Iraq remains a very difficult security environment.

Now in an urban environment, that's extraordinarily difficult.

Amidst a difficult environment, the four projects have yielded beneficial results on farm production.

Singapore had made the difficult decision to liberalize its economy and to plug into the global economic environment.

Without a basic legal framework for digital signatures, it was difficult to guarantee a reliable environment for commerce.

As expected, impassable roads, increases in prices, and a difficult operating environment related to the rains have hindered operations.

Realizing that it's difficult to get loans in this environment, you're doing business with people you trust, in your local markets.

Implementation costs are very difficult to estimate, as they represent the cost to adapt standard products to the specific client's environment and needs.

During the period under review (1 July 1996 30 June 1997), the operating environment for national recovery and development activities became more difficult.

A credible political process offers the best prospect for improving the security environment, which continues to remain difficult in certain parts of the country.

From the information received, furthermore, it is extremely difficult to appraise the impact of the incidents both on the environment and on human rights.

It provides a framework for democracy to thrive, and we are very proud of what we have produced, particularly in such a difficult security environment.

Since 1992, the French space industry has progressively adapted to a difficult global environment, profiting from the growth sectors, especially launchers, telecommunications and Earth observation.

In order to achieve this, and despite the difficult international environment, African countries have adopted strong economic measures through stabilization programmes and structural adjustment programmes.

Well, it's difficult. Very difficult.

45. Despite these precarious circumstances and a sometimes hostile environment, human rights NGOs have been developing throughout the year, including in notoriously difficult areas such as Bijeljina.

Numerous incidents were brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur which indicate that the operating environment for a free press and media has become increasingly difficult.

44. Owing to political turmoil in the country, the UNDP assistance programme in the 1990s was implemented in a very difficult environment and was very often interrupted.

The majority of the poorest inhabitants of the planet are people living in an environment which is rapidly degrading and are living under very difficult and desperate conditions.

Poverty was a scourge which threatened political stability, social cohesion and the environment its eradication was one of the most urgent and difficult challenges facing the modern world.

Owing to their special language and cultural situation it is often more difficult for the children of foreign workers to adapt to the school environment and other circumstances.

. UNICEF participated in the task forces for the plans of action on drug abuse prevention in the school environment and on children and youth in especially difficult circumstances.

Difficult.

Difficult?

We need a democratic, competitive environment, initiative at all levels, an active civil society, and real public control. Only under such conditions will difficult problems lend themselves to solution.

The view was expressed that devising rules for incorporation by reference in an electronic environment might be a difficult task, in view of the complexity of the issues involved.

While noting the difficult policy and operational environment, they drew attention to the ever declining plight of the poor, especially in the context of rising HIV, tuberculosis and malaria levels.

It was very difficult to balance respect for the environment with agricultural production, and there would always be countries that would lag behind in production and would need continuing support.

Too difficult.

Too difficult.

Very difficult.

Very difficult.

It's difficult

It's difficult.

In the current environment, technological innovation is difficult to accomplish by oneself, it requires extremely high costs, and there are many problems to be solved, so cooperation is particularly important today.

So if that's the case, that's difficult, because persuasion is really difficult.

It's difficult to explain to people now that it was difficult then.

Despite the broad consensus on how development and economic growth should be pursued, however, in Africa it has been difficult to achieve rapid progress, partly because of the failed policies pursued in the past by many African countries and the difficult international economic environment in which they generally must operate.

In this difficult environment, UNOCI has endeavoured to carry out its mandate of contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights and ending impunity for human rights violations in Côte d'Ivoire.

23. An adverse economic environment had made it difficult for the countries of the Group of 77 to embark on full implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

It's more difficult.

It's really difficult.

They're difficult integrals.

This is difficult.

It's very difficult.