prove difficult

Examples (10)

• Securing the funding we needed proved more difficult than we had anticipated.
• The final chapter of the book often proves the most difficult to write.
• Navigating the new regulations will likely prove difficult for small businesses.
• The suspect has proved difficult to track down, eluding police for weeks.
• Finding a suitable replacement for her proved difficult, as she possessed unique skills.
• The task, which seemed simple at first, began to prove difficult after a few hours.
• If the weather turns, the final ascent of the mountain could prove extremely difficult.
• The negotiations went smoothly until the final point, which proved difficult to agree on.
• The hypothesis proved difficult to validate with the available experimental data.
• Getting the children to bed on time can prove difficult after the excitement of a holiday.