More details may emerge in mid-December, but the difficulties to be overcome are huge.

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If these difficulties can be overcome, though, the future looks bright to all involved.

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Fortunately, there are signs that both these difficulties can be overcome.

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Although profits should recover this year, analysts say that it is unlikely that Carlsberg's strategic difficulties will be easily overcome: unless, that is, the foundation's lock on the firm's equity can be removed.

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If this could not be achieved, he told the same programme, the British public would have to consider whether they wanted to remain in the EU, adding that while withdrawal would cause "some difficulties" he believed they could be overcome.

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But whilst its verification programme may resolve some of its minor difficulties, there is a major one yet to be overcome .

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However, it will be hard for the Academy to ignore the logistical difficulties Danny Boyle had to overcome shooting in the slums of Mumbai.

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Because of his strong personality "he may be one of the few people that can overcome" the traditional Senate-to-White House difficulties, Burden says.

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