``_`` he_PRP may_MD lose_VB all_DT popular_JJ support_NN ,_, but_CC someone_NN has_VBZ to_TO kill_VB him_PRP to_TO defeat_VB him_PRP and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ._. ''_'' clever_NNP white_NNP house_NNP ``_`` spin_VB doctors_NNS ''_'' are_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN helping_VBG president_NNP bush_NNP explain_VB away_RB the_DT economic_JJ bashing_NN that_IN low-and_JJ middle-income_JJ workers_NNS are_VBP taking_VBG these_DT days_NNS ._. i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN the_DT sacramento_NNP river_NNP will_MD ever_RB be_VB quite_RB the_DT same_JJ ,_, although_IN i_PRP certainly_RB wish_VBP that_IN i_PRP 'm_VBP wrong_JJ ._. now_RB when_WRB you_PRP get_VBP bad_JJ credit_NN data_NNS or_CC are_VBP confused_VBN with_IN another_DT person_NN ,_, the_DT hard_JJ part_NN in_IN correcting_VBG the_DT mistake_NN is_VBZ not_RB even_RB knowing_VBG where_WRB it_PRP is_VBZ recorded_VBN ,_, let_VB alone_RB having_VBG access_NN ._. 'a_NN great_JJ share_NN of_IN responsibility_NN for_IN this_DT national_JJ tragedy_NN unquestionably_RB lies_VBZ with_IN the_DT president_NN of_IN the_DT country_NN ._. '_'' --_: eduard_NNP shevardnadze_NNP ,_, former_JJ foreign_JJ minister_NN ;_: 'we_PRP are_VBP so_RB deep_JJ in_IN this_DT crisis_NN that_IN all_PDT this_DT business_NN about_IN leaving_VBG the_DT party_NN ,_, not_RB leaving_VBG the_DT party_NN --_: that_WDT will_MD never_RB get_VB us_PRP out_IN ._. '_'' --_: natasha_NNP ,_, a_DT moscow_NNP bookkeeper_NN ;_: 'our_NN life_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ now_RB ,_, yes_UH ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ better_JJR to_TO be_VB hungry_JJ and_CC free_JJ ._. '_'' --_: lena_NNP sedykh_NNP ,_, a_DT moscow_NNP street_NN sweeper_NN ;_: 'if_NN you_PRP judge_VBP by_IN astrology_NN ,_, gorbachev_NNP is_VBZ cancer_NNP ,_, and_CC yeltsin_NNP and_CC russia_NNP are_VBP aquarius_NNP ._. producers_NNS of_IN action_NN shows_VBZ ,_, like_IN cannell_NNP ,_, are_VBP willing_JJ to_TO make_VB them_PRP at_IN a_DT bargain_NN price_NN to_TO help_VB cbs_NNP open_JJ up_IN a_DT new_JJ market_NN for_IN one-hour_JJ action_NN shows_VBZ ,_, which_WDT have_VBP become_VBN hard_JJ to_TO sell_VB in_IN the_DT rerun_NN market_NN ._. voting_NNP against_IN seeking_VBG additional_JJ sources_NNS of_IN funds_NNS was_VBD supervisor_NNP ray_NNP belgard_NNP ,_, who_WP told_VBD his_PRP$ colleagues_NNS ,_, ``_`` we_PRP have_VBP to_TO face_VB the_DT hard_JJ facts_NNS of_IN life_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB the_DT columns_NNS even_RB ,_, to_TO neatly_RB space_NN the_DT text_NN inside_IN the_DT cells_NNS of_IN the_DT table_NN ,_, to_TO adjust_VB the_DT table_NN when_WRB information_NN needs_VBZ to_TO be_VB added_VBN ,_, to_TO make_VB exceptions_NNS to_TO stretch_VB entries_NNS across_IN several_JJ cells_NNS ,_, to_TO add_VB periodic_JJ colors_NNS or_CC shades_NNS to_TO cells_NNS ,_, and_CC so_RB on_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ just_RB to_TO finish_VB these_DT remarks_NNS ._. ''_'' now_RB that_IN amanda_NNP blake_NNP has_VBZ died_VBN ,_, is_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ portraying_VBG matt_NNP dillon_NNP without_IN miss_NNP kitty_NNP ?_. even_RB though_IN many_NN of_IN the_DT university_NN 's_POS 30_CD ,_, 638_CD students_NNS are_VBP more_RBR conservative_JJ and_CC career-oriented_JJ than_IN their_PRP$ '60s_NNS and_CC '70s_NNS predecessors_NNS ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO drum_VB up_IN big_JJ crowds_NNS for_IN a_DT protest_NN than_IN it_PRP used_VBD to_TO be_VB ,_, telegraph_NNP retains_VBZ a_DT mystical_JJ --_: if_IN mangy_NN --_: aura_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO put_VB into_IN words_NNS ,_, but_CC since_IN that_DT day_NN i_PRP 've_VBP felt_VBD much_RB more_RBR confident_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB i_PRP 'm_VBP seeing_VBG it_PRP start_VBP to_TO rise_VB out_IN of_IN the_DT ground_NN ,_, "_" sheriff_NNP harvey_NNP nyland_NNP said_VBD after_IN a_DT groundbreaking_VBG ceremony_NN ._. ``_`` and_CC we_PRP are_VBP pleased_VBN to_TO announce_VB that_IN already_RB coke_NNP ,_, pepsi_NNP and_CC others_NNS have_VBP expressed_VBN enthusiasm_NN and_CC interest_NN in_IN participating_VBG in_IN this_DT expanded_VBN mtv_NNP service_NN ,_, further_JJ supporting_VBG their_PRP$ already_RB established_VBN use_NN of_IN mtv_NNP as_IN a_DT vehicle_NN to_TO attract_VB the_DT hard_JJ to-reach_JJ 12-34-year-old_JJ demographic_JJ ._. ''_'' ``_`` change_NNP was_VBD not_RB hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP ,_, "_" said_VBD his_PRP$ daughter_NN ,_, diane_NNP nelson_NNP of_IN santa_NNP maria_NNP ._. i_PRP try_VBP to_TO have_VB fun_NN with_IN everything_NN i_PRP do_VBP ,_, but_CC the_DT hard_JJ part_NN is_VBZ i_PRP 'll_MD make_VB a_DT good_JJ pitch_NN and_CC i_PRP 'll_MD try_VB to_TO make_VB it_PRP better_JJR the_DT next_JJ time_NN out_IN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. he_PRP 's_VBZ the_DT first_JJ to_TO say_VB that_DT wife_NN lisa_NNP is_VBZ going_VBG through_IN the_DT hard_JJ part_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP was_VBD n_NN 't_NN bad_JJ for_IN a_DT 25-year-old_JJ guy_NN who_WP 's_VBZ expecting_VBG to_TO become_VB a_DT first-time_JJ pop_NN any_DT day_NN now_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO ignore_VB a_DT voodoo-like_NN bent_VBD in_IN her_PRP$ 28-inch_JJ iraqi_JJ dictator_NN dolls_NNS ._. it_PRP also_RB makes_VBZ the_DT job_NN hard_JJ ._. ``_`` i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB how_WRB anyone_NN seeking_VBG a_DT position_NN in_IN public_JJ life_NN could_MD demonstrate_VB such_JJ poor_JJ judgment_NN and_CC bad_JJ taste_NN ._. the_DT slump_NN in_IN business_NN activity_NN and_CC the_DT accompanying_VBG ``_`` credit_NN crunch_NN ''_'' have_VBP been_VBN especially_RB hard_JJ on_IN owners_NNS of_IN these_DT high-yielding_JJ ,_, high-risk_JJ securities_NNS ,_, whether_IN they_PRP owned_VBD them_PRP directly_RB or_CC through_IN mutual_JJ funds_NNS ._. the_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ :_: ;_: phoenix_NNP phoenix_NNP tempe_NNP ;_: there_EX 's_VBZ so_RB much_JJ to_TO do_VB near_IN phoenix_NNP stadium_NNP that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO decide_VB where_WRB to_TO fit_VB in_IN a_DT spring_NN training_NN baseball_NN game_NN ._. but_CC if_IN there_EX are_VBP enough_JJ guys_NNS and_CC they_PRP all_DT have_NN big_JJ sticks_NNS or_CC something_NN ,_, it_PRP becomes_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN any_DT dog_NN ._. ''_'' old_JJ ladies_NNS are_VBP crotchety_JJ and_CC hard_JJ to_TO please_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ (_( becoming_VBG )_SYM harder_JJ to_TO steal_VB a_DT car_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD lt_NNP ._. jeanne_NNP miller_NNP of_IN the_DT detroit_NNP police_NNP department_NNP 's_POS major_NNP crimes_NNP division_NN ._. ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP run_VBP by_IN yourself_PRP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB motivated_VBN ._. ''_'' (_( check_NN )_SYM it_PRP 's_VBZ often_RB hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB if_IN a_DT can_MD is_VBZ aluminum_NN or_CC steel_NN ._. despite_IN all_PDT the_DT rhetoric_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ truly_RB hard_JJ to_TO make_VB a_DT case_NN that_IN big_JJ business_NN is_VBZ overtaxed_JJ in_IN california_NNP ._. that_DT is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO bear_VB ._. ''_'' as_IN you_PRP walk_VBP through_IN this_DT verdant_JJ landscape_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN hard_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT sense_NN of_IN the_DT area_NN 's_POS history_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN with_IN the_DT use_NN of_IN the_DT word_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP have_VBP a_DT disaster_NN like_IN the_DT oakland_NNP hills_NNS fire_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB everything_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD a_DT unique_JJ project_NN ,_, a_DT high-risk_JJ project_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP was_VBD put_VBN in_IN such_JJ an_DT unfortunate_JJ time_NN slot_NN (_( opposite_JJ '48_CD hours_NNS '_POS and_CC 'quantum_NNP leap_NNP '_POS )_SYM that_IN it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB anyone_NN interested_JJ in_IN it_PRP ._. ``_`` four_CD generations_NNS of_IN our_PRP$ family_NN have_VBP come_VBN here_RB ,_, and_CC every_DT year_NN ,_, it_PRP gets_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB in_IN ._. ''_'' all_DT the_DT easy_JJ cuts_NNS and_CC a_DT bunch_NN of_IN the_DT hard_JJ ones_NNS were_VBD made_VBN in_IN bridging_VBG the_DT $_$ 14_CD billion_CD gap_NN in_IN june_NNP ._. earlier_JJR studies_NNS suggested_VBD up-and-down_JJ dieting_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO lose_VB weight_NN and_CC may_MD have_VB unhealthy_JJ consequences_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO control_VB teen-agers_NNS '_POS behavior_NN ,_, but_CC not_RB impossible_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO define_VB whether_IN stewart_NNP means_VBZ he_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN talk_NN at_IN all_DT or_CC whether_IN he_PRP just_RB wo_MD n_NN 't_NN tell_VB the_DT truth_NN as_IN he_PRP sees_VBZ it_PRP ._. the_DT slumped_VBN economy_NN unquestionably_RB has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ on_IN america_NNP 's_POS cities_NNS ,_, counties_NNS and_CC school_NN districts_NNS ._. after_IN the_DT fire_NN ,_, baldwin_NNP said_VBD ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO look_VB at_IN the_DT sprawling_VBG brick_NN plant_NN ,_, which_WDT he_PRP can_MD see_VB every_DT time_NN he_PRP steps_VBZ out_RP the_IN front_NN door_NN of_IN his_PRP$ apartment_NN ._. the_DT empire_NNP state_NNP building_NNP is_VBZ a_DT high-profile_JJ symbol_NN that_WDT might_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB ._. he_PRP said_VBD it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO get_VB up_IN each_DT morning_NN and_CC pick_VB up_IN his_PRP$ crutches_NNS ,_, which_WDT he_PRP calls_VBZ ``_`` my_PRP$ other_JJ set_VBN of_IN legs_NNS ._. ''_'' and_CC should_MD fsu_NNP be_VB undefeated_JJ after_IN playing_VBG the_DT cougars_NNPS ,_, michigan_NNP ,_, lsu_NNP ,_, louisville_NNP ,_, south_NNP carolina_NNP ,_, miami_NNP and_CC florida_NNP ,_, it_PRP 'll_MD be_VB hard_JJ not_RB to_TO give_VB them_PRP the_DT title_NN ._. despite_IN lower_JJR home_NN prices_NNS and_CC higher_JJR apartment-vacancy_JJ rates_NNS ,_, the_DT nation_NN 's_POS poor_JJ are_VBP finding_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ than_IN ever_RB to_TO find_VB decent_JJ ,_, affordable_JJ housing_NN ,_, a_DT study_NN said_VBD this_DT week_NN ._. diamonds_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._. there_EX have_VBP been_VBN so_RB many_JJ revelations_NNS against_IN bettelheim_NNP recently_RB that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP to_TO make_VB of_IN them_PRP all_DT ,_, said_VBD dr_NNP ._. louis_NNP jolyon_NNP west_NNP ,_, a_DT professor_NN of_IN psychiatry_NN at_IN ucla_NNP ._. the_DT crew_NN members_NNS wait_VBP with_IN the_DT pothole_NN because_IN if_IN they_PRP left_VBD --_: and_CC you_PRP may_MD find_VB this_DT hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB --_: impatient_JJ drivers_NNS would_MD simply_RB mow_VB down_RP the_DT laughing_VBG cones_NNS and_CC plow_NN right_NN over_IN the_DT crew_NN 's_POS handiwork_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB having_VBG one_CD successful_JJ mystery_NN character_NN --_: how_WRB does_VBZ smith_NNP manage_VB two_CD ?_. it_PRP 's_VBZ awfully_RB hard_JJ to_TO achieve_VB a_DT balance_NN ,_, but_CC parents_NNS need_VBP to_TO apply_VB common_JJ sense_NN and_CC listen_VB to_TO their_PRP$ gut_NN reactions_NNS ._. ''_'' the_DT miami_NNP dolphins_NNPS found_VBD out_RP the_IN hard_JJ way_NN sunday_NNP :_: the_DT silverdome_NNP is_VBZ no_DT place_NN to_TO come_VB for_IN a_DT party_NN ._. only_RB this_DT time_NN around_IN the_DT conditions_NNS are_VBP different_JJ and_CC the_DT choice_NN is_VBZ far_RB harder_JJ ._. pat_NNP hurst_NNP ,_, who_WP made_VBD the_DT jump_NN from_IN amateur_NN to_TO professional_JJ golf_NN six_CD weeks_NNS ago_RB ,_, is_VBZ learning_VBG the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_IN mistakes_NNS can_MD be_VB costly_JJ ._. ._. ._. in_IN the_DT pocketbook_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT field_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ out_IN there_RB ,_, so_IN i_PRP 'm_VBP not_RB concerned_VBN ,_, "_" said_VBD manager_NNP cito_NNP gaston_NNP ,_, who_WP believes_VBZ defense_NN cost_NN the_DT blue_NNP jays_NNPS the_DT east_NNP in_IN 1990_CD ._. but_CC even_JJ fellow_NN israeli_NNP cabinet_NNP members_NNS find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO stop_VB the_DT hawkish_JJ housing_NN minister_NN who_WP savors_NNS sprinkling_VBG the_DT occupied_VBN lands_NNS with_IN new_JJ jewish_JJ settlements_NNS ._. the_DT world_NN of_IN computing_VBG is_VBZ so_RB huge_JJ that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pick_VB one_CD program_NN ,_, peripheral_JJ or_CC processor_NN ,_, that_WDT shows_VBZ where_WRB the_DT personal_JJ computer_NN is_VBZ after_IN 10_CD years_NNS ._. but_CC at_IN least_JJS one_CD firm_NN familiar_JJ with_IN the_DT new_JJ law_NN says_VBZ a_DT scarce_JJ supply_NN of_IN computer_NN professionals_NNS may_MD make_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO reduce_VB overtime_NN benefits_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO tell_VB with_IN bankside_NN vegetation_NN ._. ``_`` when_WRB it_PRP drags_VBZ out_IN two_CD or_CC three_CD years_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN a_DT union_NN to_TO sustain_VB momentum_NN ,_, "_" anderson_NNP said_VBD ._. current_JJ service_NN consists_VBZ of_IN unlimited_JJ curbside_NN pickup_NN in_IN the_DT city_NN 's_POS flatland_NN areas_NNS at_IN $_$ 16_CD ._. 73_CD per_IN month_NN and_CC a_DT variable_JJ rate_NN in_IN the_DT hard_JJ to-serve_JJ hillside_NN areas_NNS ranging_VBG from_IN $_$ 11_CD ._. 97_CD for_IN one_PRP can_MD to_TO $_$ 20_CD ._. 30_CD for_IN five_CD cans_NNS ._. the_DT first_JJ issue_NN included_VBD a_DT news_NN story_NN on_IN a_DT major_JJ sale_NN of_IN vintage_JJ jerseys_NNS ,_, a_DT background_NN piece_NN on_IN the_DT unique_JJ style_NN of_IN hard_JJ to-find_JJ 1970_CD cleveland_NNP indians_NNPS shirts_NNS and_CC a_DT short_JJ list_NN of_IN 1991_CD uniform_NN changes_NNS ._. ``_`` if_IN you_PRP try_VBP to_TO pick_VB out_RP the_IN separate_JJ voices_NNS in_IN the_DT chorus_NN of_IN why_WRB dennis_NNP eckart_NNP is_VBZ leaving_VBG ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ ,_, "_" eckart_NNP added_VBD ._. ``_`` this_DT ,_, "_" said_VBD young_NNP ,_, ``_`` was_VBD a_DT hard_JJ one_CD ._. to_TO defend_VB yourself_PRP :_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO be_VB influenced_VBN ,_, so_RB ``_`` just_RB say_VBP no_DT ''_'' to_TO slur_VB campaigns_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO pick_VB it_PRP apart_RB into_IN percentages_NNS ._. ``_`` he_PRP has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN completing_VBG a_DT thought_VBD ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM mixed-signal_NNP chips_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO make_VB right_NN the_DT first_JJ time_NN ._. and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB refusing_VBG a_DT bonbon_NN nowadays_RB ,_, without_IN considering_VBG how_WRB one_PRP might_MD politely_RB refuse_VB to_TO be_VB served_VBN a_DT member_NN of_IN the_DT household_NN ._. instead_RB ,_, opponents_NNS like_IN house_NNP speaker_NNP thomas_NNP foley_NNP ,_, d-spokane_NNP ,_, stood_VBD the_DT argument_NN on_IN its_PRP$ ear_NN ,_, imploring_VBG his_PRP$ home_NN state_NN 's_POS voters_NNS not_RB to_TO throw_VB away_RB their_PRP$ hard_JJ won_VBD political_JJ power_NN in_IN a_DT fit_NN of_IN pique_JJ over_IN unpaid_JJ restaurant_NN tabs_NNS and_CC bounced_VBD checks_NNS ._. beverly_NNP hayon_NNP ,_, spokeswoman_NN for_IN kaiser_NNP permanente_NNP medical_NNP care_NNP program_NN ,_, said_VBD ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB (_( this_DT )_SYM is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO stop_VB the_DT aids_NNP epidemic_NN ._. if_IN allied_VBN figures_NNS are_VBP anywhere_RB near_IN correct_JJ --_: it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB ,_, since_IN a_DT british_JJ report_NN that_IN 300_CD iraqis_NNPS were_VBD killed_VBN at_IN khafji_NNP shrank_VBD to_TO 30_CD by_IN the_DT time_NN the_DT saudis_NNPS briefed_VBN a_DT couple_NN of_IN hours_NNS later_RB --_: the_DT iraqi_JJ leader_NN was_VBD given_VBN a_DT bloody_JJ nose_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN us_PRP girls_NNS !_. "_" she_PRP says_VBZ and_CC laughs_VBZ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO care_VB ._. ``_`` they_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG have_VBP to_TO make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ than_IN it_PRP already_RB is_VBZ ._. ''_'' nonetheless_RB ,_, as_IN house_NNP resolution_NNP 1_CD is_VBZ fast-tracked_JJ through_IN the_DT house_NNP ,_, the_DT complexities_NNS of_IN legal_JJ language_NN defining_VBG what_WP is_VBZ or_CC is_VBZ n_NN 't_VBG a_DT legitimate_JJ business_NN necessity_NN in_IN hiring_VBG and_CC promoting_VBG workers_NNS make_VBP it_PRP very_RB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT bill_NN 's_POS sponsors_NNS to_TO prove_VB that_IN it_PRP will_MD not_RB lead_VB to_TO quotas_NNS in_IN employment_NN ,_, as_IN the_DT administration_NN charges_NNS ._. originally_RB ,_, it_PRP attached_VBD recycled_VBN engines_NNS to_TO bicycles_NNS ,_, a_DT popular_JJ mode_NN of_IN transportation_NN in_IN the_DT hard_JJ years_NNS that_WDT followed_VBD world_NNP war_NNP ii_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO rest_VB him_PRP ,_, but_CC when_WRB you_PRP 've_VBP got_VBD a_DT guy_NN like_IN willie_NNP (_( wilson_NNP )_SYM in_IN his_PRP$ place_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB so_RB hard_JJ ._. ''_'' devine_NNP ,_, however_RB ,_, notes_VBZ that_IN first_NNP nationwide_NNP must_MD ultimately_RB achieve_VB its_PRP$ goal_NN of_IN providing_VBG ford_NNP an_DT average_JJ annual_JJ return_NN of_IN 15_CD percent_NN on_IN its_PRP$ investment_NN ,_, something_NN that_WDT is_VBZ increasingly_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB in_IN the_DT troubled_JJ savings_NNS and_CC loan_NN business_NN ._. ``_`` when_WRB i_PRP go_VBP home_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO even_RB walk_VB outside_IN ,_, because_IN i_PRP see_VBP the_DT suffering_NN of_IN people_NNS ,_, and_CC it_PRP hurts_VBZ me_PRP ._. ``_`` if_IN a_DT young_JJ boy_NN who_WP had_VBD a_DT very_RB hard_JJ life_NN becomes_VBZ a_DT dope_NN addict_NN and_CC then_RB suddenly_RB turns_VBZ it_PRP all_DT around_IN ._. ._. ._. is_VBZ he_PRP less_JJR of_IN a_DT role_NN model_NN because_IN he_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN go_NN through_IN the_DT regular_JJ scenario_NN of_IN college_NN ,_, a_DT b_NNP ._. a_DT ._. and_CC an_DT m_NNP ._. a_DT ._. and_CC doing_VBG something_NN in_IN the_DT community_NN ?