We came into government in what were obviously controversial circumstances because we are governing with our sworn enemies the Conservative Party, and, even more controversially, we're having to make very, very difficult and in some cases downright unpopular decisions.

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They must learn Portuguese, work in often difficult conditions and, in some cases, avoid police raids.

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''Abandoned cars that are sticking out too far in the street are making snow ploughing difficult in some areas and in some cases making ploughing impossible.

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Passionate foodies have long been using online reservation sites like Open Table to quickly check availability at top restaurants, and in some cases, to score otherwise difficult to obtain reservations.

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So in essence we have our own local manufacturing and distribution operation that, in some cases, they would have a difficult time matching.

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In some cases the rescue work was under difficult circumstances.

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However, the health minister, Earl Howe, feared the move would be "counter-productive" because the concept of integrated care was "difficult to define" and risked being "too narrow" in some cases.

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In these places, distances are greater between things, arrangements more logistically difficult, good quality travel information harder to come by, and in some cases, personal safety more of an issue.

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Mr Michael said he had come across examples of a failure to listen to the children because some professionals, including social workers and police officers, did not have the training and experience to handle difficult cases.

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