"He knows that this suspension of settlement construction is difficult, that it is not easy for anyone;

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

She says the work still is not easy, though,considering this is the country's worst flooding in more than 80 years and the area's mountainous terrain can make transportation difficult, even in the best of weather.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

It is not an easy task,she said. "This is going to be a very hard act for him to pursue, particularly when there is very, very deep hostility to the United States and to the West more generally in Pakistan."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"This is not a particularly easy case, because it sets out, or calls to question a number of legal issues that have to be examined, that have to really be given legal treatment for them to arrive at a decision that is legal in the eyes of the region and the eyes of the international law,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.18