_. he_PRP found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO be_VB going_VBG the_DT opposite_JJ direction_NN of_IN his_PRP$ teammates_NNS ,_, who_WP are_VBP a_DT surprising_JJ 24-19_CD ._. trouble_NN is_VBZ ,_, when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP marketing_VBG a_DT museum_NN internationally_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB that_IN a_DT garage_NNP is_VBZ a_DT high-tech_JJ attraction_NN ._. the_DT lawsuit_NN cited_VBD cases_NNS where_WRB different_JJ consumers_NNS '_POS reports_NNS were_VBD mixed_VBN together_RB and_CC said_VBD such_JJ inaccuracies_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO correct_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD coming_VBG up_IN on_IN an_DT hour_NN since_IN the_DT final_JJ buzzer_NN sounded_VBD and_CC still_RB jordan_NNP looked_VBD as_IN if_IN he_PRP 'd_MD just_RB heard_VBN the_DT best_JJS or_CC worst_JJS news_NN of_IN his_PRP$ life_NN ;_: it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. until_IN i_PRP hear_VBP the_DT doctor_NN say_VBP he_PRP 's_VBZ ok_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO concentrate_VB ._. that_DT 's_VBZ sometimes_RB hard_JJ for_IN us_PRP to_TO keep_VB in_IN mind_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB to_TO ,_, and_CC there_EX are_VBP no_DT roads_NNS for_IN the_DT rescue_NN equipment_NN to_TO travel_VB on_IN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ ,_, a_DT lot_NN faster_RBR and_CC a_DT lot_NN quicker_JJR than_IN the_DT racing_VBG i_PRP saw_VBD on_IN tv_NN ,_, "_" basaca_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB that_IN any_DT american_NNP who_WP has_VBZ such_JJ priorities_NNS would_MD fess_NN up_IN about_IN them_PRP to_TO a_DT pollster_NN ._. for_IN the_DT time_NN being_VBG ,_, consumers_NNS can_MD expect_VB to_TO have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN getting_VBG loans_NNS and_CC to_TO pay_VB more_JJR for_IN them_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ watching_VBG a_DT team_NN warm_JJ up_VB to_TO see_VB how_WRB much_JJ athletic_JJ ability_NN it_PRP has_VBZ ,_, "_" shaw_NNP said_VBD ._. however_RB ,_, i_PRP found_VBD windowbase_NNP much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB close_RB to_TO than_IN acefile_NNP ._. nine_CD years_NNS and_CC two_CD kids_NNS later_RB ,_, absolute_JJ quiet_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN in_IN our_PRP$ lives_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ to_TO say_VB because_IN i_PRP have_VBP n_NN 't_NN seen_VBD this_DT cartoon_NN and_CC i_PRP did_VBD see_VB ``_`` little_NNP mermaid_NNP ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP not_RB to_TO cry_VB right_RB now_RB ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. hilton_NNP also_RB wrote_VBD that_IN the_DT fire_NN has_VBZ been_VBN ``_`` an_DT extremely_RB hard_JJ thing_NN to_TO deal_VB with_IN ''_'' and_CC that_IN living_VBG with_IN its_PRP$ memory_NN ``_`` for_IN the_DT rest_NN of_IN my_PRP$ life_NN is_VBZ a_DT terrible_JJ burden_NN ._. ''_'' tough_JJ reforms_NNS planned_VBN ;_: last_JJ week_NN ,_, russian_NNP president_NNP boris_NNP yeltsin_NNP said_VBD he_PRP was_VBD about_IN to_TO begin_VB a_DT series_NN of_IN tough_JJ economic_JJ reforms_NNS that_IN at_IN first_JJ would_MD make_VB life_NN even_RB harder_JJ for_IN the_DT average_JJ person_NN ._. now_RB ,_, lamott_NNP says_VBZ ,_, canin_NNP 's_POS gone_VBN through_IN a_DT couple_NN of_IN hard_JJ ,_, tense_JJ years_NNS writing_VBG ``_`` blue_NNP river_NNP ._. ''_'' ``_`` let_VB 's_POS face_NN it_PRP ,_, men_NNS in_IN boats_NNS have_VBP given_VBN the_DT whale_NN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD holly_NNP jaffe_NNP ,_, a_DT capistrano_NNP beach_NNP office_NN manager_NN making_VBG her_PRP$ second_JJ trip_NN with_IN cole_NNP ._. that_DT should_MD make_VB it_PRP even_RB harder_JJ for_IN the_DT giants_NNP to_TO swallow_VB ._. ferreira_NNP ,_, who_WP is_VBZ recovering_VBG from_IN massive_JJ wounds_NNS on_IN his_PRP$ left_VBN arm_NN and_CC side_NN ,_, vowed_VBD to_TO ride_VB the_DT waves_NNS again_RB ._. (_( dot_NN )_SYM page_NNP 1b_CD ;_: at_IN wide_JJ receiver_NN ,_, danielle_NNP schurr_NNP ;_: when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP a_DT girl_NN playing_VBG wide_JJ receiver_NN for_IN a_DT high_JJ school_NN football_NN team_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO avoid_VB the_DT limelight_NN ,_, but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT way_NN danielle_NNP schurr_NNP of_IN fremont_NNP 's_POS irvington_NNP high_NNP wants_VBZ it_PRP --_: no_DT special_JJ attention_NN ,_, no_DT special_JJ treatment_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB which_WDT psychological_JJ complex_JJ --_: the_DT democrats_NNPS '_POS or_CC the_DT republicans_NNPS '_POS --_: hurts_VBZ us_PRP more_JJR as_IN a_DT nation_NN ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM for_IN a_DT hard_JJ crust_NN ,_, bake_JJ bread_NN until_IN it_PRP feels_VBZ like_IN a_DT brick_NN because_IN crust_NN softens_VBZ as_IN it_PRP cools_VBZ ._. ``_`` 'the_NNP prince_NNP of_IN tides_NNP '_POS is_VBZ about_IN tom_NNP wingo_NNP and_CC his_PRP$ voice_NN ,_, and_CC i_PRP think_VBP the_DT film_NN preserved_VBN that_IN ,_, and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ thing_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD co-producer_NNP andrew_NNP karsch_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ cruelly_RB hard_JJ to_TO give_VB up_IN the_DT sound_NN of_IN mobs_NNS roaring_VBG ,_, ``_`` run_NNP ,_, jesse_NNP ,_, run_VB ._. ''_'' i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO laugh_VB on_IN camera_NN at_IN nothing_NN ._. ''_'' house_NNP speaker_NNP thomas_NNP foley_NNP ,_, d-wash_NNP ._. ,_, said_VBD it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO take_VB bush_NNP 's_POS suggestion_NN seriously_RB in_IN light_NN of_IN exemptions_NNS that_IN bush_NNP enjoys_VBZ from_IN various_JJ laws_NNS ,_, including_VBG the_DT freedom_NNP of_IN information_NNP act_NNP and_CC the_DT law_NN restricting_VBG lobbying_VBG by_IN former_JJ government_NN officials_NNS ._. the_DT foreign_JJ minister_NN said_VBD ,_, 'no_UH --_: this_DT film_NN is_VBZ not_RB going_VBG to_TO be_VB shown_VBN abroad_RB ._. '_'' "_" ;_: ``_`` the_DT nasty_JJ girl_NNP ,_, "_" a_DT big_JJ hit_VBD in_IN berlin_NNP and_CC munich_NNP ,_, was_VBD harder_JJ to_TO suppress_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB the_DT course_NN of_IN the_DT civil_JJ rights_NNS movement_NN without_IN the_DT revelatory_JJ and_CC shocking_JJ fire_NN hose_NN and_CC beating_VBG footage_NN ._. the_DT small_JJ car_NN made_VBN by_IN the_DT general_NNP motors_NNPS corp_NNP ._. subsidiary_NN officially_RB went_VBD on_IN sale_NN oct_NNP ._. 25_CD ,_, but_CC quality-control_NN standards_NNS made_VBN them_PRP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN until_IN recently_RB at_IN the_DT more_JJR than_IN 60_CD saturn_NNP dealerships_NNS ._. and_CC the_DT two_CD most_RBS common_JJ with_IN 'bed_VBN '_POS are_VBP that_IN ,_, one_CD ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO put_VB down_RB and_CC ,_, two_CD --_: i_PRP heard_VBD this_DT from_IN two_CD old_JJ ladies_NNS who_WP 'd_MD been_VBN given_VBN the_DT book_NN by_IN their_PRP$ children_NNS --_: that_IN this_DT is_VBZ n_NN 't_VBG a_DT novel_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ about_IN truth_NN ._. ''_'' wes_NNP raynal_NNP ,_, autoweek_NNP ;_: (_( hbox_NN )_SYM ;_: ``_`` low_NNP profiling_VBG is_VBZ pretty_RB hard_JJ in_IN a_DT car_NN this_DT bright_JJ ,_, a_DT characteristic_NN that_IN sets_VBZ the_DT r_NN r_NN t_NN apart_RB from_IN the_DT taurus_NNP sho_NNP ._. but_CC keefe_NNP said_VBD he_PRP might_MD have_VB reached_VBN a_DT point_NN in_IN stanford_NNP 's_POS system_NN where_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO improve_VB the_DT number_NN that_WDT gets_VBZ noticed_VBN --_: his_PRP$ 21_CD ._. 2_CD points_NNS per_IN game_NN ._. while_IN the_DT galant_NNP has_VBZ been_VBN a_DT success_NN ,_, mitsubishi_NNP recognizes_VBZ that_IN its_PRP$ late_JJ entry_NN into_IN that_DT niche_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO overcome_VB the_DT edge_NN established_VBN by_IN the_DT toyota_NNP and_CC honda_NNP models_NNS ._. rev_NNP ._. lou_NNP sheldon_NNP ,_, head_NN of_IN the_DT conservative_JJ traditional_JJ values_NNP coalition_NNP in_IN orange_NNP county_NNP and_CC a_DT leading_VBG opponent_NN of_IN ab_NNP 101_CD ,_, acknowledged_VBD that_IN the_DT longer_RB it_PRP takes_VBZ wilson_NNP to_TO approve_VB the_DT measure_NN ,_, the_DT harder_JJ it_PRP will_MD be_VB for_IN his_PRP$ group_NN to_TO collect_VB enough_RB valid_JJ signatures_NNS for_IN a_DT ballot_NN issue_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ all_DT harder_JJ than_IN we_PRP ever_RB imagined_VBD ,_, and_CC there_EX is_VBZ nowhere_RB to_TO turn_VB for_IN help_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO start_VB a_DT candidacy_NN when_WRB you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG know_NN who_WP your_PRP$ voters_NNS will_MD be_VB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ a_DT sea_NN of_IN modernist_JJ vignettes_NNS --_: and_CC while_IN many_NN of_IN them_PRP are_VBP superb_JJ in_IN themselves_PRP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO wonder_VB if_IN the_DT overall_JJ design_NN was_VBD the_DT result_NN of_IN political_JJ compromise_NN as_RB much_JJ as_IN architectural_JJ intent_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB him_PRP out_IN of_IN the_DT starting_VBG lineup_NN at_IN this_DT rate_NN ._. that_DT something_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pin_VB down_RB ,_, a_DT consistently_RB surprising_JJ off-center_JJ freshness_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ friendly-fresh_JJ ,_, not_RB aggressive-fresh_JJ like_IN ``_`` twin_NNP peaks_NNP ._. ''_'' because_IN schimpeler_NNP teaches_VBZ math_NN ,_, a_DT subject_NN in_IN which_WDT qualified_VBD teachers_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, she_PRP figures_VBZ she_PRP 's_VBZ more_JJR secure_VB than_IN many_NN ._. still_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB humble_JJ ._. ``_`` why_WRB is_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO admit_VB a_DT mistake_NN was_VBD made_VBN ''_'' in_IN approving_VBG prozac_NNP ?_. it_PRP is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO get_VB reservations_NNS and_CC even_RB harder_JJ to_TO get_VB the_DT name_NN of_IN a_DT hotel_NN where_WRB you_PRP are_VBP supposed_VBN to_TO stay_VB ._. a_DT lot_NN of_IN people_NNS have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ enough_JJ time_NN with_IN this_DT in_NN mild_JJ weather_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD very_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO get_VB used_VBN to_TO ,_, but_CC i_PRP did_VBD ._. ''_'' (_( hbox_NN )_SYM ;_: the_DT hospitality_NN industry_NN ,_, with_IN a_DT critical_JJ labor_NN shortage_NN ,_, is_VBZ targeting_VBG potential_JJ employees_NNS who_WP may_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN in_IN other_JJ fields_NNS :_: beginners_NNS ,_, older_JJR workers_NNS ,_, students_NNS and_CC mothers_NNS of_IN young_JJ children_NNS ._. lawrence_NNP adelman_NNP ,_, an_DT analyst_NN and_CC vice_NN president_NN with_IN dean_NNP witter_NNP reynolds_NNP inc_NNP ._. ,_, said_VBD ,_, ``_`` they_PRP 're_VBP trying_VBG to_TO come_VB to_TO grips_NNS with_IN all_DT their_PRP$ problems_NNS --_: whether_IN it_PRP be_VBP domestic_JJ snacks_NNS or_CC international_JJ snacks_NNS or_CC kfc_NNP --_: make_VB the_DT hard_JJ decisions_NNS in_IN 1991_CD and_CC go_VB forward_RB with_IN a_DT very_RB positive_JJ momentum_NN into_IN 1992_CD ._. ''_'' ``_`` for_IN sheer_JJ ingratitude_NN ,_, this_DT report_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB ._. ''_'' the_DT early_JJ indications_NNS are_VBP that_IN stadium_NNP club_NNP will_MD remain_VB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._. you_PRP ought_MD not_RB to_TO try_VB to_TO stick_VB it_PRP out_IN ;_: that_WDT would_MD only_RB make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN every_DT one_CD ._. ``_`` so_RB i_PRP do_VBP think_VB if_IN you_PRP give_VBP people_NNS what_WP they_PRP want_VBP --_: i_PRP guess_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO determine_VB what_WP they_PRP want_VBP --_: they_PRP 're_VBP ready_JJ to_TO support_VB a_DT museum_NN ._. ''_'' suspected_VBN porn_NN ;_: san_NNP francisco_NNP art_NN photographer_NN jock_NNP sturges_NNP learned_VBD this_DT lesson_NN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN in_IN april_NNP 1990_CD after_IN the_DT manager_NN of_IN a_DT photo-processing_JJ lab_NN reported_VBD to_TO the_DT fbi_NNP that_IN he_PRP had_VBD received_VBN negatives_NNS of_IN nude_JJ young_JJ girls_NNS ._. it_PRP could_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN a_DT family_NN ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM 87_CD percent_NN of_IN all_DT adults_NNS think_VBP parents_NNS today_NN have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN making_VBG ends_NNS meet_VBP ._. in_IN fact_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN a_DT day_NN of_IN the_DT week_NN that_IN this_DT dopey_JJ new_JJ nbc_NNP clip_NN show_NN would_MD be_VB ``_`` the_DT best_JJS of_IN ._. ''_'' he_PRP is_VBZ making_VBG it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN the_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ to_TO keep_VB him_PRP off_IN the_DT team_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ language_NN to_TO do_VB with_IN diplomacy_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN in_IN it_PRP 22_CD ,_, 23_CD years_NNS now_RB ,_, and_CC it_PRP was_VBD very_RB hard_JJ to_TO fight_VB ,_, "_" canoles_NNP says_VBZ ._. the_DT bush_NNP administration_NN vehemently_RB opposes_VBZ this_DT provision_NN ,_, saying_VBG it_PRP would_MD lead_VB to_TO prolonged_VBN appeals_NNS and_CC make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO punish_VB perpetrators_NNS of_IN heinous_JJ crimes_NNS ._. it_PRP was_VBD not_RB unlike_IN watching_VBG joe_NNP montana_NNP at_IN work_NN ,_, making_VBG the_DT hard_JJ plays_NNS look_VB easy_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD still_RB hard_JJ to_TO leave_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ loss_NN i_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB suffered_VBD ,_, "_" beckenhauer-heller_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB ._. ''_'' back_RB on_IN the_DT air_NNP :_: howard_NNP hesseman_NNP ,_, back_RB in_IN character_NN as_IN johnny_NNP fever_NN on_IN the_DT new_JJ syndicated_VBN ``_`` wkrp_NNP in_IN cincinnati_NNP ,_, "_" says_VBZ the_DT second_JJ time_NN around_IN is_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ ._. in_IN big_NNP d_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ go_VB saints_NNP :_: yes_UH ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN it_PRP ?_. the_DT work_NN is_VBZ so_RB collaborative_JJ ;_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN the_DT original_JJ vision_NN to_TO survive_VB intact_JJ ._. times_NNP were_VBD hard_JJ ,_, and_CC money_NN and_CC jobs_NNS were_VBD scarce_JJ ._. this_DT was_VBD a_DT typical_JJ markup_NN ;_: spy_NN toys_NNS were_VBD still_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB and_CC sold_VBN mostly_RB through_IN dubious_JJ catalogs_NNS ,_, just_RB as_IN pornography_NN had_VBD been_VBN in_IN earlier_JJR days_NNS ._. they_PRP are_VBP a_DT much_JJ harder_JJ audience_NN than_IN a_DT group_NN of_IN strangers_NNS ,_, "_" edwards_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ important_JJ to_TO follow_VB your_PRP$ instincts_NNS and_CC stand_VB your_PRP$ ground_NN ,_, she_PRP says_VBZ ,_, ``_`` and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP on_IN your_PRP$ own_JJ and_CC you_PRP really_RB don_VBP 't_VBG have_VB anyone_NN to_TO fight_VB the_DT fight_NN with_IN you_PRP ._. medical_JJ experts_NNS said_VBD the_DT water_NN cutoff_NN will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN people_NNS to_TO wash_VB and_CC cook_NN food_NN properly_RB ._. but_CC in_IN the_DT human_JJ sense_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB that_IN the_DT most_RBS inept_JJ of_IN the_DT old_JJ managers_NNS could_MD have_VB done_VBN a_DT worse_JJR job_NN of_IN managing_VBG change_NN than_IN the_DT executives_NNS of_IN g_NN ._. e_NN ._. ,_, capital_NNP cities_NNPS and_CC larry_NNP tisch_NNP did_VBD ._. maybe_RB making_VBG lots_NNS of_IN movies_NNS with_IN female_JJ heroes_NNS would_MD change_VB it_PRP ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN in_IN what_WP context_NN a_DT woman_NN would_MD be_VB a_DT hero_NN ._. the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN selling_VBG the_DT wide-ranging_JJ plan_NN will_MD be_VB to_TO ``_`` get_VB people_NNS to_TO think_VB of_IN this_DT as_IN a_DT nine-year_JJ crusade_NN ''_'' instead_RB of_IN a_DT quick-fix_JJ program_NN ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ._. farewell_NNP to_TO a_DT local_NNP hero_NN --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN a_DT bay_NNP area_NNP broadcaster_NN who_WP put_VBP more_RBR back_RB into_IN his_PRP$ community_NN than_IN bob_NNP haulman_NNP ,_, who_WP died_VBD early_JJ wednesday_NNP of_IN a_DT heart_NN attack_NN at_IN age_NN 49_CD ._. but_CC ,_, then_RB ,_, all_DT that_NN data_NNS you_PRP have_VBP collected_VBN becomes_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO work_VB with_IN ._. ''_'' ``_`` looking_VBG for_IN a_DT job_NN is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ without_IN english_NNP ._. ''_'' i_PRP like_IN to_TO write_VB about_IN what_WP we_PRP the_DT public_JJ perceive_VB about_IN an_DT issue_NN as_IN opposed_VBN to_TO often_RB hard_JJ to-understand_JJ facts_NNS ._. in_IN fact_NN ,_, if_IN one_CD looks_VBZ closely_RB ,_, daytime_JJ nappers_NNS are_VBP not_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP marry_VBP ,_, you_PRP want_VBP to_TO have_VB things_NNS in_IN common_JJ ''_'' ,_, a_DT girl_NN said_VBD ,_, ``_`` and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ when_WRB you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG marry_VB someone_NN with_IN your_PRP$ own_JJ background_NN ''_'' ._. ``_`` the_DT patriotic_JJ feeling_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB ._. and_CC the_DT parts_NNS would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO trace_VB on_IN the_DT world_NN market_NN ,_, he_PRP added_VBD :_: ``_`` i_PRP can_MD 't_VB think_NN of_IN any_DT individual_NN ,_, single_JJ items_NNS that_IN if_IN they_PRP import_VBP that_WDT ,_, watch_VB 'em_PRP ._. ''_'' the_DT state_NN 's_POS looming_VBG budget_NN shortfall_NN eliminates_VBZ any_DT chance_NN of_IN a_DT bailout_NN from_IN sacramento_NNP ,_, leaving_VBG education_NN leaders_NNS with_IN three_CD hard_JJ choices_NNS :_: raise_VB fees_NNS ,_, cut_VB faculty_NN and_CC staff_NN ,_, or_CC close_VB doors_NNS to_TO qualified_VBN students_NNS ._. just_RB as_IN u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. executives_NNS are_VBP learning_VBG the_DT value_NN of_IN the_DT european_JJ accent_NN in_IN the_DT executive_JJ suite_NN and_CC the_DT board_NN room_NN ,_, they_PRP may_MD find_VB it_PRP harder_JJ --_: but_CC potentially_RB more_RBR lucrative_JJ --_: to_TO woo_VB them_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN if_IN a_DT guy_NN is_VBZ giving_VBG you_PRP his_PRP$ all_DT if_IN he_PRP 's_VBZ on_IN a_DT guarantee_NN as_IN opposed_VBN to_TO a_DT commission_NN ,_, "_" hitchcock_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC if_IN fries_NNP '_POS appearance_NN may_MD not_RB seem_VB all_DT that_NN youthful_JJ to_TO some_DT ,_, it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB that_IN the_DT doctor_NN does_VBZ not_RB think_VB in_IN much_RB younger_JJR terms_NNS ._. several_JJ years_NNS ago_RB ,_, when_WRB almost_RB all_DT load_NN funds_NNS charged_VBN 8_CD ._. 