher meansextremedifficultyin performing these activities.
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I have always foundextremedifficultyin understanding why that should be so, unless we were operating in a period of world shortages.
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It would be a matter ofextremedifficultyto search all these persons.
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The question is, of course, theextremedifficultyassociated with the inclusion of imported footwear within our utility scheme.
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The firm hadextremedifficultyin proving that it was not a security risk.
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I wish to draw attention particularly to theextremedifficultyin assessing toxicity.
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The courts have foundextremedifficultyin interpreting them.
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At the present time we are not inextremedifficultyover it.
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There isextremedifficultyin collecting a large tax which is patently unjust, and it might amount to an impossibility.
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These parents haveextremedifficultyin managing at present.
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This shows theextremedifficultyof laymen dealing with medical certificates.
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He will find himself inextremedifficultyin accepting some of the recommendations which have led to the internment of the individuals concerned.
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However, the way in which that amendment is phrased would bring about theextremedifficultyof consulting adequately in any complicated case.
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