0 the fact of not being easy to do or understand: --
A ship is in difficulties off the coast of Ireland.
An unforeseen difficulty has arisen.
People learning a new language often encounter some difficulties at first.
children with learning difficulties
to have financial/personal difficulties
[ + -ing verb ] She had great difficulty finding a job.
1 the fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand: --
The developmental benefits of democratic institutions, and the difficulties in building and keeping such institutions are, in this sense, two sides of the same coin.
The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as we acknowledge that there was more than a fictional character at stake.
However, to benefit from this early - and splendid - effort, the reader has to overcome several difficulties.
Of course, there are always difficulties recording people in real life situations while trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible.
What are the particular difficulties that might be encountered when attempting 'exact' replications of a previous study in our field?
There are, however, a number of major difficulties which necessar ily co-occur alongside any attempted classroom implementation.
A range of strateg ies to address some of the difficulties inherent in these two areas is proposed.
Following a discussion of authenticity, and of difficulties with obtaining and using authentic mater ials, the article explains the source of the data examined.