5_NN percent_NN of_IN the_DT initial_JJ investment_NN to_TO get_VB in_IN ,_, that_DT statement_NN was_VBD harder_JJ to_TO justify_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO come_VB to_TO this_DT place_NN tonight_RB and_CC not_RB be_VB able_JJ to_TO go_VB into_IN the_DT clubhouse_NN and_CC put_VB on_IN a_DT uniform_NN and_CC throw_VB backdoor_JJ sliders_NNS and_CC get_VB people_NNS out_RB ._. catchers_NNP and_CC third_JJ basemen_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._. they_PRP were_VBD so_RB light_VBP he_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG them_PRP on_IN the_DT plate_NN ._. ome_JJ areas_NNS ;_: abortions_NNS are_VBP becoming_VBG increasingly_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB in_IN rural_JJ areas_NNS and_CC other_JJ parts_NNS of_IN the_DT country_NN as_IN physicians_NNS shy_JJ away_RB from_IN the_DT procedure_NN because_IN of_IN harassment_NN ,_, peer_NN pressure_NN and_CC lack_NN of_IN training_NN ,_, an_DT abortion-rights_NNS group_VBP announced_VBD in_IN chicago_NNP ._. pranks_NNP (_( you_PRP 're_VBP welcome_NNP )_SYM --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO fool_VB the_DT folks_NNS at_IN sun_NNP technologies_NNP in_IN mountain_NNP view_NNP after_IN successive_JJ years_NNS of_IN april_NNP fools_NNS '_POS day_NNP jokes_NNS ,_, so_RB prankster_NNP peter_NNP van_NNP der_NNP linden_NNP (_( his_PRP$ new_JJ book_NN ,_, ``_`` the_DT second_JJ official_JJ handbook_NN of_IN practical_JJ jokes_NNS ,_, "_" just_RB hit_VBD the_DT stores_NNS from_IN signet_NNP )_SYM struck_VBD early_JJ this_DT year_NN ._. we_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ enough_JJ time_NN getting_VBG people_NNS just_RB to_TO fall_VB to_TO earth_NN without_IN any_DT gimmicks_NNS ._. ''_'' it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB a_DT show_NN on_IN inner-city_JJ black_JJ poverty_NN without_IN portraying_VBG and_CC provoking_VBG anger_NN ,_, and_CC anger_NN is_VBZ one_CD emotion_NN network_NN tv_NN cannot_MD use_VB ._. i_PRP 'm_VBP a_DT hard_JJ match_NN ._. among_IN the_DT angry_JJ men_NNS is_VBZ joanne_NNP 's_POS husband_NN ,_, matt_NNP (_( peter_NNP coyote_NNP )_SYM ,_, who_WP 's_VBZ having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN making_VBG a_DT living_VBG and_CC has_VBZ just_RB had_VBN to_TO sell_VB off_IN the_DT last_JJ chunk_NN of_IN his_PRP$ inherited_VBN ranch_NN property_NN to_TO a_DT family_NN named_VBN martinez_NNP ._. it_PRP would_MD have_VB been_VBN very_RB hard_JJ to_TO play_VB dave_NNP henderson_NNP in_IN center_NN field_NN tonight_RB ._. ''_'' (_( check_NN )_SYM beets_NNP --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO justify_VB the_DT trouble_NN of_IN cooking_VBG fresh_JJ beets_NNS when_WRB canned_JJ beets_NNS are_VBP so_RB consistently_RB good_JJ ._. also_RB ,_, gary_NNP 's_POS video_NNP library_NNP ,_, with_IN locations_NNS at_IN 1328_CD w_NNP ._. el_NNP camino_NNP real_JJ ,_, mountain_NNP view_NNP (_( 415_CD )_SYM 965-1050_CD and_CC 1000_CD fremont_NNP ave_NNP ._. ,_, los_NNP altos_NNP (_( 415_CD )_SYM 941-3171_CD ,_, has_VBZ success_NN in_IN locating_VBG and_CC ordering_VBG hard_JJ to-find_JJ videotapes_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO get_VB caught_VBN up_IN in_IN the_DT plight_NN of_IN the_DT girl_NN and_CC root_NN for_IN her_PRP$ ._. nelson_NNP ,_, of_IN high_NNP tech_NNP gays_NNS ,_, said_VBD ,_, ``_`` we_PRP in_IN california_NNP will_MD have_VB to_TO fight_VB that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ now_RB ._. that_DT means_VBZ that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ much_JJ harder_JJ for_IN women_NNS to_TO avoid_VB being_VBG victims_NNS ._. housebreaking_VBG errors_NNS seem_VBP harder_JJ to_TO correct_VB ._. they_PRP say_VBP a_DT shortage_NN of_IN child_NN care_NN centers_NNS makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN mothers_NNS to_TO hold_VB down_JJ careers_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB to_TO find_VB a_DT barber_NN you_PRP 're_VBP comfortable_JJ with_IN back_JJ home_NN ,_, where_WRB the_DT equipment_NN is_VBZ a_DT little_RB more_RBR modern_JJ ,_, the_DT police_NN are_VBP less_JJR imposing_VBG ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ the_DT citizens_NNS who_WP carry_VBP the_DT machine_NN guns_NNS ._. his_PRP$ brother_NN ,_, willy_NNP ,_, who_WP lives_VBZ in_IN scotland_NNP ,_, told_VBD him_PRP over_IN the_DT radio_NN ,_, ``_`` hope_NNP your_PRP$ health_NN is_VBZ good_JJ ,_, and_CC i_PRP know_VBP it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ but_CC keep_VB your_PRP$ spirits_NNS up_IN as_IN things_NNS seem_VBP to_TO be_VB looking_VBG a_DT lot_NN better_JJR for_IN you_PRP ._. ''_'' it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO see_VB the_DT agreement_NN to_TO drop_VB labor_NN protections_NNS as_IN anything_NN less_JJR than_IN a_DT disappointment_NN for_IN germany_NNP ,_, france_NNP ,_, italy_NNP and_CC other_JJ advocates_NNS of_IN a_DT federal-type_JJ union_NN of_IN the_DT 12-nation_JJ trading_NN bloc_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO claim_VB that_IN kockelman_NNP 's_POS academic_JJ and_CC vocational_JJ paths_NNS were_VBD not_RB influenced_VBN by_IN her_PRP$ family_NN background_NN :_: her_PRP$ father_NN ,_, william_NNP ,_, is_VBZ an_DT earth_NN services_NNS application_NN planner_NN with_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. geological_NNP survey_NNP in_IN menlo_NNP park_NNP ;_: her_PRP$ older_JJR sister_NN ,_, annie_NNP ,_, trains_NNS guide_VBP dogs_NNS for_IN the_DT blind_JJ ;_: her_PRP$ older_JJR brothers_NNS ,_, john_NNP and_CC peter_NNP ,_, operate_VB a_DT bungee_NN cord_NN jumping_VBG business_NN ;_: and_CC her_PRP$ younger_JJR brother_NN ,_, paul_NNP ,_, is_VBZ attending_VBG uc-santa_NNP cruz_NNP ._. those_DT who_WP lived_VBD through_IN the_DT depression_NNP often_RB find_VB it_PRP especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO discard_VB belongings_NNS ,_, since_IN they_PRP recall_VBP a_DT time_NN when_WRB old_JJ clothes_NNS or_CC other_JJ tangibles_NNS were_VBD greatly_RB needed_VBN ,_, winston_NNP says_VBZ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO cut_VB things_NNS people_NNS want_VBP ,_, "_" councilman_NNP ron_NNP andersen_NNP said_VBD of_IN the_DT budget_NN the_DT council_NN must_MD adopt_VB by_IN july_NNP 1_CD ._. when_WRB forced_VBN upriver_JJ ,_, where_WRB the_DT water_NN has_VBZ less_JJR surface_NN ,_, greater_JJR depth_NN and_CC a_DT stronger_RBR current_JJ ,_, the_DT smelt_VBN have_VBP a_DT harder_JJ time_NN swimming_VBG and_CC finding_VBG enough_JJ food_NN ._. ``_`` bart_NNP is_VBZ awfully_RB hard_JJ to_TO deal_VB with_IN ,_, "_" campbell_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP is_VBZ now_RB harder_JJ to_TO assume_VB telepathy_NN as_IN a_DT basis_NN for_IN the_DT statements_NNS -_: though_IN research_NN still_RB does_VBZ not_RB know_VB how_WRB far_RB afield_RB ~_NNP esp_NNP can_MD range_VB ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO defense_NN home_NN runs_VBZ ,_, "_" manager_NNP roger_NNP craig_NNP said_VBD ._. mason_NNP said_VBD that_IN omissions_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ to_TO detect_VB ,_, but_CC fund_NN transfers_NNS and_CC commingling_VBG should_MD have_VB been_VBN noticed_VBN by_IN the_DT trustees_NNS ._. jazz_NNP ;_: shirley_NNP horn_NNP ;_: ``_`` you_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN forget_VB me_PRP ''_'' ;_: (_( verve_NNP verve_NNP polygram_NNP ;_: all_DT formats_NNS )_SYM ;_: (_( star_NN )_SYM (_( star_NN )_SYM (_( star_NN )_SYM ;_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, listening_VBG to_TO this_DT album_NN and_CC her_PRP$ previous_JJ work_NN ,_, that_IN shirley_NNP horn_NNP remains_VBZ largely_RB unknown_JJ to_TO the_DT general_JJ public_JJ and_CC even_JJ segments_NNS of_IN the_DT jazz_NN community_NN ._. sambo_NNP chhun_NNP ,_, whose_WP$ two-year_JJ tour_NN ended_VBD last_JJ may_NNP ,_, found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO see_VB positives_NNS ._. no_DT suggestion_NN of_IN anything_NN happening_VBG --_: which_WDT is_VBZ why_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB these_DT allegations_NNS ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ why_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO disbelieve_VB these_DT allegations_NNS ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ easier_JJR to_TO tell_VB them_PRP they_PRP 're_VBP going_VBG to_TO the_DT minors_NNS and_CC harder_JJ to_TO tell_VB them_PRP they_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN released_VBN ,_, "_" rosen_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO build_VB consistency_NN when_WRB players_NNS come_VBP and_CC go_VB that_DT fast_RB ._. ``_`` i_PRP learn_VBP more_JJR this_DT way_NN because_IN now_RB i_PRP know_VBP it_PRP was_VBD really_RB hard_JJ then_RB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. or_CC if_IN you_PRP will_MD save_VB just_RB a_DT few_JJ ;_: dollars_NNS on_IN your_PRP$ monthly_JJ mortgage_NN payments_NNS by_IN refinancing_NN ,_, the_DT refinance_VB costs_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ justify_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB hard_JJ being_VBG a_DT participant_NN ,_, being_VBG involved_VBN with_IN it_PRP and_CC knowing_VBG the_DT gut-wrenching_JJ things_NNS you_PRP 're_VBP going_VBG through_IN and_CC three_CD days_NNS of_IN rain_NN (_( before_IN game_NN 6_CD in_IN '75_CD )_SYM ,_, to_TO think_VB that_IN this_DT is_VBZ better_JJR ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB that_IN you_PRP can_MD 't_VB call_NN us_PRP anytime_RB ,_, but_CC when_WRB we_PRP 're_VBP busy_JJ putting_VBG out_RP a_DT newspaper_NN ,_, we_PRP can_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB ._. the_DT program_NN arrived_VBD set_VBN for_IN washington_NNP ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO change_VB it_PRP to_TO make_VB where_WRB you_PRP are_VBP the_DT center_NN of_IN the_DT universe_NN ._. on_IN one_CD car_NN :_: ``_`` life_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, then_RB you_PRP die_VBP ._. ''_'' it_PRP will_MD actually_RB be_VB harder_JJ to_TO make_VB field_NN goals_NNS in_IN college_NN now_RB because_IN the_DT hash_NN marks_NNS are_VBP wider_JJR than_IN in_IN the_DT pros_NNS ,_, meaning_NN kickers_NNS will_MD be_VB forced_VBN to_TO kick_VB from_IN sharper_JJR angles_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ mighty_JJ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB him_PRP work_VB saturdays_NNPS ,_, when_WRB all_PDT the_DT boys_NNS is_VBZ having_VBG holiday_NN ,_, but_CC he_PRP hates_VBZ work_NN more_JJR than_IN he_PRP hates_VBZ anything_NN else_RB ,_, and_CC i_PRP 've_VBP got_VBD to_TO do_VB some_DT of_IN my_PRP$ duty_NN by_IN him_PRP ,_, or_CC i_PRP 'll_MD be_VB the_DT ruination_NN of_IN the_DT child_NN ._. ``_`` after_IN 3_CD :_: 30_CD p_NN ._. m_NN ._. ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT seat_NN in_IN here_RB ,_, "_" said_VBD ozubko_NNP ._. while_IN his_PRP$ methods_NNS for_IN raising_VBG birds_NNS have_VBP been_VBN copied_VBN ,_, he_PRP has_VBZ an_DT advantage_NN that_WDT will_MD be_VB very_RB hard_JJ to_TO overcome_VB :_: two_CD decades_NNS of_IN careful_JJ breeding_NN that_WDT have_VBP produced_VBN very_RB special_JJ strains_NNS of_IN birds_NNS ._. this_DT is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO admit_VB ,_, but_CC i_PRP really_RB could_MD n_NN 't_NN find_NN a_DT major_JJ fault_NN here_RB ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM splittin_NNP '_POS peas_NNP is_VBZ so_RB rich_JJ and_CC creamy_JJ it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP has_VBZ no_DT meat_NN stock_NN or_CC dairy_NN products_NNS and_CC no_DT fat_JJ --_: technically_RB ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ less_JJR than_IN one_CD gram_NN ,_, which_WDT qualifies_VBZ as_IN ``_`` fat-free_JJ ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO come_VB up_IN with_IN a_DT complete_JJ package_NN that_WDT solves_VBZ some_DT real_JJ problem_NN --_: and_CC deliver_VB the_DT whole_JJ thing_NN at_IN once_RB ._. i_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP was_VBD twice_RB as_IN hard_JJ when_WRB i_PRP went_VBD back_RB ._. in_IN the_DT short_JJ span_NN of_IN one_CD generation_NN ,_, we_PRP have_VBP convinced_VBN ourselves_PRP that_IN raising_VBG children_NNS is_VBZ hard_JJ ._. and_CC ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO really_RB dislike_VBP a_DT club_NN that_WDT has_VBZ a_DT model_NN biplane_NN piloted_VBN by_IN gumby_NNP and_CC pokey_NNP ._. he_PRP 's_VBZ 36_CD for_IN 43_CD in_IN save_VB situations_NNS this_DT season_NN ,_, and_CC eckersley_NNP finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO reconcile_VB himself_PRP with_IN the_DT occasional_JJ failures_NNS ._. japanese_JJ view_NN americans_NNPS as_IN a_DT swaggering_VBG mix_NN of_IN willful_JJ ignorance_NN and_CC wanton_JJ sloth_NN saddled_VBN with_IN a_DT nostalgic_JJ longing_NN for_IN a_DT bygone_JJ age_NN ,_, yet_RB redeemed_VBN by_IN a_DT raw_JJ and_CC unhesitant_JJ energy_NN harnessed_VBN to_TO a_DT certain_JJ basic_JJ goodness_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB even_RB when_WRB it_PRP drives_VBZ us_PRP to_TO excess_JJ ._. but_CC chuck_NNP gary_NNP ,_, principal_NN of_IN milpitas_NNP high_NNP ,_, had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN understanding_VBG the_DT 3-2_JJ vote_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pitch_VB good_JJ when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP not_RB pitching_VBG a_DT lot_NN ._. seems_VBZ ccm_NNP ,_, the_DT nhl_NNP 's_POS jersey_NN manufacturer_NN ,_, has_VBZ been_VBN having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN producing_VBG the_DT pacific_NNP teal_NNP shade_NN ,_, and_CC matt_NNP levine_NNP ,_, the_DT team_NN 's_POS executive_JJ vice_NN president_NN in_IN charge_NN of_IN business_NN operations_NNS ,_, said_VBD jerseys_NNS probably_RB wo_MD n_NN 't_NN become_VB available_JJ for_IN sale_NN until_IN late_JJ may_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO publish_VB a_DT romance_NN novel_NN now_RB than_IN a_DT mystery_NN ._. new_NNP mexico_NNP 's_POS clint_NNP anderson_NNP offered_VBD a_DT resolution_NN to_TO change_VB the_DT senate_NNP 's_POS notorious_JJ rule_NNP 22_CD to_TO allow_VB three-fifths_JJ of_IN the_DT senators_NNS present_NN and_CC voting_NN to_TO cut_VB off_IN debate_NN ,_, instead_RB of_IN the_DT current_JJ hard_JJ to-get_JJ two-thirds_NNS ._. there_EX are_VBP many_JJ ways_NNS of_IN being_VBG hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO feel_VB sorry_JJ for_IN brown_NNP and_CC his_PRP$ boys_NNS ,_, the_DT democrats_NNPS ,_, or_CC for_IN the_DT republicans_NNPS ,_, either_RB ._. they_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN adjusting_VBG to_TO me_PRP ._. ''_'' ``_`` with_IN all_PDT the_DT uncertainty_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB where_WRB the_DT cost_NN of_IN water_NN is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO go_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD ronald_NNP etheridge_NNP ,_, senior_JJ facilities_NNS manager_NN for_IN national_NNP semiconductor_NNP corp_NNP ._. in_IN santa_NNP clara_NNP ._. because_IN of_IN all_PDT the_DT homophobia_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB open_JJ and_CC meet_VB guys_NNS in_IN an_DT environment_NN that_WDT is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN sexually_RB charged_VBD or_CC that_DT survives_VBZ on_IN the_DT selling_NN of_IN liquor_NN ._. in_IN fact_NN ,_, i_PRP have_VBP n_NN 't_NN been_VBN 15_CD for_IN so_RB long_RB that_IN i_PRP sometimes_RB have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN recognizing_VBG today_NN 's_POS 15-year-olds_NNS as_IN members_NNS of_IN the_DT same_JJ species_NN ._. it_PRP also_RB would_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT iraqis_NNPS to_TO kill_VB him_PRP ,_, because_IN they_PRP would_MD have_VB to_TO explain_VB later_RB ._. jobs_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, etc_FW ._. do_VBP n_NN 't_NN you_PRP feel_VBP kind_NN of_IN sorry_JJ for_IN the_DT poor_JJ working_NN girl_NN who_WP ,_, dog-tired_JJ after_IN a_DT hard_JJ night_NN of_IN patrolling_VBG her_PRP$ dismal_JJ beat_NN ,_, has_VBZ to_TO go_VB a_DT half-mile_NN out_IN of_IN her_PRP$ way_NN to_TO get_VB home_NN ?_. ``_`` one_CD of_IN the_DT reasons_NNS it_PRP was_VBD so_RB hard_JJ to_TO accept_VB was_VBD that_IN it_PRP had_VBD been_VBN done_VBN in_IN the_DT context_NN of_IN yoga_NN ._. you_PRP have_VBP so_RB much_JJ money_NN ,_, and_CC you_PRP have_VBP to_TO make_VB some_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS ._. ''_'' one_CD of_IN my_PRP$ main_JJ concerns_NNS about_IN these_DT signings_NNS is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ for_IN a_DT first-class_JJ organization_NN to_TO make_VB plans_NNS for_IN the_DT future_NN ._. the_DT may_NNP race_NN may_MD also_RB come_VB down_RB to_TO the_DT question_NN of_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP would_MD be_VB to_TO fill_VB corazon_NNP aquino_NNP 's_POS shoes_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP can_MD happen_VB to_TO anybody_NN ,_, and_CC that_DT is_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN to_TO get_VB into_IN my_PRP$ head_NN ._. ''_'' i_PRP learned_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ,_, and_CC i_PRP 'll_MD never_RB make_VB that_DT mistake_NN again_RB ._. this_DT is_VBZ a_DT warmup_NN exercise_NN in_IN which_WDT i_PRP stand_VBP straight_JJ with_IN feet_NNS spread_VBP and_CC lift_VB my_PRP$ arms_NNS over_IN my_PRP$ head_NN as_IN though_IN i_PRP am_VBP stretching_VBG for_IN the_DT sky_NN --_: or_CC picking_VBG fruit_NN off_IN the_DT trees_NNS or_CC pruning_VBG the_DT hard_JJ to-reach_JJ branches_NNS or_CC any_DT one_CD of_IN a_DT number_NN of_IN other_JJ gardening_NN jobs_NNS ._. ``_`` and_CC because_IN quarterbacks_NNS are_VBP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, he_PRP may_MD end_VB up_IN being_VBG the_DT first_JJ player_NN drafted_VBN ._. ''_'' at_IN 1_CD :_: 30_CD in_IN the_DT afternoon_NN ,_, however_RB ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ plenty_NN of_IN all_DT three_CD ,_, as_IN the_DT unfortunate_JJ actors_NNS of_IN ``_`` the_DT tempest_NNP ''_'' discovered_VBN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN this_DT week_NN ._. sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO discover_VB relevance_NN in_IN what_WP they_PRP 're_VBP studying_VBG ,_, "_" seymour_NNP said_VBD ._. yet_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB that_IN people_NNS are_VBP going_VBG to_TO start_VB pulling_VBG away_RB en_IN masse_FW from_IN the_DT stock_NN market_NN this_DT fall_NN ,_, even_RB with_IN prices_NNS near_IN record_NN heights_NNS ._. even_RB the_DT hard_JJ to-please_JJ social_JJ observer_NN and_CC economic_JJ gadfly_NN michael_NNP m_NNP ._. thomas_NNP is_VBZ raving_VBG ,_, saying_VBG it_PRP is_VBZ ``_`` the_DT greatest_JJS thing_NN i_PRP have_VBP ever_RB read_VB about_IN wall_NNP street_NNP ._. ''_'' but_CC should_MD a_DT hard_JJ winter_NN bring_VB mobs_NNS into_IN the_DT streets_NNS ,_, or_CC an_DT assassination_NN or_CC coup_NN suddenly_RB remove_VB either_DT man_NN ,_, bush_NNP could_MD have_VB to_TO order_VB those_DT b-52s_CD back_RB on_IN 15-minute_JJ alert_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ now_RB to_TO take_VB the_DT kids_NNS to_TO class_NN with_IN me_PRP because_IN they_PRP 're_VBP older_JJR and_CC they_PRP need_VBP their_PRP$ own_JJ activities_NNS ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. if_IN you_PRP still_RB have_VBP a_DT soft_JJ spot_NN in_IN your_PRP$ heart_NN for_IN stack_NNP 's_POS old_JJ ``_`` the_DT untouchables_NNPS ''_'' series_NN ,_, this_DT may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB ._. ``_`` this_DT