difficulty
Example Sentences
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But Prof Nutt, Prof Howes and Dr Das, believe that progress into the clinic is being slowed by the difficulty of obtaining permission to carry out medically supervised clinical trials.
From BBC
Beth has had to live with many of the consequences ever since - she can't use her right hand, has speech difficulties and lives in pain, her mother said.
From BBC
Local media coverage of the demonstrations has varied, with some outlets focusing on economic difficulties, and others on incidents caused by "troublemakers".
From Barron's
Infection, severe bruising, asymmetry, dryness, prolonged swelling or difficulty closing eyes completely are all possible, says Tsai—and not everyone is a good candidate, despite what your feed might suggest.
The president has difficulty sleeping well at night, and by his own account is often texting and calling aides at 2 a.m. or later.
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