difficulty

Preposition: of

puzzle: The level of difficulty of the puzzles can be selected to suit the audience.

Converse of object

• learn: The target group is young children with learning difficulties under the age of eight years.
• overcome: Major efforts have been made to overcome difficulties with the numerous issues of the JTMP software.
• encounter: Now all I have to do is to convert all my webpages over to the new format - I`ve encountered two difficulties.
• face: Anyone who is prosecuted will also face difficulty in getting a license in the future.
• experience: There is nothing to suggest that a keen 12 year old would experience more difficulties with the theory than a keen 14 year old.
• pose: Some Masters applicants would not know their results until September so an early start date might pose difficulties for some postgraduate degrees.

Adjective modifier

• behavioral: The admission and retention of pupils with social and behavioral difficulties continue to test the inclusion policy.
• financial: These might include financial difficulties or acute or prolonged parental conflict or distress.
• mental: What do we mean by ' abnormal ' psychology, ' mental health difficulties ' or ' psychological problems ' ?
• severe: This is mainly due to the severe difficulties in obtaining quality crystals of sufficient size to perform the experiments.
• technical: Once a few technical difficulties were overcome, Chris Goddard's dazzling fiddle playing had the audience enthralled.
• considerable: Some patients might be expected to benefit from this; others have reported considerable difficulties trying to come of Prozac itself.

Modifies a noun

• breathing: Miss Y had difficulty breathing and staff from the home took her to see a GP ( who was employed by the Trust ).
• walking: When she was used on the beaches she was forced to wear sandals and as a result she had difficulty walking.

Noun used with modifier

• mobility: Disabled facilities: Not suitable for clients with mobility difficulties.
• breathing: A severe cough and breathing difficulties made such preaching from his bed more and more difficult.
• hearing: Would the advice given be any different for a young child with hearing difficulties?
• learning: Study Points Mr and Mrs Green have called into discuss the progress and needs of their daughter who has a specific learning difficulty.
• literacy: Writers with dyslexia or literacy difficulties can benefit from hearing their words read back to them as they type.