is_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP ,_, "_" sobs_NNS his_PRP$ owner_NN ._. while_IN gates_NNP '_POS response_NN might_MD be_VB believable_JJ ,_, what_WP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO believe_VB is_VBZ that_IN the_DT preconditions_NNS for_IN such_JJ savagery_NN will_MD change_VB without_IN an_DT end_NN to_TO the_DT secrecy_NN that_WDT surrounds_VBZ how_WRB most_RBS peace_NN officers_NNS '_POS departments_NNS deal_VBP with_IN excesses_NNS ._. and_CC now_RB ,_, since_IN the_DT giants_NNP '_POS quarterback_NN is_VBZ vanilla_NNP nice_JJ ,_, a_DT bland_JJ guy_NN named_VBN jeff_NNP hostetler_NNP who_WP a_DT month_NN ago_RB was_VBD known_VBN as_IN an_DT average_JJ backup_NN performer_NN ,_, that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP doubly_RB hard_JJ to_TO choose_VB them_PRP ._. ``_`` if_IN the_DT legislature_NN does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN act_NN on_IN some_DT of_IN these_DT proposes_VBZ ,_, we_PRP could_MD be_VB back_RB again_RB this_DT time_NN next_JJ year_NN with_IN some_DT very_RB ,_, very_RB hard_JJ decisions_NNS to_TO make_VB ,_, "_" santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP supervisor_NNP rod_NNP diridon_NNP ,_, an_DT air_NN district_NN board_NN member_NN ,_, said_VBD ,_, referring_VBG to_TO the_DT gas_NN tax_NN ,_, a_DT higher_JJR bridge_NN toll_NN and_CC other_JJ measures_NNS ._. a_DT cut_NN above_IN ,_, and_CC just_RB above_IN ,_, the_DT supermarket_NN tabloids_NNS ,_, and_CC equally_RB hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB ._. having_VBG gone_VBN to_TO war_VB to_TO enforce_VB united_NNP nations_NNPS resolutions_NNS against_IN iraq_NNP ,_, the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO avoid_VB pressing_VBG to_TO implement_VB the_DT u_NNP ._. n_NN ._. resolutions_NNS pertaining_VBG to_TO israel_NNP that_IN it_PRP supported_VBD ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ been_VBN very_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB people_NNS to_TO listen_VB ,_, "_" the_DT soft-spoken_JJ professor_NN of_IN political_JJ economy_NN said_VBD in_IN a_DT recent_JJ interview_NN ._. today_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN americans_NNPS to_TO use_VB the_DT word_NN ``_`` glory_NN ''_'' without_IN snickering_VBG ._. odd_NNP that_IN one_CD man_NN should_MD be_VB able_JJ to_TO block_VB such_JJ a_DT critical_JJ effort_NN ,_, but_CC the_DT negative_JJ always_RB seems_VBZ to_TO win_VB when_WRB a_DT positive_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB ._. ``_`` for_IN about_IN seven_CD of_IN those_DT 15_CD years_NNS i_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN letting_VBG go_VB of_IN sonny_NNP and_CC cher_NNP ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN prisoners_NNS to_TO make_VB a_DT second_JJ federal_JJ appeal_NN of_IN their_PRP$ convictions_NNS ._. hartford_NNP center_NN john_NNP cullen_NNP knows_VBZ in_IN his_PRP$ heart_NN he_PRP 's_VBZ worth_JJ the_DT four-year_JJ ,_, $_$ 4_CD million_CD contract_NN he_PRP signed_VBD with_IN the_DT whalers_NNP ,_, but_CC his_PRP$ mind_NN finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO comprehend_VB ._. miss_NNP manners_NNP hopes_VBZ this_DT will_MD be_VB a_DT long_JJ time_NN from_IN now_RB ,_, as_IN grandparents_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN than_IN desks_NNS ._. ``_`` but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB reps_NNS away_RB from_IN steve_NNP young_NNP at_IN this_DT point_NN ._. pringle_NNP and_CC natoli_NNP thought_VBD that_IN the_DT bad_JJ hemingway_NNP contest_NN was_VBD too_RB hard_JJ ,_, so_IN they_PRP made_VBD theirs_PRP something_NN anyone_NN can_MD enter_VB ._. when_WRB you_PRP 've_VBP grown_VBN up_IN on_IN the_DT premises_NNS of_IN a_DT wal-mart_NNP without_IN security_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ habit_NN to_TO break_VB ._. but_CC the_DT offer_NN to_TO work_VB at_IN a_DT well-established_JJ museum_NN was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO pass_VB up_IN ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. today_NN it_PRP appears_VBZ to_TO be_VB harder_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, which_WDT tells_VBZ us_PRP something_NN significant_JJ about_IN how_WRB far_RB we_PRP have_VBP come_VBN and_CC about_IN how_WRB far_RB we_PRP have_VBP yet_RB to_TO go_VB ._. does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN seem_VB that_IN hard_JJ ,_, does_VBZ it_PRP ?_. first_RB ,_, the_DT loans_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB in_IN words_NNS how_WRB proud_JJ i_PRP am_VBP of_IN you_PRP ,_, "_" schwarzkopf_NNP told_VBD about_IN 1_CD ,_, 700_CD members_NNS of_IN the_DT army_NNP 's_POS vii_NNP corps_NNP at_IN a_DT ceremony_NN before_IN they_PRP headed_VBD back_RB to_TO fort_NNP hood_NNP ,_, texas_NNP ;_: fort_NNP riley_NNP ,_, kan_NNP ._. it_PRP grew_VBD into_IN a_DT full-time_JJ occupation_NN ,_, and_CC last_JJ hurrah_UH ,_, the_DT bookstore_NN that_IN he_PRP and_CC his_PRP$ wife_NN own_JJ in_IN williamsport_NNP ,_, pa_NNP ._. ,_, specializes_VBZ in_IN assassination_NN books_NNS ,_, which_WDT are_VBP often_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. if_IN you_PRP can_MD answer_VB that_DT question_NN -_: and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB a_DT very_RB hard_JJ one_CD -_: you_PRP will_MD be_VB able_JJ to_TO answer_VB the_DT question_NN -_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB it_PRP because_IN it_PRP was_VBD so_RB nerve-racking_JJ ,_, "_" says_VBZ kimberly_NNP ,_, ``_`` but_CC i_PRP 'm_VBP going_VBG to_TO try_VB and_CC tell_VB my_PRP$ grandchildren_NNS ._. but_CC everything_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO achieve_VB ._. ''_'' do_VBP n_NN 't_NN call_NN douglas_NNP coupland_NNP the_DT voice_NN of_IN his_PRP$ generation_NN --_: although_IN with_IN every_DT newspaper_NN and_CC television_NN interview_NN ,_, every_DT magazine_NN story_NN ,_, every_DT laudatory_JJ book_NN review_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB a_DT hard_JJ label_NN to_TO avoid_VB ._. when_WRB one_CD is_VBZ planning_VBG a_DT coup_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP the_DT reaction_NN of_IN the_DT population_NN will_MD be_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, because_IN they_PRP ask_VBP me_PRP to_TO do_VB stuff_NN i_PRP 've_VBP never_RB done_VBN ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO measure_VB a_DT deterrent_NN ._. that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN what_WP we_PRP do_VBP --_: trying_VBG to_TO be_VB funny_JJ and_CC spontaneous_JJ and_CC have_VBP a_DT good_JJ time_NN at_IN nobody_NN else_RB 's_POS expense_NN ._. they_PRP are_VBP for_IN preserving_VBG some_DT semblance_NN of_IN economic_JJ unity_NN among_IN the_DT territories_NNS of_IN the_DT soviet_JJ empire_NN ,_, and_CC they_PRP say_VBP it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO believe_VB that_IN most_RBS of_IN the_DT republics_NNS will_MD choose_VB otherwise_RB ._. but_CC i_PRP would_MD tell_VB them_PRP how_WRB hard_JJ this_DT business_NN is_VBZ and_CC how_WRB important_JJ real_JJ talent_NN is_NNS ._. since_IN many_JJ homeowners_NNS transferred_VBN within_IN their_PRP$ regions_NNS or_CC states_NNS would_MD be_VB hit_VBN by_IN the_DT new_JJ 200-mile_JJ requirement_NN ,_, large_JJ employers_NNS say_VBP donnelly_NNP 's_POS bill_NN will_MD make_VB it_PRP much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO persuade_VB workers_NNS to_TO accept_VB relocations_NNS ._. consumers_NNS expressed_VBN more_JJR concern_NN about_IN unemployment_NN ,_, with_IN 38_CD ._. 6_CD percent_NN of_IN those_DT surveyed_VBN saying_VBG jobs_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ,_, up_IN from_IN april_NNP 's_POS 35_CD ._. 5_NN percent_NN ._. these_DT things_NNS are_VBP n_NN 't_VBG any_DT harder_JJ to_TO do_VB than_IN installing_VBG low-flow_JJ shower_NN heads_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB convictions_NNS for_IN crimes_NNS that_WDT are_VBP judged_VBN on_IN motive_NN ._. and_CC supporters_NNS and_CC foes_NNS of_IN the_DT judge_NN ,_, as_RB well_RB as_IN supporters_NNS and_CC foes_NNS of_IN abortion_NN ,_, all_DT expect_VBP the_DT supreme_NNP court_NNP to_TO make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO get_VB abortions_NNS sometime_RB in_IN the_DT next_JJ few_JJ years_NNS ._. and_CC then_RB she_PRP was_VBD gone_VBN ,_, "_" playing_VBG a_DT self-involved_JJ businessman_NN who_WP learns_VBZ ,_, the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ,_, how_WRB to_TO care_VB for_IN others_NNS ._. the_DT situation_NN is_VBZ an_DT excellent_JJ example_NN of_IN durkheim_NNP 's_POS anomy_NN ,_, social_JJ disorganization_NN at_IN all_DT levels_NNS -_: ``_`` norms_NNS ''_'' are_VBP hard_JJ or_CC impossible_JJ to_TO find_VB and_CC the_DT psychologist_NN can_MD not_RB ,_, for_IN long_JJ ,_, hold_VB many_JJ preconceptions_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB it_PRP hip_NN and_CC artsy_JJ and_CC keep_VB out_RP the_IN bad_JJ element_NN at_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_, "_" admits_VBZ ken_NNP stocks_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP sorry_JJ that_IN debbie_NNP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN win_NN ,_, but_CC in_IN a_DT sense_NN it_PRP 's_VBZ good_JJ i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG have_VBP to_TO play_VB her_PRP because_IN we_PRP 're_VBP teammates_NNS and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO play_VB a_DT friend_NN ,_, "_" birch_NNP said_VBD ._. a_DT lot_NN of_IN the_DT students_NNS found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO concentrate_VB in_IN class_NN when_WRB they_PRP 're_VBP hungry_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ like_IN a_DT lot_NN of_IN olympic_NNP sports_NNS you_PRP 've_VBP heard_VBN about_IN --_: more_RBR popular_JJ in_IN europe_NNP than_IN it_PRP is_VBZ here_RB ,_, no_DT way_NN to_TO get_VB rich_JJ in_IN it_PRP ,_, harder_JJ to_TO play_VB than_IN it_PRP looks_VBZ --_: but_CC it_PRP looks_VBZ like_IN nothing_NN you_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB seen_VBN ._. ``_`` i_PRP know_VBP how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ for_IN a_DT person_NN to_TO be_VB gay_JJ because_IN society_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP so_RB difficult_JJ for_IN them_PRP ._. ''_'' so_RB many_JJ things_NNS were_VBD going_VBG on_IN the_DT night_NN anita_NNP hill_NNP came_VBD out_IN of_IN ivory_NNP tower_NNP seclusion_NN last_JJ weekend_NN ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO sort_VB them_PRP all_DT out_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ year_NN of_IN my_PRP$ life_NN ,_, "_" killberg_NNP says_VBZ ._. ``_`` here_RB in_IN the_DT states_NNS ,_, rock_NN stations_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG like_IN music_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ black_JJ ,_, and_CC black_JJ stations_NNS have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN with_IN rock_NN ,_, "_" hutchence_NNP says_VBZ ._. ``_`` if_IN i_PRP had_VBD n_NN 't_NN known_VBN ,_, i_PRP would_MD have_VB thought_VBN the_DT baby_NN died_VBD within_IN a_DT couple_NN of_IN months_NNS ,_, "_" linda_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` but_CC the_DT mother_NN called_VBD me_PRP close_VBP to_TO the_DT anniversary_NN death_NN of_IN the_DT baby_NN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ often_RB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ._. ''_'' but_CC there_EX are_VBP some_DT problems_NNS :_: ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ ,_, going_VBG through_IN puberty_NN on_IN tv_NN ,_, because_IN i_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN have_VBP the_DT greatest_JJS skin_NN in_IN the_DT world_NN ,_, and_CC what_WP made_VBD it_PRP worse_JJR was_VBD i_PRP knew_VBD there_EX would_MD be_VB 20_CD million_CD television_NN viewers_NNS looking_VBG for_IN zits_NNS ._. ``_`` once_RB you_PRP start_VBP doing_VBG it_PRP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ for_IN you_PRP to_TO go_VB into_IN a_DT department_NN store_NN and_CC pay_VB full_JJ price_NN for_IN things_NNS ,_, "_" tomaso_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` we_PRP 're_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN deciding_VBG what_WP our_PRP$ top_JJ projects_NNS are_VBP going_VBG to_TO be_VB ._. ''_'' i_PRP even_RB thought_VBD he_PRP might_MD invite_VB me_PRP to_TO dinner_NN on_IN a_DT sunny_JJ sunday_NNP ,_, and_CC help_VB me_PRP plentifully_RB to_TO the_DT nice_JJ cabin_NN fare_NN ,_, as_IN knowing_VBG how_WRB distasteful_JJ the_DT salt_NN beef_NN and_CC pork_NN ,_, and_CC hard_JJ biscuit_NN of_IN the_DT forecastle_NN must_MD at_IN first_JJ be_VB to_TO a_DT boy_NN like_IN me_PRP ,_, who_WP had_VBD always_RB lived_VBN ashore_RB ,_, and_CC at_IN home_NN ._. tough_NNP times_NNP ;_: the_DT mercer_NNP survey_NN reveals_VBZ some_DT steps_NNS companies_NNS are_VBP taking_VBG to_TO deal_VB with_IN harder_JJ economic_JJ times_NNS ._. hampered_VBN by_IN a_DT hard_JJ to-explain_JJ shortage_NN of_IN elderly_JJ tenants_NNS ,_, the_DT palomar_NNP inn_NNP ,_, santa_NNP cruz_NNP 's_POS largest_JJS earthquake_NN recovery_NN project_NN to_TO date_VB ,_, is_VBZ only_JJ half_NN full_JJ after_IN five_CD months_NNS of_IN operation_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP believe_VBP pitchers_NNS have_VBP a_DT right_NN to_TO pitch_VB inside_IN ,_, but_CC i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN believing_VBG he_PRP does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN have_VBP enough_JJ control_NN that_IN he_PRP can_MD 't_VB pitch_NN inside_IN without_IN hitting_VBG somebody_NN in_IN the_DT head_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD williams_NNP ,_, who_WP considered_VBD himself_PRP lucky_JJ to_TO escape_VB with_IN only_RB a_DT headache_NN ._. even_RB so_RB ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO concoct_VB a_DT fattening_VBG meal_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB volunteers_NNS ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. they_PRP are_VBP a_DT little_JJ hard_JJ to_TO use_VB ,_, however_RB ,_, when_WRB the_DT car_NN 's_POS transmission_NN is_VBZ all_PDT the_DT way_NN forward_RB in_IN park_NN ._. like_IN them_PRP ,_, they_PRP were_VBD also_RB glued_VBN to_TO television_NN sets_NNS ,_, wondering_VBG about_IN the_DT clash_NN of_IN testimony_NN of_IN two_CD intense_JJ ,_, proud_JJ americans_NNPS ,_, and_CC in_IN the_DT end_NN finding_VBG hill_NNP 's_POS story_NN harder_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD frightening_JJ and_CC depressing_JJ because_IN it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB from_IN the_DT one-sided_JJ news_NN accounts_NNS what_WP was_VBD really_RB going_VBG on_IN ._. ''_'' but_CC the_DT hard_JJ questions_NNS about_IN efficiency_NN and_CC competitiveness_NN wo_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB answered_VBN until_IN the_DT hand_NN is_VBZ dealt_VBN and_CC played_VBN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pass_VB by_IN anyone_NN in_IN need_NN and_CC not_RB feel_VB guilty_JJ ._. perhaps_RB shifting_VBG the_DT genre_NN to_TO another_DT era_NN and_CC refusing_VBG to_TO call_VB it_PRP a_DT soap_NN will_MD help_VB ,_, but_CC ,_, while_IN ``_`` homefront_NNP ''_'' is_VBZ sure_JJ to_TO draw_VB a_DT broader_JJR audience_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB it_PRP drawing_VBG a_DT much_RB bigger_JJR one_CD than_IN ``_`` thirtysomething_NN ,_, "_" whose_WP$ overall_JJ nielsen_NNP numbers_NNS were_VBD never_RB very_RB impressive_JJ ._. but_CC once_RB a_DT film_NN gets_VBZ off_IN the_DT ground_NN and_CC the_DT budget_NN is_VBZ reasonable_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO make_VB a_DT profit_NN ,_, said_VBD law_NNP ,_, because_IN of_IN ``_`` the_DT greater_JJR role_NN europe_NNP is_VBZ playing_VBG ._. ''_'' making_VBG canseco_NNP 's_POS pleas_NNS even_RB harder_JJ to_TO swallow_VB is_VBZ his_PRP$ penchant_NN for_IN striking_JJ out_RP ,_, in_IN which_WDT case_NN it_PRP does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN matter_NN where_WRB the_DT fences_NNS are_VBP ._. ``_`` these_DT are_VBP all_DT hard_JJ decisions_NNS to_TO make_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD councilman_NNP angelo_NNP frosolone_NNP ._. ``_`` nothing_NN against_IN salley_NNP ,_, "_" forward_RB mark_NNP aguirre_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` but_CC if_IN he_PRP gets_VBZ $_$ 3_CD million_CD ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO accept_VB ._. ''_'' if_IN a_DT new_JJ station_NN were_VBD built_VBN ,_, city_NN officials_NNS say_VBP they_PRP would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN funding_VBG the_DT engine_NN and_CC truck_NN companies_NNS to_TO staff_VB it_PRP ._. to_TO california_NNP 's_POS 2_CD ._. 1_CD million_CD welfare_NN families_NNS ,_, the_DT legislature_NNP has_VBZ this_DT message_NN :_: your_PRP$ struggle_NN to_TO survive_VB just_RB got_VBD harder_JJ ._. walsh_NNP :_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO differentiate_VB one_CD from_IN the_DT other_NN ._. museum_NN customers_NNS are_VBP negotiating_VBG tougher_JJR deals_NNS ,_, and_CC loans_NNS for_IN the_DT unusual_JJ business_NN venture_NN are_VBP harder_JJ than_IN ever_RB to_TO get_VB ,_, dinamation_NNP president_NN and_CC chief_JJ executive_NN chris_NNP mays_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` i_PRP like_IN it_PRP because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, so_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT challenge_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD kevin_NNP ,_, a_DT third-grader_JJ who_WP clinched_VBD first_JJ place_NN by_IN winning_VBG five_CD straight_JJ games_NNS at_IN the_DT march_NNP 9_CD competition_NN ._. the_DT hardest_JJ hams_NNS to_TO match_VB with_IN wine_NN are_VBP the_DT honey-baked_JJ hams_NNS ._. it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO separate_VB fact_NN and_CC fiction_NN on_IN this_DT staff_NN ._. mesa_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD a_DT very_RB hard_JJ play_NN ._. life_NNP is_VBZ always_RB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT southerners_NNS ,_, who_WP regularly_RB walk_VB great_JJ distances_NNS to_TO find_VB food_NN for_IN themselves_PRP and_CC their_PRP$ livestock_NN ._. although_IN some_DT might_MD find_VB an_DT early_JJ onslaught_NN hard_JJ to_TO stomach_VB ,_, retail_JJ experts_NNS agree_VBP it_PRP has_VBZ advantages_NNS for_IN consumers_NNS ._. he_PRP declined_VBD to_TO name_VB any_DT such_JJ stocks_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO spot_VB rallies_NNS among_IN stocks_NNS that_WDT had_VBD been_VBN given_VBN up_IN for_IN dead_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN us_PRP when_WRB the_DT ground_NN shakes_VBZ ,_, "_" said_VBD vilma_NNP david_NNP ,_, 32_CD ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO live_VB with_IN right_RB now_RB ,_, when_WRB you_PRP know_VBP that_DT machine_NN could_MD save_VB someone_NN 's_POS life_NN ._. ''_'' now_RB that_IN i_PRP have_VBP children_NNS of_IN my_PRP$ own_JJ ,_, i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB a_DT mother_NN would_MD sacrifice_VB a_DT daughter_NN for_IN a_DT lowlife_NN man_NN like_IN that_DT ,_, but_CC i_PRP know_VBP it_PRP does_VBZ happen_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD a_DT big_JJ lesson_NN ,_, a_DT hard_JJ lesson_NN ,_, but_CC we_PRP needed_VBD to_TO learn_VB it_PRP ._. '_'' --_: anna_NNP petrovna_NNP fedorova_NNP ,_, 68_CD ,_, former_JJ communist_NNP party_NNP member_NN in_IN moscow_NNP ;_: ._. some_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS had_VBD to_TO be_VB made_VBN ,_, and_CC gov_NNP ._. engler_NNP decided_VBD the_DT money_NN available_JJ should_MD go_VB to_TO families_NNS and_CC children_NNS as_RB much_JJ as_IN possible_JJ ._. ''_'' albers_NNP finds_VBZ that_IN while_IN value_NN often_RB is_VBZ apparent_JJ ,_, many_JJ investors_NNS have_VBP a_DT harder_JJ time_NN identifying_VBG or_CC believing_VBG in_IN a_DT long-term_JJ earnings_NNS trend_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB harder_JJ to_TO have_VB public_JJ health_NN interventions_NNS to_TO modify_VB those_DT ._. ''_'' it_PRP looked_VBD so_RB routine_JJ ,_, so_RB familiar_JJ ,_, even_RB after_IN five_CD consecutive_JJ losses_NNS ,_, that_IN a_NNP 's_VBZ manager_NNP tony_NNP la_NNP russa_NNP mused_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN look_NN like_IN it_PRP was_VBD all_DT that_NN hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ._. or_CC ,_, you_PRP can_MD take_VB a_DT more_RBR cynical_JJ tack_NN and_CC argue_VBP that_IN this_DT is_VBZ stone_NNP 's_POS clever_JJ way_NN of_IN appealing_JJ to_TO today_NN 's_POS youth_NN audience_NN ,_, which_WDT ,_, if_IN pressed_VBN ,_, would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN telling_VBG jim_NNP morrison_NNP from_IN morris_NNP the_DT cat_NNP ._. of_IN course_NN ,_, those_DT early_JJ dudes_NNS are_VBP a_DT hard_JJ act_NN to_TO follow_VB ._. baker_NNP said_VBD atwater_NNP 's_POS critics_NNS and_CC even_JJ friends_NNS would_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB the_DT ``_`` self-professed_JJ bad_JJ boy_NN ''_'' was_VBD now_RB with_IN the_DT angels_NNS ._. ``_`` fires_NNP in_IN there_EX are_VBP going_VBG to_TO be_VB particularly_RB hot_JJ ,_, hard_JJ to_TO put_VB out_IN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. the_DT new_JJ bills_NNS have_VBP two_CD nearly_RB invisible_JJ features_NNS that_WDT will_MD make_VB life_NN much_JJ harder_JJ for_IN forgers_NNS ._. director-writer-producer_NNP and_CC co-star_NN matty_NNP rich_NNP closes_VBZ with_IN the_DT reminder_NN ``_`` first_NNP things_NNS learned_VBD are_VBP the_DT hardest_JJ to_TO forget_VB ._. by_IN the_DT same_JJ token_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB interest_NN rates_NNS rising_VBG soon_RB ,_, with_IN the_DT global_JJ economy_NN slowing_VBG markedly_RB ._. impartiality_NN in_IN question_NN ;_: the_DT committee_NN leaders_NNS say_VBP they_PRP only_RB want_VBP to_TO answer_VB wrenching_JJ national_JJ questions_NNS ,_, yet_RB it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO devise_VB a_DT panel_NN less_RBR impartial_JJ toward_IN vietnam_NNP to_TO direct_VB the_DT $_$ 1_CD ._. 