Our system of third- and fourth-party payment for health care ensures that even people who actively try to discover the cost of their care have difficulty doing so.

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They still seek to project their influence through Europe, but will have difficulty doing this while they are so consumed by internal strife at home, and while they still struggle to come to terms with Europe's internal market.

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Careful observation of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas region, an area where climate change could bring major impacts to people, have been relatively scanty, due to the difficulty of doing science in remote areas, compounded by political disagreements.

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Mr Kelly said that at 40mph - which was the speed Mr Ramshaw had thought he was doing - he could have taken the bend without difficulty.

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They are aware of the need to have their fingers on the teenage pulse, but also of the difficulty of doing that when you are pushing 50.

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