It can be difficult to imagine not having affordable, relatively easy access to the internet or a public education system that teaches computer skills.

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It would be difficult to imagine something less likely to spring from a child growing up in industrial Manchester in the 1950s than poetry of this kind.

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In particular, the top slalom canoeists converging on Nottingham this week chose one of those sports where it can be difficult to imagine how you start out, given how fast and furious it looks when the professionals do it.

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Cruising down this channel in subzero temperatures, it's difficult to imagine Antarctica may be suffering from the effects of global warming.

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If Hopkins could be better prepared, it's difficult to imagine.

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Imagine how difficult it would be to create new health clubs if the government subsidized existing ones and provided grants to cover memberships.

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As a former federal agency head, it is difficult to imagine how even a 10% cut would be difficult to absorb.

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While technology can certainly be a force multiplier for good or evil, it's difficult to imagine a pure A.I. approach reverse-engineering the machinations of a terrorist mastermind.

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Plus, can you imagine how difficult it's going to be walking across a busy street, dealing with people not just engrossed in their cell phones, but literally looking ahead and focused on inanimate objects?

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Such motivations may be less apparent but are not as difficult to ferret-out as you might imagine.

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