9_CD million_CD investigation_NN ._. does_NNS etiquette_NN have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG its_PRP$ act_NN together_RB in_IN the_DT morning_NN ?_. adults_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ to_TO work_VB with_IN than_IN children_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB how_WRB good_JJ anybody_NN is_VBZ right_RB now_RB ,_, "_" archbishop_NNP mitty_NNP coach_NNP marty_NNP procaccio_NNP said_VBD ._. the_DT attorney_NN general_NN ordered_VBD federal_JJ prosecutors_NNS to_TO ``_`` target_NN the_DT most_RBS violent_JJ offenders_NNS in_IN each_DT community_NN and_CC put_VB them_PRP away_RB for_IN hard_JJ time_NN in_IN federal_JJ prisons_NNS ._. ''_'' intelligent_NNP ,_, composed_VBN ,_, unflappable_JJ ,_, religious_JJ and_CC attractive_JJ ,_, she_PRP testified_VBD to_TO her_PRP$ sexual_JJ harassment_NN by_IN clarence_NNP thomas_NNP and_CC even_RB to_TO her_PRP$ own_JJ inadequacies_NNS ,_, agreeing_VBG that_IN it_PRP had_VBD taken_VBN her_PRP$ too_RB long_JJ to_TO come_VB forward_RB ,_, that_IN it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB she_PRP had_VBD kept_VBN in_IN touch_NN ._. officers_NNS acknowledged_VBD that_IN the_DT fate_NN of_IN 20_CD to_TO 25_CD others_NNS was_VBD harder_JJ to_TO guess_VB --_: the_DT ones_NNS whose_WP$ homes_NNS were_VBD reduced_VBN to_TO ashes_NNS and_CC rubble_NN ,_, where_WRB the_DT fire_NN was_VBD so_RB intense_JJ that_IN it_PRP cremated_VBN its_PRP$ victims_NNS ._. goals_NNP :_: ``_`` maintenance_NNP ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN all_DT ,_, now_RB ,_, because_IN there_EX are_VBP no_DT more_JJR challenges_NNS --_: like_IN weigh-ins_NNS and_CC office_NN visits_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO have_VB a_DT barbecue_NN on_IN crushed_VBN gravel_NN or_CC play_VB softball_NN in_IN a_DT cactus_NN garden_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO answer_VB ,_, "_" moss_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB worse_JJR housing_NN in_IN the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS ._. ``_`` it_PRP would_MD not_RB be_VB hard_JJ at_IN all_DT ''_'' to_TO counter_VB any_DT iraqi_JJ threat_NN ,_, should_MD one_CD appear_VB ,_, said_VBD the_DT source_NN ,_, who_WP spoke_VBD on_IN condition_NN of_IN anonymity_NN ._. i_PRP wanted_VBD to_TO show_VB that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB so_RB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO criticize_VB gannett_NNP ,_, "_" said_VBD ben_NNP bagdikian_NNP ,_, former_JJ dean_NN of_IN the_DT university_NNP of_IN california_NNP ,_, berkeley_NNP journalism_NN school_NN ._. and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ becoming_VBG harder_JJ for_IN consumers_NNS to_TO escape_VB electronic_JJ scrutiny_NN ._. but_CC face_NN it_PRP :_: those_DT gray_JJ squirrels_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB ._. the_DT attorneys_NNS who_WP defended_VBD the_DT county_NN knew_VBD that_IN their_PRP$ difficult_JJ case_NN had_VBD been_VBN made_VBN even_RB harder_JJ by_IN the_DT anti-police_JJ atmosphere_NN prevailing_VBG here_RB in_IN the_DT wake_NN of_IN the_DT march_NNP 3_CD beating_VBG of_IN king_NNP ._. 'he_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO live_VB with_IN now_RB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO know_VB how_WRB i_PRP feel_VBP about_IN lauro_NNP di_NNP bosis_NNP ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN our_PRP$ schedule_NN is_VBZ coming_VBG up_IN ,_, "_" said_VBD coach_NNP terry_NNP malley_NNP ,_, who_WP jokingly_RB added_VBD ,_, ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP trying_VBG to_TO get_VB my_PRP$ contract_NN renegotiated_VBN as_RB soon_RB as_IN possible_JJ ._. ''_'' in_IN a_DT rapidly_RB changing_VBG society_NN congregations_NNS will_MD run_VB into_IN difficulties_NNS repeatedly_RB ,_, since_IN such_JJ nice_JJ balances_NNS of_IN economic_JJ integration_NN are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO sustain_VB in_IN the_DT metropolis_NN for_IN more_JJR than_IN a_DT single_JJ generation_NN ._. still_RB ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO imagine_VB that_IN some_DT of_IN debt_NN collecting_VBG 's_POS appeal_NN stems_VBZ from_IN the_DT job_NN 's_POS obvious_JJ ability_NN to_TO intimidate_VB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB data_NNS on_IN the_DT cost_NN of_IN treating_VBG hiv_NNP infection_NN without_IN aids_NNP ,_, she_PRP said_VBD ._. a_DT it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP exactly_RB your_PRP$ bathroom_NN can_MD accommodate_VB ,_, since_IN i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG know_VB its_PRP$ exact_JJ dimensions_NNS ._. print_NNP ``_`` not_RB very_RB hard_JJ at_IN all_DT ._. ''_'' big_NNP west_NNP conference_NNP softball_NN opponents_NNS might_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN believing_VBG that_IN san_NNP jose_NNP state_NNP 's_POS noleana_NNP woodard_NNP is_VBZ playing_VBG at_IN 85_CD percent_NN efficiency_NN ._. (_( check_NN )_SYM it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB some_DT things_NNS because_IN the_DT people_NNS who_WP are_VBP doing_VBG them_PRP --_: believe_VBP it_PRP or_CC not_RB --_: actually_RB try_VB to_TO keep_VB them_PRP secret_JJ ._. eggbeaters_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, also_RB retired_VBN unjustly_RB ._. raised_VBN in_IN an_DT unprecedented_JJ number_NN of_IN single-parent_JJ or_CC latchkey_NN households_NNS ,_, post-boomers_NNS learned_VBD to_TO take_VB care_NN of_IN themselves_PRP and_CC have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN trusting_JJ others_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO look_VB at_IN mo_NNP the_DT last_JJ year_NN or_CC so_RB and_CC realize_VB this_DT is_VBZ the_DT same_JJ big_JJ ,_, tall_JJ ,_, energy-filled_JJ dynamo_NN he_PRP really_RB was_VBD ,_, "_" said_VBD rep_NNP ._. john_NNP j_NNP ._. rhodes_NNP iii_NNP ,_, r-ariz_NNP ._. ``_`` i_PRP would_MD ask_VB them_PRP if_IN its_PRP$ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO be_VB hispanic_JJ there_RB ,_, with_IN so_RB very_RB few_JJ people_NNS of_IN the_DT same_JJ race_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO refuse_VB someone_NN money_NN if_IN you_PRP can_MD 't_VB look_NN straight_JJ ahead_RB and_CC keep_VB on_IN walking_VBG ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO blame_VB the_DT state_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB so_RB far_RB back_RB ,_, but_CC i_PRP 'm_VBP pretty_RB sure_JJ that_IN in_IN the_DT first_JJ grade_NN i_PRP had_VBD never_RB heard_VBN the_DT word_NN ``_`` sex_NN ._. ''_'' still_RB ,_, with_IN one_CD farm_NN aiming_VBG to_TO market_VB 100_CD ,_, 000_CD pounds_NNS of_IN sturgeon_NN each_DT month_NN ,_, and_CC others_NNS --_: including_VBG tiny_JJ morgan_NNP hill_NNP aquafarms_NNP --_: eyeing_VBG expansion_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT day_NN in_IN the_DT far_RB ,_, far_JJ future_NN when_WRB sturgeon_NN may_MD actually_RB be_VB commonplace_JJ --_: and_CC as_RB loved_VBD as_IN the_DT pond-raised_JJ carp_NN praised_VBN by_IN czechoslovakian_NNP writer_NN ota_NNP pavel_NNP ._. on_IN this_DT basis_NN alone_RB ,_, the_DT choice_NN of_IN who_WP is_VBZ lying_VBG is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO make_VB ._. there_EX are_VBP two_CD desserts_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO convince_VB me_PRP to_TO order_VB the_DT crepes_NNS (_( $_$ 1_CD ._. 95_CD for_IN one_CD up_IN to_TO $_$ 5_NN ._. 25_CD for_IN three_CD )_SYM after_IN having_VBG sampled_VBN the_DT bread_NN pudding_NN (_( $_$ 2_CD ._. 45_CD )_SYM ._. it_PRP would_MD have_VB been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO say_VB just_RB what_WP the_DT frys_NNP were_VBD clinging_VBG to_TO with_IN such_JJ tenacity_NN ,_, life_NN in_IN the_DT austere_JJ house_NN seemed_VBD so_RB joyless_JJ ,_, its_PRP$ barrenness_NN so_RB little_JJ different_JJ from_IN that_DT of_IN that_DT ``_`` fine_JJ and_CC private_JJ place_NN ''_'' ,_, the_DT grave_NN ._. sorting_VBG out_IN enemies_NNS and_CC friends_NNS from_IN above_IN a_DT swirling_VBG battlefield_NN is_VBZ one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ tasks_NNS close-air-support_JJ pilots_NNS face_VBP ,_, said_VBD capt_NNP ._. john_NNP mills_NNP ,_, an_DT a-10_NNP pilot_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO imagine_VB what_WP has_VBZ changed_VBN ._. ''_'' as_IN if_IN trying_VBG to_TO win_VB a_DT triple_NNP crown_NNP and_CC most_RBS valuable_JJ player_NN award_NN were_VBD not_RB hard_JJ enough_RB ,_, playing_VBG with_IN a_DT sore_JJ knee_NN down_RP the_DT stretch_NN would_MD make_VB it_PRP virtually_RB impossible_JJ ._. but_CC special_JJ effects_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG have_VBP to_TO be_VB especially_RB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB when_WRB the_DT indians_NNPS faced_VBN such_JJ danger_NN ,_, "_" eduardo_NNP franklin_NNP ,_, a_DT spokesman_NN for_IN the_DT government_NN 's_POS national_NNP indian_NNP council_NNP ,_, said_VBD in_IN rio_NNP de_FW janiero_NNP ._. but_CC today_NN the_DT gold_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB out_IN ,_, and_CC low_JJ world_NN prices_NNS combined_VBN with_IN higher_JJR costs_NNS of_IN mining_NN have_VBP thinned_VBN the_DT ranks_NNS of_IN prospectors_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD very_RB hard_JJ at_IN times_NNS ,_, because_IN i_PRP had_VBD been_VBN referred_VBN to_TO as_IN a_DT child_NN wonder_NN ._. medea_NNP ,_, in_IN a_DT towering_JJ rage_NN about_IN the_DT marriage_NN of_IN her_PRP$ lover_NN ,_, jason_NNP ,_, to_TO a_DT local_JJ princess_NN ,_, storms_NNS and_CC steams_VBZ around_IN the_DT stage_NN ,_, making_VBG dire_JJ noises_NNS ,_, rending_VBG her_PRP$ garments_NNS and_CC unperming_VBG her_PRP$ hair_NN (_( the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ,_, by_IN pulling_VBG it_PRP out_IN )_SYM ._. when_WRB he_PRP said_VBD slow_JJ dancing_NN ,_, she_PRP asked_VBD ,_, ``_`` is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN that_IN hard_JJ ?_. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ fair_JJ to_TO say_VB that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ getting_VBG harder_JJ to_TO collect_VB this_DT kind_NN of_IN data_NNS ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. the_DT guerrilla_NN nature_NN of_IN the_DT conflict_NN made_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN soldiers_NNS to_TO distinguish_VB friend_NN from_IN foe_NN ._. diana_NNP bond_NNP ,_, chairman_NN of_IN the_DT los_NNP gatos_NNP casa_NNP chapter_NN ,_, said_VBD presenting_VBG the_DT community_NN with_IN specific_JJ information_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO ignore_VB or_CC deny_VB the_DT problem_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO measure_VB in_IN dollars_NNS the_DT value_NN of_IN a_DT mature_JJ oak_NN ,_, maple_NN or_CC other_JJ tree_NN sheltering_VBG your_PRP$ house_NN from_IN the_DT summer_NN sun_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ definitely_RB an_DT asset_NN ._. i_PRP can_MD 't_VB see_VB ranking_JJ them_PRP ahead_RB of_IN kareem_NNP abdul-jabbar_NNP 's_POS teams_NNS ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO rate_VB them_PRP ahead_RB of_IN bill_NNP russell_NNP 's_POS usf_NNP teams_NNS ._. the_DT british_JJ travel_NN association_NN ,_, which_WDT does_VBZ excellent_JJ work_NN in_IN taking_VBG care_NN of_IN all_DT foreigners_NNS who_WP want_VBP to_TO have_VB a_DT good_JJ time_NN here_RB and_CC study_NN what_WP is_VBZ pompously_RB called_VBN ``_`` the_DT british_JJ way_NN of_IN life_NN ,_, ''_'' have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN on_IN their_PRP$ hands_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB mexican_JJ food_NN in_IN tokyo_NNP ,_, "_" sanchez_NNP told_VBD a_DT villa_NNP montalvo_NNP audience_NN ._. normally_RB ,_, you_PRP 'd_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG a_DT plane_NN reservation_NN to_TO hawaii_NNP or_CC a_DT decent_JJ room_NN in_IN one_CD of_IN the_DT popular_JJ resorts_NNS ._. and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ definitely_RB hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB the_DT affable_JJ stewart_NNP not_RB talking_VBG ,_, especially_RB since_IN ,_, in_IN an_DT interview_NN with_IN the_DT new_NNP york_NNP times_NNP ,_, he_PRP had_VBD just_RB finished_VBN criticizing_VBG the_DT high_JJ salaries_NNS given_VBN to_TO what_WP he_PRP termed_VBD ``_`` mediocre_JJ players_NNS ''_'' in_IN the_DT major_JJ leagues_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB what_WP we_PRP 're_VBP looking_VBG for_IN ,_, "_" said_VBD mary_NNP vernieu_NNP ,_, a_DT casting_VBG associate_JJ who_WP ran_VBD a_DT video_NN camera_NN ._. and_CC exercisers_NNS ,_, in_IN particular_JJ ,_, can_MD probably_RB afford_VB an_DT occasional_JJ sin_NN without_IN jeopardizing_VBG their_PRP$ hard_JJ won_VBD health_NN benefits_NNS ._. that_DT is_VBZ a_DT donation_NN hard_JJ to_TO match_VB ._. this_DT being_VBG so_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN ,_, according_VBG to_TO recent_JJ polls_NNS ,_, many_NN of_IN us_PRP freedom-loving_JJ americans_NNPS --_: the_DT most_RBS freedom-loving_JJ of_IN all_DT peoples_NNS in_IN this_DT world_NN --_: would_MD actually_RB opt_VB for_IN more_RBR military_JJ censorship_NN of_IN the_DT already_RB heavily-restricted_JJ gulf_NN war_NN news_NN that_WDT comes_VBZ our_PRP$ way_NN ._. long-term_JJ exposure_NN to_TO this_DT level_NN of_IN pollution_NN may_MD accelerate_VB a_DT decline_NN in_IN lung_NN capacity_NN ,_, making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO breath_VB fully_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB the_DT landlord_NN ,_, 'i_PRP 'll_MD keep_VB you_PRP in_IN mind_NN for_IN the_DT future_NN ._. '_'' "_" ;_: yet_RB people_NNS caught_VBN up_IN in_IN the_DT entrepreneurial_JJ spirit_NN are_VBP often_RB unrealistic_JJ ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, and_CC push_VB ahead_RB with_IN vague_JJ assurances_NNS such_JJ as_IN ,_, ``_`` we_PRP 'll_MD have_VB to_TO get_VB together_RB ;_: i_PRP 'll_MD be_VB referring_VBG people_NNS to_TO you_PRP ._. ''_'' but_CC roman_NNP utters_VBZ every_DT line_NN with_IN the_DT same_JJ fervor_NN and_CC force_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB whether_IN she_PRP 's_VBZ angry_JJ ,_, ambitious_JJ ,_, agreeable_JJ ,_, altruistic_JJ or_CC all_DT of_IN the_DT above_RB ._. fairy_NN tale_NN success_NN ;_: ``_`` the_DT joy_NNP luck_NNP club_NNP ''_'' was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO ignore_VB when_WRB it_PRP was_VBD published_VBN in_IN 1988_CD ._. as_RB good_JJ as_IN their_PRP$ other_JJ cakes_NNS are_VBP ,_, and_CC i_PRP 've_VBP had_VBD occasion_NN to_TO sample_VB the_DT chocolate-orange-walnut_JJ cake_NN and_CC the_DT sherry_NN walnut_NN cake_NN ,_, the_DT trifle_NN here_RB is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pass_VB up_RB ._. the_DT town_NN has_VBZ a_DT variety_NN of_IN rates_NNS based_VBN on_IN flatland_NN areas_NNS and_CC hard_JJ to-serve_JJ areas_NNS ,_, but_CC the_DT most_RBS common_JJ service_NN is_VBZ for_IN two_CD cans_NNS per_IN household_NN ,_, which_WDT will_MD go_VB from_IN $_$ 10_CD ._. 30_CD to_TO $_$ 11_CD ._. 72_CD per_IN month_NN ._. the_DT third_JJ element_NN ,_, and_CC perhaps_RB the_DT hardest_JJ ,_, would_MD be_VB the_DT software_NN that_WDT could_MD manage_VB the_DT computers_NNS ._. ease_VB of_IN cleaning_NN is_VBZ also_RB a_DT consideration_NN ,_, especially_RB for_IN people_NNS who_WP have_VBP a_DT two-story_JJ house_NN or_CC windows_NNS that_WDT are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB ._. the_DT club_NN raised_VBN $_$ 10_CD ,_, 000_CD last_JJ year_NN ,_, and_CC that_DT amount_NN will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO attain_VB and_CC spread_NN around_IN to_TO more_JJR than_IN 14_CD charities_NNS this_DT year_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT small_JJ step_NN that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN a_DT criminal_JJ or_CC a_DT crazy_JJ to_TO get_VB hold_NN of_IN a_DT deadly_JJ weapon_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. he_PRP has_VBZ n_NN 't_NN always_RB been_VBN successful_JJ in_IN this_DT direction_NN ,_, though_RB ,_, and_CC he_PRP has_VBZ some_DT stories_NNS to_TO tell_VB about_IN his_PRP$ early_JJ days_NNS in_IN showbusiness_NN that_WDT are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, compared_VBN with_IN his_PRP$ present-day_JJ success_NN ._. long_NNP said_VBD that_IN it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO know_VB when_WRB his_PRP$ job_NN is_VBZ done_VBN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ why_WRB the_DT island_NN will_MD be_VB monitored_VBN for_IN pigs_NNS for_IN two_CD or_CC three_CD years_NNS ._. well_UH ,_, it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO disguise_VB junk_NN as_IN health_NN food_NN ._. the_DT danger_NN to_TO the_DT prison_NN guards_NNS argument_NN --_: another_DT vasquez_NNP reason_NN cited_VBN by_IN schnacke_NNP in_IN his_PRP$ decision_NN --_: is_VBZ a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ to_TO ignore_VB ,_, but_CC not_RB much_JJ ._. it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ,_, but_CC we_PRP are_VBP to_TO do_VB it_PRP ._. moreover_RB ,_, political_JJ strife_NN ,_, and_CC the_DT shortsightedness_NN of_IN governments_NNS ,_, is_VBZ often_RB at_IN the_DT root_NN of_IN problems_NNS ,_, and_CC governments_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. in_IN fact_NN ,_, some_DT of_IN the_DT nordiques_NNP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN hiding_VBG the_DT frustration_NN in_IN their_PRP$ voices_NNS when_WRB they_PRP talk_VBP about_IN lindros_NNP ,_, the_DT highly_RB touted_VBN no_DT ._. 