So all of these things are difficult.

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So far, each of the 10 Test teams has yet to play all of the others, so comparisons are difficult.

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So all of these are hugely significant events but just as difficult hurdles lies in front of us.

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"A lot of basic things didn't work, not just about markers, but about systems and about management information, the fact it's been so difficult to know where all these scripts are, even today, and the fact that the communication was so poor, " she said.

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"All the three floors are sandwiched ... so it's is very difficult for us, " he said, adding that rescuers were continuing to pull survivors from the wreckage.

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Large phones are a little more difficult to maintain a solid grip on, after all, so it's natural to worry about what might happen if it slips out of your hand.

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So, that is to say that not all users are affected equally and resolving the problems may be difficult and, in one case, near impossible.

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