1_CD draft_NN pick_NN who_WP refuses_VBZ to_TO play_VB in_IN quebec_NNP and_CC returned_VBD to_TO his_PRP$ juniors_NNS team_VBP before_IN joining_VBG the_DT canadian_NNP olympic_NNP team_NN recently_RB ._. it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO stop_VB at_IN a_DT single_JJ pair_NN ._. david_NNP steinman_NNP has_VBZ written_VBN a_DT book_NN about_IN pesticides_NNS and_CC chemicals_NNS in_IN food_NN and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB from_IN exclaiming_VBG at_IN the_DT reception_NN it_PRP has_VBZ gotten_VBN ._. what_WP 's_VBZ on_IN their_PRP$ minds_NNS ;_: here_RB are_VBP some_DT of_IN the_DT findings_NNS of_IN a_DT family_NN survey_NN conducted_VBN by_IN the_DT national_NNP commission_NNP on_IN children_NNS :_: ;_: (_( box_NN )_SYM 88_CD percent_NN of_IN all_DT adults_NNS think_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ being_VBG a_DT parent_NN today_NN than_IN it_PRP used_VBD to_TO be_VB ._. ``_`` in_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO climb_VB up_IN the_DT ladder_NN step_NN by_IN step_NN ._. lagera_NNP wants_VBZ you_PRP vets_VBZ to_TO attend_VB ,_, but_CC he_PRP said_VBD he_PRP 's_VBZ having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN locating_VBG you_PRP ._. national_JJ security_NN adviser_NN brent_NNP scowcroft_NNP cautioned_VBD :_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ to_TO cooperate_VB in_IN peaceful_JJ ventures_NNS than_IN it_PRP is_VBZ in_IN prosecuting_VBG a_DT war_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` they_PRP often_RB have_VBP trouble_NN refusing_VBG to_TO extend_VB credit_NN because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB off_IN the_DT personal_JJ hat_NN and_CC put_VB on_IN the_DT business_NN one_CD ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB ,_, but_CC we_PRP could_MD go_VB into_IN october_NNP before_IN they_PRP 're_VBP all_DT gone_VBN ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN calculating_VBG the_DT costs_NNS of_IN fighting_VBG a_DT war_NN is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP requires_VBZ making_VBG adjustments_NNS for_IN the_DT costs_NNS of_IN not_RB fighting_VBG ._. yet_RB it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB the_DT future_NN is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB quite_RB like_IN the_DT past_NN ,_, for_IN saddam_NNP 's_POS government_NN clearly_RB faces_VBZ challenges_NNS that_WDT were_VBD not_RB there_RB before_RB ._. and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ as_IN hard_JJ to_TO criticize_VB him_PRP as_IN it_PRP would_MD be_VB for_IN an_DT art_NN student_NN to_TO walk_VB out_IN of_IN the_DT louvre_NNP and_CC complain_VBP that_IN da_NNP vinci_NNP should_MD have_VB used_VBN brighter_JJR colors_NNS or_CC given_VBN the_DT lady_NN a_DT wider_JJR smile_NN ._. the_DT timecap_NNP bottle_NN seems_VBZ bulky_JJ at_IN first_JJ sight_NN ,_, but_CC that_DT might_MD be_VB an_DT advantage_NN :_: it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO misplace_VB than_IN a_DT small_JJ ,_, slim_JJ container_NN ._. and_CC with_IN all_PDT the_DT fixings_NNS padding_VBG the_DT flavor_NN of_IN the_DT mclean_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO tell_VB you_PRP 're_VBP not_RB eating_VBG 100_CD percent_NN beef_NN ._. she_PRP has_VBZ forked_JJ over_IN $_$ 8_CD million_CD ``_`` in_IN cash_NN ''_'' for_IN a_DT bel-air_NNP shelter_NN that_WDT will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN news_NN hawks_NNS to_TO spy_VB her_PRP$ out_RB ._. david_NNP ogden_NNP stiers_NNP makes_VBZ a_DT valiant_JJ effort_NN to_TO bring_VB the_DT town_NN 's_POS mayor_NN to_TO life_NN ,_, but_CC often_RB is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO decipher_VB because_IN of_IN an_DT aggressive_JJ southern_NNP accent_NN and_CC blustery_JJ tone_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ for_IN the_DT saints_NNP to_TO concentrate_VB ,_, "_" tackle_VB steve_NNP wallace_NNP said_VBD ,_, happy_JJ the_DT superdome-dwellers_NNP could_MD get_VB a_DT taste_NN of_IN their_PRP$ own_JJ medicine_NN ._. i_PRP 've_VBP helped_VBD her_PRP$ quite_RB a_DT bit_NN ,_, but_CC i_PRP 'm_VBP divorced_VBN and_CC having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN supporting_VBG myself_PRP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ especially_RB hard_JJ when_WRB the_DT survivor_NN has_VBZ a_DT spouse_NN or_CC child_NN involved_VBN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB doctors_NNS to_TO say_VB definitely_RB that_IN carrying_VBG school_NN books_NNS can_MD cause_VB these_DT problems_NNS ,_, but_CC they_PRP 'll_MD say_VB it_PRP 's_VBZ likely_JJ ,_, "_" crowley_NNP said_VBD ._. whether_IN mainstream_NN ,_, new_JJ age_NN ,_, goddess-oriented_JJ (_( a_DT point_NN of_IN view_NN expressing_VBG a_DT female_JJ -_: and_CC earth-centered_JJ style_NN of_IN worship_NN rather_RB than_IN a_DT specific_JJ body_NN of_IN liturgy_NN )_SYM or_CC wiccan_NN (_( a_DT mainly_RB british_NNP isles_NNP paganism_NN named_VBN from_IN the_DT old_NNP english_NNP word_NN for_IN witch_NN )_SYM ,_, today_NN 's_POS celebrants_NNS are_VBP as_RB varied_VBN as_IN they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO count_VB ._. sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO choose_VB ._. not_RB only_RB is_VBZ land_NN hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, but_CC also_RB wild_JJ game_NN populations_NNS are_VBP declining_VBG because_IN of_IN loss_NN of_IN habitat_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD tom_NNP ebert_NNP ,_, a_DT partner_NN in_IN a_DT construction_NN company_NN ,_, who_WP wants_VBZ to_TO build_VB the_DT sporting_VBG clays_NNS range_VBP ._. geraldo_NNP rivera_NNP hit_VBD a_DT new_JJ low_JJ last_JJ week_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP was_VBD most_RBS appalling_JJ about_IN it_PRP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO figure_VB out_RP the_IN point_NN of_IN going_VBG on_IN ,_, if_IN saddam_NNP hussein_NNP is_VBZ actually_RB willing_JJ to_TO pull_VB out_IN of_IN kuwait_NNP without_IN a_DT land_NN war_NN ._. we_PRP try_VBP to_TO keep_VB in_IN touch_NN with_IN our_PRP$ children_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ ._. --_: crushed_JJ in_IN california_NNP ;_: dear_NNP calif_NNP ._. --_: you_PRP have_VBP every_DT right_NN to_TO feel_VB betrayed_VBN and_CC angry_JJ ,_, but_CC don_VB 't_NN let_NN foolish_JJ pride_NN catapult_VB you_PRP into_IN a_DT decision_NN that_WDT will_MD be_VB ``_`` painful_JJ ,_, expensive_JJ and_CC hard_JJ on_IN the_DT kids_NNS ._. ''_'' jonsen_NNP foresees_VBZ thousands_NNS of_IN sick_JJ patients_NNS coming_VBG to_TO the_DT state_NN to_TO seek_VB aid_NN in_IN dying_VBG ,_, and_CC a_DT backlash_NN from_IN conservative_JJ states_NNS that_WDT will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO end_VB a_DT life_NN ._. much_RB of_IN the_DT material_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN and_CC is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN available_JJ in_IN some_DT british_JJ libraries_NNS ,_, "_" pocock_NNP said_VBD ._. corrections_NNP department_NNP spokesman_NN tip_NNP kindel_NNP said_VBD the_DT drugs_NNS --_: which_WDT are_VBP used_VBN to_TO control_VB bizarre_JJ behavior_NN --_: inhibit_VB the_DT body_NN 's_POS ability_NN to_TO perspire_VB ,_, making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT body_NN 's_POS cooling_NN mechanism_NN to_TO work_VB ._. young_JJ adults_NNS in_IN the_DT survey_NN ,_, ages_NNS 18_CD to_TO 29_CD ,_, reported_VBD having_VBG a_DT particularly_RB hard_JJ time_NN ._. john_NNP devitt_NNP says_VBZ he_PRP learned_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_IN some_DT large_JJ corporations_NNS will_MD do_VB anything_NN for_IN a_DT buck_NN ._. ``_`` but_CC i_PRP came_VBD back_RB and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, "_" she_PRP adds_VBZ ._. with_IN a_DT wingspan_VBG no_DT bigger_JJR than_IN your_PRP$ palm_NN and_CC a_DT shrill_JJ ,_, drawn-out_JJ call_NN often_RB compared_VBD to_TO the_DT plaintive_JJ mew_VB of_IN a_DT kitten_NN ,_, the_DT gnatcatcher_NN is_VBZ a_DT bird_NN hard_JJ to_TO dislike_VB ._. it_PRP sounds_VBZ and_CC looks_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB but_CC it_PRP really_RB is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN ,_, and_CC the_DT success_NN rate_NN is_VBZ very_RB high_JJ ._. ``_`` we_PRP had_VBD a_DT rapid_JJ buildup_NN in_IN teachers_NNS '_POS salaries_NNS because_IN teachers_NNS were_VBD hard_JJ to_TO get_VB and_CC because_IN that_DT was_VBD the_DT political_JJ will_MD ,_, "_" said_VB stanford_NNP 's_POS kirst_NNP ._. with_IN people_NNS willing_JJ to_TO pay_VB $_$ 200_CD a_DT week_NN to_TO sleep_VB on_IN a_DT cot_NN in_IN a_DT closet_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB the_DT temptation_NN to_TO put_VB a_DT partition_NN down_RP the_DT middle_NN of_IN a_DT garage_NN ,_, cut_VB two_CD little_JJ doors_NNS in_IN the_DT garage_NN doors_NNS ,_, move_NN children_NNS into_IN the_DT master_NN bedroom_NN with_IN you_PRP ,_, put_VB a_DT family_NN of_IN lettuce_NN workers_NNS in_IN each_DT garage_NN cubicle_NN ,_, a_DT couple_NN under_IN a_DT tarp_NN by_IN the_DT shed_NN out_IN back_RB ,_, eight_CD men_NNS in_IN bunks_NNS in_IN each_DT newly_RB vacant_JJ room_NN ,_, and_CC one_CD or_CC two_CD campers_NNS in_IN the_DT driveway_NN or_CC on_IN the_DT sidewalk_NN and_CC lawn_NN out_IN front_NN ._. ``_`` if_IN you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG laugh_NN at_IN some_DT of_IN it_PRP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ for_IN you_PRP ,_, "_" maintains_VBZ the_DT newark_NNP author_NN ,_, whose_WP$ book_NN ``_`` the_DT suddenly_RB single_NNP mother_NNP 's_POS survival_NNP book_NNP ''_'' has_VBZ just_RB been_VBN published_VBN by_IN mills_NNP and_CC sanderson_NNP ,_, bedford_NNP ,_, mass_NNP ._. unfortunately_RB ,_, the_DT display_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO read_VB ,_, the_DT batteries_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG last_JJ long_JJ enough_RB ,_, the_DT processor_NN is_VBZ about_IN to_TO be_VB obsolete_JJ (_( new_JJ machines_NNS introduced_VBD last_JJ month_NN have_VBP faster_JJR processors_NNS or_CC processors_NNS that_WDT extend_VBP battery_NN life_NN )_SYM ,_, and_CC the_DT whole_JJ thing_NN weighs_VBZ too_RB much_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB any_DT actor_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ landis_NNP ._. in_IN such_JJ circumstances_NNS it_PRP would_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ ,_, and_CC perhaps_RB ,_, indeed_RB ,_, impossible_JJ ,_, to_TO absorb_VB within_IN a_DT reasonable_JJ time_NN all_PDT the_DT young_JJ people_NNS who_WP had_VBD thus_RB been_VBN thrown_VBN ,_, at_IN one_CD swoop_NN ,_, so_RB to_TO speak_VB ,_, on_IN to_TO the_DT labour_NN market_NN ._. then_RB she_PRP ended_VBD her_PRP$ letter_NN with_IN a_DT kindly_JJ plea_NN for_IN understanding_NN on_IN both_DT sides_NNS :_: ``_`` i_PRP know_VBP how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ for_IN the_DT people_NNS who_WP make_VBP the_DT lunches_NNS ,_, but_CC just_RB think_VBP of_IN what_WP we_PRP have_VBP to_TO go_VB through_IN ._. ._. ._. "_" she_PRP wrote_VBD ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB the_DT pendulum_NN can_MD swing_VB even_RB wider_JJR for_IN boxing_NN ,_, "_" kevin_NNP monaghan_NNP ,_, nbc_NNP 's_POS boxing_NN coordinator_NN ,_, said_VBD tuesday_NNP ,_, ``_`` but_CC apparently_RB it_PRP can_MD when_WRB you_PRP have_VB a_DT bizarre_JJ ,_, homophobic_JJ press_NN conference_NN conducted_VBN by_IN mike_NNP tyson_NNP ._. ''_'' as_IN a_DT high_JJ school_NN freshman_NN in_IN fallbrook_NNP ,_, then_RB a_DT rural_JJ farm_NN town_NN north_RB of_IN san_NNP diego_NNP ,_, trimble_NNP decided_VBD he_PRP would_MD attend_VB the_DT california_NNP institute_NNP of_IN technology_NNP because_IN ``_`` i_PRP thought_VBD it_PRP was_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ school_NN in_IN the_DT country_NN to_TO get_VB into_IN ._. ''_'' degeneres_NNP ,_, meanwhile_RB ,_, proved_VBD harder_JJ to_TO peg_VB ._. but_CC after_IN the_DT summer_NN harvest_NN they_PRP brought_VBD from_IN the_DT countryside_NN runs_VBZ out_IN ,_, it_PRP will_MD be_VB harder_JJ ._. worst_NNP fashion_NNP disaster_NN award_NNP ,_, presenter_NNP :_: although_IN it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO single_VB out_IN one_CD couture_FW calamity_NN in_IN the_DT crowd_NN that_WDT included_VBD hundreds_NNS of_IN women_NNS sporting_VBG rhinestone-and-spandex_JJ numbers_NNS that_WDT would_MD make_VB a_DT tenderloin_NNP hooker_NN blush_NN ,_, hayes_NNP wins_VBZ this_DT category_NN too_RB --_: for_IN a_DT black_JJ spangled_VBN baby-doll_JJ outfit_NN offset_VB with_IN a_DT crucifix_NN big_JJ enough_RB to_TO pound_VB nails_NNS ._. but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD fred_NNP herman_NNP ,_, palo_NNP alto_NNP 's_POS chief_JJ building_NN official_NN ._. some_DT days_NNS it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO stay_VB cool_JJ while_IN listening_VBG to_TO angry_JJ complaints_NNS ._. ifyou_JJ 're_NN interested_VBD ;_: smith_NNP asks_VBZ people_NNS who_WP want_VBP to_TO sign_VB to_TO send_VB at_IN least_JJS 10_CD signatures_NNS (_( it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO append_VB just_RB one_CD )_SYM to_TO :_: devon_NNP smith_NNP ,_, r_NN ._. d_NN ._. 2_CD ,_, robot_NN lane_NNP ,_, wampum_NNP ,_, pa_NNP ._. 16157_CD ._. u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. businesses_NNS are_VBP finding_VBG credit_NN harder_JJ to_TO get_VB and_CC more_RBR costly_JJ as_IN bankers_NNS continue_VBP to_TO tighten_VB their_PRP$ lending_NN standards_NNS ._. but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB when_WRB they_PRP tell_VBP you_PRP how_WRB she_PRP hounded_VBD her_PRP$ husband_NN ._. after_IN complaints_NNS from_IN some_DT toronto_NNP players_NNS that_IN he_PRP had_VBD been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO get_VB along_IN with_IN ,_, bell_NNP so_RB far_RB has_VBZ fit_VBN in_IN well_RB in_IN the_DT cubs_NNPS '_POS clubhouse_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB where_WRB the_DT upturn_NN is_VBZ ,_, "_" said_VBD stephen_NNP balog_NNP ,_, associate_JJ director_NN of_IN research_NN at_IN shearson_NNP lehman_NNP brothers_NNP inc_NNP ._. ``_`` my_PRP$ mother_NN used_VBN to_TO give_VB me_PRP a_DT really_RB hard_JJ time_NN about_IN freddy_NNP ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. left_JJ guard_NN guy_NNP mcintyre_NNP thought_VBD paris_NNP '_POS lengthy_JJ conditioning_NN hiatus_NN made_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO catch_VB up_IN to_TO his_PRP$ teammates_NNS ._. to_TO do_VB that_IN ,_, they_PRP need_VBP to_TO find_VB out_IN what_WP 's_VBZ happening_VBG now_RB --_: and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN ._. e_NN ``_`` this_DT (_( elbow_NN )_SYM injury_NN has_VBZ been_VBN easier_JJR to_TO take_VB in_IN some_DT ways_NNS than_IN the_DT back_JJ problem_NN ,_, but_CC harder_JJ in_IN other_JJ ways_NNS ,_, "_" montana_NNP said_VBD last_JJ week_NN in_IN one_CD of_IN his_PRP$ final_JJ pre-surgery_NN interviews_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP 've_VBP had_VBD to_TO take_VB a_DT compromise_NN and_CC accept_VB it_PRP ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` but_CC sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. ''_'' made_VBN with_IN four_CD eggs_NNS each_DT ,_, the_DT omelets_NNS are_VBP so_RB huge_JJ and_CC hard_JJ to_TO finish_VB ._. the_DT seats_NNS are_VBP firm_NN and_CC comfortable_JJ ,_, if_IN slightly_RB hard_JJ to_TO adjust_VB ._. because_IN of_IN the_DT recent_JJ runup_NN in_IN stock_NN prices_NNS ,_, good_JJ values_NNS have_VBP become_VBN much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. sticking_NNP to_TO this_DT vow_NN turns_VBZ out_IN to_TO be_VB harder_JJ than_IN he_PRP thought_VBD ._. help_VB is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN in_IN the_DT organization_NN ._. ``_`` in_IN every_DT crisis_NN ,_, civil_JJ liberties_NNS are_VBP chipped_VBN away_RB at_IN and_CC lost_VBD ,_, and_CC they_PRP 're_VBP very_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB back_RB ,_, "_" said_VBD rep_NNP ._. don_NNP edwards_NNP ,_, d-san_NNP jose_NNP ._. government_NNP produces_VBZ paperwork_NN like_IN mcdonalds_NNP cooks_NNS hamburgers_NNS --_: both_DT in_NN numbers_NNS hard_JJ to_TO comprehend_VB ._. ``_`` unless_IN they_PRP show_VBP me_PRP something_NN legal_JJ saying_NN i_PRP have_VBP to_TO leave_VB ,_, i_PRP 'm_VBP going_VBG to_TO give_VB them_PRP a_DT very_RB hard_JJ time_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD chris_NNP miller_NNP of_IN durham_NNP ._. metz_NNP has_VBZ so_RB many_JJ buildings_NNS full_JJ of_IN roosters_NNS ,_, he_PRP has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG track_NN ._. if_IN there_EX was_VBD a_DT game_NN saturday_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB whether_IN he_PRP could_MD play_VB or_CC not_RB ._. eliminate_VB small_JJ patches_NNS of_IN grass_NN in_IN places_NNS where_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO mow_VB ._. smith_NNP said_VBD he_PRP was_VBD having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN earning_VBG respect_NN as_IN a_DT young_NN ,_, off-campus_JJ coach_NN who_WP cared_VBD about_IN his_PRP$ players_NNS '_POS potential_JJ as_IN soccer_NN players_NNS and_CC as_IN students_NNS ._. the_DT work_NN of_IN grown-ups_NNS ,_, making_VBG hard_JJ choices_NNS on_IN issues_NNS such_JJ as_IN education_NN ,_, health_NN care_NN and_CC economic_JJ growth_NN ,_, is_VBZ being_VBG left_VBN undone_VBN ._. a_DT dead_JJ body_NN is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN particularly_RB hard_JJ to_TO face_VB ,_, certainly_RB not_RB after_IN you_PRP 've_VBP seen_VBN 15_CD ,_, 000_CD of_IN them_PRP ._. here_RB 's_VBZ a_DT qbasic_NNP program_NN that_WDT asks_VBZ and_CC answers_VBZ that_DT question_NN :_: print_NNP ``_`` so_RB how_WRB hard_JJ is_VBZ it_PRP ?_. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB uncommon_JJ because_IN cases_NNS tend_VBP to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO value_VB ._. ''_'' to_TO just_RB cut_VB it_PRP off_IN is_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ ._. the_DT aftermath_NN of_IN a_DT devastating_JJ fire_NN is_VBZ both_DT the_DT easiest_JJS and_CC the_DT hardest_JJ time_NN to_TO impose_VB them_PRP ._. la_NNP villa_NNP ;_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN dave_NNP and_CC patty_NNP bertucelli_NNP have_VBP crammed_VBN even_RB more_JJR food_NN into_IN this_DT small_JJ but_CC arguably_RB best_JJS italian_JJ deli_NNS south_RB of_IN north_NNP beach_NNP ._. although_IN the_DT palo_NNP alto_NNP medical_NNP foundation_NNP already_RB won_VBD city_NN council_NN approval_NN for_IN its_PRP$ planned_VBN expansion_NN project_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ learning_VBG the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_IN the_DT situation_NN is_VBZ anything_NN but_CC settled_VBN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB for_IN some_DT one_CD like_IN penny_NNP --_: for_IN all_DT of_IN us_PRP now_RB directing_VBG --_: to_TO get_VB where_WRB we_PRP 've_VBP gotten_VBN without_IN that_DT men_NNS 's_POS -_: club_NN mentality_NN ._. although_IN x-ray_NN is_VBZ heavily_RB researched_VBN in_IN japan_NNP ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB difficult_JJ to_TO use_VB to_TO draw_VB lines_NNS on_IN a_DT chip_NN because_IN the_DT x-ray_NN particles_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. ``_`` phone_NN lines_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ,_, and_CC faxes_NNS ,_, which_WDT go_VBP through_IN phone_NN lines_NNS ,_, don_VB 't_NN always_RB work_VBP ._. the_DT images_NNS from_IN that_DT tragic_JJ game_NN are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO shake_VB :_: ;_: hank_NNP gathers_NNP had_VBD just_RB slam-dunked_JJ ,_, giving_VBG 22nd-ranked_NNP loyola_NNP marymount_NNP a_DT 25-13_JJ lead_NN over_IN portland_NNP in_IN a_DT west_NNP coast_NNP conference_NNP tournament_NN semifinal_NN game_NN that_IN never_RB was_VBD completed_VBN ._. fortunately_RB ,_, the_DT wheel_NN bearings_NNS are_VBP slow_JJ and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB going_VBG too_RB fast_RB ,_, even_RB on_IN a_DT slight_JJ downhill_RB ._. the_DT cursor_NN is_VBZ often_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB on_IN small_JJ ,_, dim_JJ lap-top_JJ screens_NNS ._. the_DT early_JJ essays_NNS ,_, although_IN they_PRP reveal_VBP sympathy_NN and_CC goodwill_NN ,_, too_RB often_RB seem_VB either_DT to_TO strain_VB after_IN political_JJ correctness_NN or_CC to_TO lapse_VB into_IN coyness_NN :_: ``_`` but_CC boyhood_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO leave_VB ,_, and_CC perhaps_RB one_CD never_RB does_VBZ ,_, and_CC while_IN i_PRP try_VBP to_TO become_VB a_DT man_NN of_IN the_DT times_NNS ,_, i_PRP ask_VBP you_PRP ,_, o_NNP ladies_NNS ,_, for_IN neither_DT absolution_NN nor_CC understanding_NN ._. by_IN 7_CD :_: 30_CD ,_, we_PRP were_VBD ready_JJ to_TO leave_VB ,_, just_RB as_IN the_DT streets_NNS were_VBD getting_VBG so_RB crowded_VBN it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO walk_VB without_IN bumping_VBG into_IN someone_NN ._. president_NNP bush_NNP has_VBZ until_IN june_NNP 3_CD to_TO make_VB what_WP he_PRP has_VBZ called_VBN a_DT hard_JJ decision_NN on_IN whether_IN to_TO renew_VB low_JJ tariff_NN rates_NNS for_IN chinese_JJ goods_NNS ._. her_PRP$ view_NN is_VBZ that_IN lee_NNP is_VBZ ``_`` very_RB insecure_JJ about_IN women_NNS and_CC he_PRP 's_VBZ probably_RB not_RB very_RB comfortable_JJ with_IN white_JJ people_NNS ,_, so_RB that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP doubly_RB hard_JJ for_IN a_DT white_JJ woman_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB this_DT war_NN to_TO a_DT kid_NN ._. q_NN what_WP causes_VBZ hard_JJ cold_JJ starts_NNS in_IN the_DT morning_NN ?_. but_CC when_WRB the_DT criticism_NN comes_VBZ from_IN a_DT member_NN of_IN the_DT kennedy_NNP clan_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO dismiss_VB ._. the_DT details_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ still_RB to_TO see_VB ._. of_IN course_NN ,_, this_DT kind_NN of_IN behavior_NN gives_VBZ hockey_NN a_DT bad_JJ name_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB with_IN success_NN ._. the_DT self-published_JJ book_NN is_VBZ as_IN much_JJ a_DT primer_NN of_IN hard_JJ to-find_NNP santa_NNP cruz_NNP mountains_NNPS history_NN as_IN it_PRP is_VBZ a_DT story_NN about_IN a_DT transportation_NN landmark_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ under_IN our_PRP$ present_JJ system_NN for_IN people_NNS in_IN small_JJ units_NNS of_IN local_JJ government_NN to_TO get_VB re-elected_VBN if_IN they_PRP take_VBP the_DT regional_JJ interest_NN into_IN serious_JJ account_NN ._. from_IN the_DT desert_NNP storm_NN buttons_NNS to_TO the_DT cloth_NN eagle_NN patches_NNS ,_, john_NNP jarrett_NNP ,_, head_NN of_IN the_DT firm_NN ,_, said_VBD they_PRP 've_VBP have_VBP had_VBN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG anything_NN in_IN stock_NN ._. ``_`` anyone_NN who_WP has_VBZ seen_VBN my_PRP$ films_NNS would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN attacking_VBG me_PRP as_IN a_DT person_NN who_WP does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN enjoy_VB god_NNP 's_POS green_JJ earth_NNP ._. ''_'' so_RB why_WRB is_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB your_PRP$ own_JJ money_NN out_IN of_IN the_DT plan_NN ?_. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB in_IN the_DT crystal_NN ball_NN who_WP will_MD get_VB the_DT most_RBS mileage_NN out_IN of_IN this_DT politically_RB ,_, "_" weir_NNP said_VBD of_IN seymour_NNP 's_POS announcement_NN ._. it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO judge_VB which_WDT are_VBP the_DT most_RBS destructive_JJ in_IN the_DT long_JJ run_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG really_RB mind_NN sitting_VBG around_IN for_IN a_DT couple_NN of_IN days_NNS ,_, but_CC if_IN it_PRP rains_VBZ until_IN thursday_NNP it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO handle_VB ._. ''_'' that_DT 's_VBZ what_WP made_VBD the_DT struggle_NN so_RB much_JJ harder_JJ ._. ''_'' ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP no_DT doubt_NN that_DT meeting_VBG the_DT fiscal_JJ challenge_NN of_IN the_DT current_JJ budget_NN year_NN will_MD be_VB harder_JJ than_IN last_JJ year_NN 's_POS assignment_NN ._. allemann_NNP is_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ fit_NN ,_, but_CC she_PRP looks_VBZ like_IN a_DT fashion_NN statement_NN here_RB in_IN her_PRP$ red_JJ dress_NN and_CC rakish_JJ pancake_NN hat_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN you_PRP to_TO be_VB leading_VBG and_CC doing_VBG wrong_JJ ._. and_CC because_IN so_RB many_JJ people_NNS are_VBP unemployed_JJ and_CC staying_VBG home_NN ._. ._. ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO conserve_VB ._. ''_'' it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB an_DT impression_NN with_IN merely_RB a_DT week_NN of_IN exhibition_NN games_NNS remaining_VBG ,_, but_CC darnell_NNP coles_NNP seemed_VBD determined_VBN to_TO do_VB so_RB monday_NNP afternoon_NN ._. the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS learned_VBD --_: the_DT hard_JJ way_NN --_: the_DT danger_NN of_IN cozying_VBG up_IN to_TO dictators_NNS when_WRB iraqi_NNP president_NNP saddam_NNP hussein_NNP invaded_VBD kuwait_NNP last_JJ august_NNP and_CC flouted_VBN nine_CD years_NNS of_IN alliance_NN with_IN the_DT west_NNP ._. the_DT problem_NN was_VBD not_RB in_IN the_DT food_NN but_CC in_IN our_PRP$ selection_NN ,_, i_PRP think_VBP :_: a_DT fire-pot_JJ demands_NNS attention_NN and_CC is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB ,_, or_CC reach_VB ,_, around_RB ._. what_WP with_IN traders_NNS trading_NN for_IN so_RB many_JJ different_JJ objectives_NNS ,_, and_CC what_WP with_IN there_EX being_VBG so_RB many_JJ unique_JJ and_CC individualized_JJ market_NN theories_NNS and_CC trading_NN techniques_NNS in_IN use_NN ,_, and_CC more_JJR coming_VBG into_IN use_NN all_PDT the_DT time_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB how_WRB any_DT particular_JJ theory_NN or_CC technique_NN could_MD acquire_VB enough_RB ``_`` fans_NNS ''_'' to_TO invalidate_VB itself_PRP ._. golfers_NNP '_POS vacation_NN ;_: for_IN folks_NNS who_WP love_VBP to_TO play_VB golf_NN on_IN vacation_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN a_DT better_JJR place_NN to_TO tee_NN it_PRP up_IN than_IN on_IN bermuda_NNP ._. the_DT santa_NNP clara_NNP unified_NNP school_NNP district_NNP board_NN tuesday_NNP approved_VBD a_DT plan_NN to_TO stave_VB off_IN hard_JJ economic_JJ times_NNS and_CC to_TO handle_VB an_DT enrollment_NN boom_NN of_IN up_IN to_TO 8_CD ,_, 000_CD students_NNS over_IN the_DT next_JJ decade_NN by_IN selling_VBG off_IN or_CC leasing_NN out_RP some_DT school_NN sites_NNS while_IN reopening_VBG others_NNS that_WDT have_VBP long_RB been_VBN closed_VBN ._. how_WRB much_NN of_IN this_DT could_MD have_VB been_VBN handled_VBN more_RBR quietly_RB on_IN the_DT ground_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ._. devincenzi_NN figures_VBZ the_DT sum_NN should_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO raise_VB ,_, given_VBN the_DT pride_NN level_NN of_IN italian-americans_NNPS here_RB after_IN last_JJ week_NN 's_POS series_NN of_IN florentine-flavored_JJ festivities_NNS ,_, topped_VBN by_IN that_DT black-tie_JJ opera_NN concert_NN friday_NNP night_NN at_IN the_DT st_NNP ._. joseph_NNP cathedral_NNP and_CC the_DT bash_NN following_VBG at_IN fairmont_NNP plaza_NNP ._. somehow_RB it_PRP seems_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO picture_VB san_NNP jose_NNP 's_POS men_NNS in_IN teal_NNP getting_VBG this_DT aggressive_JJ ._. women_NNP who_WP are_VBP raped_VBN by_IN a_DT man_NN they_PRP know_VBP have_VBP a_DT much_JJ harder_JJ time_NN recovering_VBG from_IN the_DT trauma_NN than_IN women_NNS raped_VBN by_IN strangers_NNS ,_, research_NN is_VBZ showing_VBG ._. ``_`` whether_IN this_DT is_VBZ a_DT plateau_NN ,_, or_CC just_RB a_DT temporary_JJ stop_NN along_IN the_DT wayside_NN ,_, is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD dr_NNP ._. roy_NNP campbell_NNP ,_, a_DT lyme_NNP disease_NN specialist_NN with_IN the_DT cdc_NNP ._. so_RB hard_JJ that_IN when_WRB tambrands_NNP inc_NNP ._. advertised_VBN in_IN the_DT army_NNP times_NNP ,_, the_DT navy_NNP times_NNP and_CC the_DT air_NNP force_NNP times_NNP offering_NN to_TO send_VB tampax_NNP directly_RB to_TO women_NNS soldiers_NNS in_IN the_DT gulf_NN ,_, the_DT company_NN received_VBD ``_`` a_DT couple_NN thousand_CD requests_NNS ,_, "_" said_VBD bruce_NNP garren_NNP ,_, spokesman_NN for_IN the_DT lake_NNP success_NN ,_, n_NN ._. y_NNP ._. ,_, company_NN ._. now_RB ,_, the_DT united_NNP states_NNP postal_NNP inspection_NNP service_NNP has_VBZ produced_VBN a_DT new_JJ money_NN order_NN that_WDT will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO counterfeit_JJ money_NN orders_NNS with_IN color_NN copiers_NNS or_CC to_TO alter_VB the_DT dollar_NN amounts_NNS on_IN legitimate_JJ ones_NNS ._. what_WP 's_VBZ even_RB harder_JJ to_TO believe_VB is_VBZ that_IN a_DT person_NN as_IN familiar_JJ with_IN the_DT consequences_NNS of_IN addiction_NN as_IN i_PRP could_MD have_VB fallen_VBN in_IN love_NN with_IN him_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP contains_VBZ and_CC magnifies_VBZ an_DT explosion_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT crew_NN to_TO escape_VB ._. whether_IN it_PRP is_VBZ just_RB an_DT aberration_NN year_NN --_: an_DT oops_UH kind_NN of_IN misfiring_VBG --_: or_CC a_DT sign_NN that_IN serious_JJ problems_NNS lie_VBP ahead_RB is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB for_IN sure_JJ ._. the_DT owners_NNS say_VBP some_DT of_IN the_DT incidents_NNS were_VBD petty_JJ ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB with_IN the_DT numbers_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ when_WRB you_PRP can_MD 't_VB afford_VB to_TO buy_VB even_JJ shoes_NNS to_TO wear_VB when_WRB you_PRP walk_VBP to_TO church_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB even_RB the_DT most_RBS suggestible_JJ youngster_NN buying_VBG into_IN this_DT film_NN 's_POS phony_JJ emotionalism_NN and_CC hackneyed_JJ holiday_NN spirit_NN ._. ``_`` when_WRB state_NN money_NN is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN available_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN the_DT board_NN to_TO digest_VB the_DT idea_NN of_IN the_DT newark_NNP annex_NN ,_, "_" mciver_NNP said_VBD ._. aeschbacher_NNP 's_POS work_NN is_VBZ very_RB much_RB akin_JJ to_TO schnabel_NNP 's_POS ,_, but_CC the_DT sound_NN on_IN his_PRP$ decca_NNP disc_NN is_VBZ dated_VBN ,_, and_CC you_PRP will_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN locating_VBG a_DT copy_NN of_IN it_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ ideal_JJ for_IN going_VBG after_IN leaves_VBZ ,_, but_CC in_IN addition_NN it_PRP can_MD pick_VB up_IN pine_NN needles_NNS ,_, hedge_VB clippings_NNS and_CC it_PRP can_MD get_VB under_IN bushes_NNS where_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO rake_VB ,_, "_" says_VBZ tom_NNP vasis_NNP ,_, manager_NN of_IN product_NN merchandising_NN for_IN echo_NNP ._. veterans_NNP get_VB their_PRP$ identity_NN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN remembering_VBG that_WDT match_VBP ,_, "_" agassi_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` we_PRP were_VBD not_RB so_RB much_RB concerned_VBN that_IN she_PRP would_MD succeed_VB as_IN that_DT the_DT attempt_NN would_MD be_VB so_RB messy_JJ that_IN ._. ._. ._. it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN any_DT kind_NN of_IN moderate_JJ center_NN to_TO keep_VB power_NN ,_, "_" a_DT high-level_NNP u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. intelligence_NN official_NN in_IN manila_NNP in_IN those_DT years_NNS told_VBD me_PRP ._. and_CC after_IN listening_VBG to_TO the_DT rest_NN of_IN the_DT record_NN ,_, i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO disagree_VB ._. they_PRP 're_VBP also_RB paying_VBG higher_JJR rates_NNS because_IN banks_NNS have_VBP a_DT harder_JJ time_NN collecting_VBG unpaid_JJ balances_NNS and_CC suffer_VB greater_JJR losses_NNS on_IN credit_NN cards_NNS than_IN on_IN secured_VBN loans_NNS ._. even_RB industrial_JJ development_NN leaders_NNS find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO win_VB local_JJ support_NN for_IN training_NN unless_IN a_DT new_JJ industry_NN is_VBZ in_IN sight_NN and_CC requests_NNS it_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO be_VB out_RP there_RB by_IN myself_PRP ._. ''_'' ``_`` to_TO be_VB honest_JJ with_IN you_PRP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ because_IN you_PRP set_VBD a_DT standard_NN for_IN yourself_PRP ._. it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN a_DT long_JJ hard_JJ struggle_NN to_TO make_VB this_DT the_DT norm_NN ,_, and_CC for_IN parents_NNS and_CC godparents_NNS to_TO realize_VB it_PRP is_VBZ such_JJ an_DT important_JJ event_NN ,_, and_CC that_IN very_RB particular_JJ preparation_NN is_VBZ needed_VBN ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN ,_, i_PRP find_VBP ,_, is_VBZ mental_JJ ,_, not_RB physical_JJ ._. department_NN director_NN john_NNP christian_NNP told_VBD the_DT council_NN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB adequate_JJ locations_NNS for_IN dog_NN parks_NNS :_: most_JJS sites_NNS are_VBP either_DT next_JJ to_TO schools_NNS ,_, which_WDT school_NN officials_NNS do_VBP not_RB like_IN ,_, or_CC they_PRP are_VBP too_RB small_JJ ,_, or_CC the_DT city_NN would_MD have_VB to_TO give_VB up_IN other_JJ recreational_JJ facilities_NNS to_TO make_VB way_NN for_IN dogs_NNS ._. ``_`` being_VBG in_IN the_DT auction_NN business_NN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO have_VB a_DT retail_JJ store_NN ,_, "_" mccoy_NNP said_VBD ._. tales_NNS circulated_VBD about_IN test_NN audiences_NNS finding_VBG suicide_NN too_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB and_CC that_IN the_DT ending_VBG had_VBN been_VBN changed_VBN ._. it_PRP was_VBD much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO find_VB someone_NN who_WP would_MD understand_VB a_DT thomas_NNP as_IN well_RB ._. ''_'' but_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO watch_VB as_IN movers_NNS recently_RB emptied_VBN the_DT old_JJ home_NN of_IN its_PRP$ many_JJ antiques_NNS ,_, including_VBG the_DT 25_CD floor-to-ceiling_JJ clocks_NNS albert_NNP has_VBZ refurbished_VBN over_IN the_DT years_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO watch_VB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ a_DT serious_JJ pest_NN and_CC sometimes_RB hard_JJ to_TO kill_VB ._. for_IN tired_VBN parents_NNS ,_, dealing_VBG with_IN sleep_NN problems_NNS can_MD be_VB harder_JJ than_IN dealing_VBG with_IN infectious_JJ diseases_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO deal_VB with_IN this_DT because_IN our_PRP$ system_NN emphasizes_VBZ small_JJ entrepreneurial_JJ businesses_NNS ._. from_IN here_RB ,_, it_PRP looks_VBZ as_IN if_IN the_DT negotiating_VBG will_MD be_VB hard_JJ and_CC very_RB ,_, very_RB expensive_JJ ._. maybe_RB the_DT best_JJS thing_NN that_WDT can_MD be_VB said_VB about_IN ``_`` the_DT 10_CD million_CD dollar_NNP getaway_NNP ''_'' is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP shows_VBZ how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO make_VB crime_NN pay_NN ._. ``_`` some_DT of_IN these_DT athletes_NNS would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN reading_VBG a_DT cereal_NN box_NN ,_, "_" duncan_NNP said_VBD in_IN a_DT document_NN brought_VBN to_TO light_VB in_IN today_NN 's_POS editions_NNS of_IN the_DT washington_NNP post_NNP ._. ``_`` i_PRP could_MD study_VB at_IN home_NN ,_, but_CC the_DT atmosphere_NN ._. ._. ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ ._. ''_'' however_RB ,_, payne_NNP said_VBD the_DT company_NN had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN selling_VBG its_PRP$ production_NN of_IN ``_`` our_PRP$ town_NNP ,_, "_" which_WDT was_VBD scheduled_VBN to_TO close_VB this_DT past_JJ friday_NNP ._. and_CC if_IN any_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. newspaper_NN railed_VBD at_IN their_PRP$ inhumanity_NN for_IN doing_VBG so_RB ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ extraordinarily_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB any_DT record_NN of_IN it_PRP ._. in_IN a_DT move_NN that_WDT could_MD threaten_VB the_DT planned_VBN 400-mile_NNP bay_NNP area_NNP ridge_NNP trail_NNP ,_, santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP is_VBZ considering_VBG making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN government_NN to_TO take_VB private_JJ land_NN for_IN public_JJ hiking_NN ,_, biking_NN and_CC riding_VBG trails_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB what_WP 's_VBZ a_DT rhino_NNP title_NN ._. q_NN in_IN close_NN turns_VBZ ,_, the_DT power_NN steering_NN in_IN my_PRP$ 1985_CD chrysler_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO turn_VB and_CC feels_VBZ bouncy_JJ ._. asked_VBN whether_IN the_DT endangered_NNP species_NNP act_NNP requires_VBZ that_IN the_DT chinook_NN salmon_NN be_VB spared_VBN that_DT pain_NN ,_, even_RB at_IN the_DT expense_NN of_IN other_JJ users_NNS ,_, paff_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP makes_VBZ the_DT balancing_NN act_NN harder_JJ ,_, that_DT 's_VBZ for_IN sure_JJ ._. ''_'' 'and_VBG the_DT big_JJ studios_NNS are_VBP very_RB hard_JJ to_TO deal_VB with_RB ._. hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ;_: ``_`` i_PRP want_VBP to_TO believe_VB that_IN the_DT future_NN will_MD be_VB better_JJR than_IN the_DT present_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD karina_NNP gebauers_NNP ,_, a_DT slender_JJ 18-year-old_JJ latvian_JJ studying_NN fashion_NN design_NN ._. we_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO duplicate_VB the_DT feeling_NN of_IN love_NN that_WDT encompasses_VBZ us_PRP when_WRB the_DT odor_NN of_IN french_JJ fries_NNS floats_VBZ through_IN the_DT air_NN ._. he_PRP is_VBZ finding_VBG out_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB an_DT affordable_JJ place_NN to_TO live_VB ._. i_PRP realize_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ road_NN ahead_RB ,_, especially_RB as_IN a_DT homeless_NN ,_, penniless_JJ ,_, jobless_JJ person_NN ._. the_DT redgrave_NNP sisters_NNS recently_RB starred_VBD in_IN a_DT remake_VB ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ awfully_RB hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB the_DT original_NN ._. the_DT company_NN said_VBD that_IN it_PRP was_VBD too_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB coal_NN out_IN of_IN the_DT seams_NNS and_CC that_IN a_DT downturn_NN in_IN the_DT market_NN had_VBD made_VBN the_DT operation_NN unprofitable_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO feel_VB any_DT compassion_NN ,_, "_" nelson_NNP said_VBD ._. that_DT 's_VBZ why_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB who_WP 's_VBZ the_DT best_JJS at_IN leading_VBG off_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB the_DT offense_NN to_TO task_VB ,_, because_IN it_PRP has_VBZ carried_VBN the_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ ._. if_IN we_PRP want_VBP a_DT better_RBR national_JJ life_NN ,_, we_PRP have_VBP to_TO be_VB willing_JJ to_TO look_VB at_IN the_DT whole_JJ tedious_JJ picture_NN ,_, ask_VB the_DT hard_JJ questions_NNS ,_, and_CC give_VB up_IN the_DT luxury_NN of_IN depending_VBG on_IN a_DT surrogate_JJ parent_NN to_TO make_VB our_PRP$ decisions_NNS for_IN us_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO distinguish_VB between_IN vinyl_NN and_CC good_JJ coverings_NNS ,_, but_CC there_EX are_VBP companies_NNS that_WDT deal_VBP with_IN archival_JJ materials_NNS ,_, "_" bauer_NNP said_VBD ._. the_DT former_JJ ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT living_NNP ''_'' star_NN explains_VBZ that_IN ,_, prior_RB to_TO production_NN of_IN the_DT film_NN in_IN which_WDT she_PRP plays_VBZ de_NNP niro_NNP 's_POS mistress_NN ,_, ``_`` everybody_NN was_VBD trying_VBG to_TO tell_VB me_PRP what_WP the_DT 'real_NN '_POS robert_NNP de_NNP niro_NNP was_VBD like_IN --_: don_NN 't_NN stand_NN too_RB close_RB to_TO him_PRP ._. ._. ._. he_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB along_IN with_IN ._. '_'' it_PRP 'll_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO ever_RB forget_VB one_CD sequence_NN in_IN the_DT latter_NN ._. people_NNS just_RB don_VBP 't_VBG want_VBP to_TO give_VB up_IN something_NN they_PRP have_VBP such_JJ fond_JJ memories_NNS of_IN ,_, when_WRB so_RB many_JJ things_NNS are_VBP so_RB hard_JJ nowadays_RB ._. ''_'' with_IN salsa_NN ,_, afro-pop_NNP and_CC brazilian_JJ music_NN so_RB popular_JJ ,_, ethnic_JJ instruments_NNS are_VBP n_NN 't_NN hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ if_IN you_PRP develop_VBP mixed_VBN uses_VBZ at_IN reasonable_JJ densities_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB how_WRB the_DT crowd_NN will_MD react_VB to_TO new_JJ oilers_NNP like_IN vincent_NNP damphousse_NNP ,_, scott_NNP mellanby_NNP ,_, peter_NNP ing_NNP and_CC troy_NNP mallette_NNP in_IN the_DT home_NN opener_NN --_: edmonton_NNP was_VBD waxed_VBN ,_, 9-2_CD ,_, by_IN archrival_JJ calgary_NNP on_IN friday_NNP ._. ``_`` my_PRP$ first_JJ instinct_NN was_VBD ,_, 'oh_UH ,_, no_DT ,_, you_PRP can_MD 't_VB do_NN this_DT ,_, '_POS but_CC once_RB you_PRP start_VBP making_VBG a_DT movie_NN about_IN these_DT issues_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN just_RB doing_VBG a_DT movie_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO define_VB helprin_NNP 's_POS elusive_JJ power_NN ,_, which_WDT was_VBD also_RB evident_JJ --_: along_IN with_IN his_PRP$ unevenness_NN --_: in_IN ``_`` winter_NNP 's_POS tale_NN ,_, "_" a_DT novel_NN of_IN new_NNP york_NNP as_IN grand_JJ historical_JJ myth_NN ._. the_DT project_NN was_VBD the_DT idea_NN of_IN student_NN leaders_NNS sara_NNP charukesnant_NNP and_CC christine_NNP esperanza_NNP ,_, two_CD best_JJS friends_NNS who_WP finish_VBP each_DT other_NN 's_POS sentences_NNS so_RB quickly_RB that_IN its_PRP$ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB sure_JJ which_WDT one_CD said_VBD what_WP ._. the_DT pancake_NN grew_VBD stiff_JJ and_CC heavy_JJ in_IN his_PRP$ mouth_NN and_CC was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO swallow_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO talk_VB about_IN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. elderly_JJ rural_JJ americans_NNPS find_VBP money_NN is_VBZ especially_RB tight_JJ and_CC that_DT health_NN care_NN is_VBZ more_RBR expensive_JJ and_CC harder_JJ to_TO get_VB than_IN in_IN the_DT city_NN ,_, an_DT agriculture_NNP department_NNP study_NN says_NNS ._. i_PRP started_VBD warming_NN up_IN :_: while_IN other_JJ businesses_NNS recognize_VBP how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ for_IN many_JJ people_NNS to_TO patronize_VB them_PRP during_IN the_DT day_NN ,_, the_DT post_NN office_NN has_VBZ no_DT offices_NNS in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP open_JJ after_IN 5_NN :_: 30_CD p_NN ._. m_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT complicated_VBN trend_NN ,_, and_CC one_CD that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO generalize_VB about_IN across_IN industries_NNS ,_, "_" said_VBD blake_NNP downing_NNP ,_, a_DT palo_NNP alto_NNP consultant_NN and_CC venture_NN capitalist_JJ ._. nowhere_RB does_VBZ it_PRP seem_VBP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT fat_JJ police_NN than_IN at_IN the_DT high_JJ school_NN level_NN ._. he_PRP too_RB ,_, however_RB ,_, believes_VBZ the_DT republics_NNS may_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO jettison_VB their_PRP$ soviet_JJ ties_NNS ._. it_PRP may_MD be_VB equally_RB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT arts_NNP council_NNP of_IN santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP to_TO round_VB up_IN creative_JJ types_NNS for_IN its_PRP$ artists_NNS registry_NN ,_, described_VBN as_IN a_DT ``_`` key_JJ resource_NN to_TO facilitate_VB communication_NN with_IN and_CC about_IN the_DT arts_NNS community_NN here_RB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO accept_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ._. autographs_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, but_CC a_DT face_NN or_CC two_CD might_MD be_VB familiar_JJ ._. ``_`` jill_NNP and_CC i_PRP were_VBD talking_VBG about_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO break_VB into_IN the_DT san_NNP francisco_NNP clubs_NNS ._. ._. ._. even_RB though_IN we_PRP draw_VBP in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, "_" said_VBD alison_NN ._. saving_VBG the_DT parents_NNS seems_VBZ like_IN a_DT much_JJ harder_JJ task_NN ._. however_RB ,_, longtime_JJ party_NN chairman_NNP gus_NNP hall_NNP was_VBD a_DT hard_JJ man_NN to_TO reach_VB by_IN telephone_NN this_DT week_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ often_RB harder_JJ to_TO cope_VB with_IN the_DT stress_NN of_IN being_VBG unemployed_JJ than_IN it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO make_VB ends_NNS meet_VB ,_, especially_RB if_IN yours_PRP is_VBZ a_DT two-income_JJ household_NN ._. the_DT board_NN has_VBZ to_TO be_VB able_JJ to_TO ask_VB hard_JJ questions_NNS ,_, and_CC ask_VB for_IN information_NN in_IN a_DT certain_JJ way_NN ,_, so_IN it_PRP understands_VBZ it_PRP ._. ''_'' it_PRP is_VBZ best_JJS to_TO let_VB it_PRP wear_VB off_IN after_IN you_PRP have_VBP killed_VBN the_DT aphids_NNS because_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB off_RB ._. a_DT what_WP i_PRP worry_VBP about_IN is_VBZ when_WRB economies_NNS are_VBP not_RB robust_JJ ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB market_NN openings_NNS ._. two_CD german_JJ libraries_NNS with_IN extensive_JJ collections_NNS on_IN the_DT islamic_NNP world_NN confirmed_VBD the_DT book_NN 's_POS existence_NN but_CC said_VBD it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO obtain_VB ._. good_NNP english_NNP ,_, however_RB ,_, is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO preserve_VB than_IN good_JJ architecture_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN our_PRP$ community_NN has_VBZ become_VBN like_IN new_NNP york_NNP and_CC los_NNP angeles_NNP ._. even_RB now_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO think_VB about_IN the_DT events_NNS during_IN the_DT early_JJ years_NNS of_IN my_PRP$ marriage_NN ,_, which_WDT veered_VBD from_IN intense_JJ happiness_NN to_TO deep_JJ sadness_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ talking_NN to_TO someone_NN about_IN this_DT ,_, "_" said_VBD katherine_NNP ,_, referring_VBG to_TO her_PRP$ interview_NN with_IN krementz_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB from_IN scattered_VBN scenes_NNS ._. ``_`` most_JJS of_IN the_DT people_NNS in_IN my_PRP$ department_NN do_VBP different_JJ jobs_NNS ,_, and_CC that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO do_VB appraisal_NN interviews_NNS ,_, "_" a_DT department_NN head_NN complained_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO override_VB righteousness_NN to_TO go_VB surfing_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT administration_NN is_VBZ ducking_VBG the_DT hard_JJ decisions_NNS on_IN energy_NN and_CC the_DT environment_NN ._. (_( answer_NN :_: ``_`` the_DT show_NN has_VBZ been_VBN great_JJ for_IN me_PRP ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO have_VB any_DT real_JJ feelings_NNS for_IN him_PRP because_IN he_PRP does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN expose_NN much_JJ ._. (_( check_NN )_SYM alternatives_NNP :_: unfortunately_RB ,_, lauan_NN is_VBZ the_DT cheapest_JJS plywood_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB an_DT alternative_NN comparable_JJ in_IN price_NN ._. ``_`` my_PRP$ parents_NNS ,_, both_DT of_IN them_PRP ,_, did_VBD not_RB even_RB finish_VB high_JJ school_NN so_IN it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO even_RB think_VBP about_IN going_VBG to_TO college_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD junior_JJ patricia_NNP rodriguez_NNP ._. ``_`` if_IN we_PRP focus_VBP and_CC execute_VB against_IN anybody_NN ,_, we_PRP 'll_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO stop_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD sjs_NNP inside_IN linebacker_NN chris_NNP clarke_NNP ,_, who_WP had_VBD a_DT team-high_JJ nine_CD tackles_VBZ ,_, a_DT quarterback_NN sack_NN and_CC fumble_NN recovery_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO accept_VB the_DT fact_NN that_IN one_CD out_IN of_IN every_DT four_CD of_IN our_PRP$ children_NNS will_MD be_VB abused_VBN by_IN the_DT time_NN they_PRP are_VBP 18_CD years_NNS old_JJ ._. when_WRB told_VBD that_IN such_JJ said_VBD erickson_NNP was_VBD too_RB laid_VBN back_RB in_IN his_PRP$ world_NNP series_NNP start_VB ,_, after_IN being_VBG too_RB hyper_JJ in_IN the_DT playoffs_NNS ,_, erickson_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` i_PRP guess_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ too_RB hard_JJ to_TO make_VB everybody_NN happy_JJ ._. which_WDT fate_NN awaits_VBZ emf_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB after_IN only_RB one_CD hour_NN ._. to_TO hebert_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO add_VB all_DT of_IN this_DT up_RB ._. times_NNP apparently_RB are_VBP so_RB hard_JJ that_IN even_JJ lotto_NN fever_NN has_VBZ cooled_VBN down_RB to_TO a_DT cold_JJ sweat_NN ._. tameness_NNP and_CC barking_VBG are_VBP characteristics_NNS of_IN juvenile_JJ animals_NNS ,_, and_CC today_NN 's_POS dog_NN is_VBZ a_DT canine_JJ genetically_RB stuck_VBN in_IN adolescence_NN ,_, a_DT youngster_NN that_WDT finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB its_PRP$ mouth_NN shut_VBN ._. the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN about_IN comedy_NN ,_, he_PRP says_VBZ ,_, is_VBZ that_IN you_PRP have_VBP no_DT idea_NN if_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO work_VB until_IN you_PRP see_VBP it_PRP on_IN stage_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO be_VB open-minded_JJ about_IN bloodshed_NN ._. ``_`` but_CC probably_RB one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ things_NNS is_VBZ finding_VBG bean_NN things_NNS kids_NNS like_IN ._. ''_'' q_NN :_: regarding_VBG the_DT sewage_NN treatment_NN plant_NN problem_NN ,_, discharging_VBG fresh_JJ water_NN into_IN the_DT bay_NN :_: in_IN the_DT past_NN ,_, san_NNP jose_NNP 's_POS resistance_NN to_TO complying_VBG with_IN environmental_JJ laws_NNS seems_VBZ to_TO have_VB made_VBN a_DT settlement_NN with_IN the_DT water_NNP quality_NNP control_NNP board_NNP hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB with_IN his_PRP$ coaching_NN techniques_NNS ,_, especially_RB after_IN becoming_VBG the_DT toast_NN of_IN the_DT nba_NNP for_IN the_DT job_NN he_PRP did_VBD saturday_NNP in_IN san_NNP antonio_NNP ,_, texas_NNP ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ ,_, because_IN they_PRP (_( police_NN officers_NNS )_SYM would_MD rather_RB have_VB gone_VBN to_TO shoot_VB it_PRP out_IN in_IN a_DT bank_NN robbery_NN than_IN go_NN to_TO a_DT community_NN meeting_NN ._. this_DT has_VBZ been_VBN theirs_PRP since_IN the_DT nixon_NNP years_NNS when_WRB they_PRP discovered_VBD that_IN if_IN you_PRP aroused_VBD racial_JJ emotions_NNS ,_, never_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB in_IN america_NNP ,_, it_PRP was_VBD better_JJR to_TO have_VB the_DT white_JJ vote_NN than_IN the_DT black_JJ vote_NN ,_, if_IN all_DT you_PRP wanted_VBD was_VBD to_TO win_VB ._. ``_`` any_DT check_NN going_VBG out_IN is_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ one_CD to_TO write_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD kitayama_NNP ,_, ``_`` but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ for_IN a_DT cause_NN that_WDT is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO help_VB the_DT industry_NN in_IN the_DT long_JJ run_NN ._. ''_'' rules_NNP were_VBD few_JJ ;_: the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN the_DT whole_JJ experience_NN was_VBD choosing_VBG which_WDT car_NN to_TO drive_VB next_JJ ._. it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO make_VB that_DT argument_NN if_IN business_NN was_VBD proposing_VBG the_DT tax_NN increase_NN ._. among_IN human_JJ speakers_NNS ``_`` lastly_RB die_VB ''_'' is_VBZ a_DT natural_JJ way_NN to_TO express_VB pathos_NN ,_, though_IN a_DT tautology_NN ;_: but_CC a_DT meaning_NN which_WDT would_MD make_VB it_PRP a_DT correct_JJ description_NN of_IN the_DT career_NN of_IN the_DT son_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO invent_VB ._. gentle_NNP reader_NNP --_: it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB why_WRB anyone_NN negotiating_VBG a_DT rise_NN to_TO the_DT top_NN would_MD consider_VB it_PRP possible_JJ to_TO skip_VB mastering_VBG the_DT very_RB simple_JJ requirements_NNS necessary_JJ to_TO get_VB food_NN directly_RB into_IN the_DT mouth_NN ._. very_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT few_JJ nice_JJ acres_NNS in_IN florida_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO look_VB for_IN a_DT new_JJ job_NN ._. anderson_NNP said_VBD the_DT council_NN did_VBD n_NN 't_NN make_NN the_DT needed_VBN hard_JJ decision_NN ._. and_CC dating_VBG is_VBZ hard_JJ sometimes_RB ;_: i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG always_RB know_VB if_IN the_DT man_NN is_VBZ interested_JJ in_IN me_PRP ._. certainly_RB ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN most_RBS americans_NNPS to_TO be_VB patriotic_JJ when_WRB there_EX is_VBZ no_DT agreed-upon_JJ country_NN to_TO cherish_VB ,_, only_RB warring_VBG tribes_NNS and_CC ,_, over_IN all_DT ,_, a_DT national_NNP security_NNP state_NNP to_TO keep_VB the_DT lid_NN on_IN --_: $_$ 300_CD billion_CD a_DT year_NN for_IN law_NN and_CC order_NN ._. i_PRP mean_VBP ,_, how_WRB hard_JJ was_VBD it_PRP going_VBG to_TO be_VB to_TO sit_VB there_EX and_CC watch_VB robert_NNP redford_NNP ride_VB around_IN on_IN horseback_NN ?_. ``_`` his_PRP$ books_NNS are_VBP easy_JJ to_TO read_VB and_CC hard_JJ to_TO swallow_VB ._. ''_'' most_RBS people_NNS would_MD agree_VB that_IN immanuel_NNP kant_NNP was_VBD a_DT great_JJ thinker_NN and_CC also_RB that_IN he_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB ._. showing_VBG courtesy_NN ;_: when_WRB he_PRP was_VBD on_IN patrol_NN ,_, finton_NNP said_VBD some_DT non-smoking_JJ officers_NNS would_MD simply_RB throw_VB out_RP the_IN ashtrays_NNS in_IN police_NN cars_NNS ,_, making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN smokers_NNS who_WP use_VBP the_DT vehicles_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ individual_JJ sport_NN that_IN there_EX is_VBZ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO talk_VB about_IN yourself_PRP ._. i_PRP suspect_VBP as_IN the_DT newest_JJS waves_NNS of_IN immigrants_NNS become_VBP second_JJ and_CC third_JJ generation_NN americans_NNPS ,_, their_PRP$ needs_NNS and_CC voting_NN instincts_NNS will_MD be_VB as_RB diverse_JJ as_IN those_DT of_IN any_DT other_JJ americans_NNPS ,_, and_CC it_PRP may_MD be_VB increasingly_RB hard_JJ to_TO identify_VB them_PRP as_IN a_DT voting_NN bloc_NN ._. yet_RB in_IN a_DT couple_NN of_IN weeks_NNS ,_, danforth_NNP will_MD lead_VB the_DT charge_NN against_IN the_DT bush_NNP white_NNP house_NNP to_TO pass_VB the_DT 1991_CD civil_NNP rights_NNP act_NNP ,_, a_DT bill_NN seeking_VBG to_TO reverse_VB recent_JJ supreme_NNP court_NNP decisions_NNS that_WDT make_VBP it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN women_NNS and_CC minorities_NNS to_TO prove_VB job_NN discrimination_NN ,_, especially_RB claims_VBZ based_VBN on_IN statistical_JJ under-representation_NN in_IN the_DT workplace_NN ._. youths_NNP in_IN alameda_NNP and_CC santa_NNP clara_NNP counties_NNS agree_VBP that_IN finding_VBG a_DT summer_NN job_NN this_DT year_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ than_IN ever_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB an_DT average_JJ day_NN at_IN the_DT children_NNS 's_POS discovery_NNP museum_NNP of_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, every_DT child_NN 's_POS answer_NN to_TO heaven_NN --_: perhaps_RB the_DT only_JJ place_NN in_IN town_NN where_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB the_DT big_JJ kids_NNS from_IN the_DT little_JJ kids_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO delve_VB into_IN the_DT mind_NN of_IN a_DT rooster_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB people_NNS are_VBP talking_VBG about_IN the_DT (_( remote_JJ )_SYM chances_NNS of_IN this_DT club_NN ,_, when_WRB i_PRP saw_VBD what_WP i_PRP saw_VBD today_NN ._. ''_'' the_DT national_NNP labor_NNP relations_NNP board_NNP announced_VBD a_DT decision_NN friday_NNP that_WDT could_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN companies_NNS to_TO relocate_VB factories_NNS to_TO low-wage_JJ areas_NNS ._. doorknobs_NNP become_VB slippery_JJ and_CC hard_JJ to_TO twist_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB very_RB hard_JJ for_IN my_PRP$ clients_NNS to_TO buy_VB one_CD ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. and_CC though_IN the_DT flavor_NN is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN as_RB pronounced_VBD as_IN jarlsberg_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO quibble_VB when_WRB you_PRP have_VBP such_JJ impressive_JJ nutrition_NN numbers_NNS ._. dreyfuss_NNS as_IN sam_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. a_DT divorce_NN would_MD be_VB painful_JJ ,_, expensive_JJ and_CC hard_JJ on_IN the_DT kids_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ become_VBN hard_JJ to_TO generate_VB new_JJ blood_NN ,_, "_" cibilich_NNP said_VBD ._. which_WDT makes_VBZ her_PRP$ withdrawal_NN and_CC grief_NN that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. in_IN no_DT time_NN at_IN all_DT their_PRP$ very_RB revolutionary_JJ qualities_NNS are_VBP copied_VBN ,_, and_CC appear_VB quite_RB dismally_RB hackneyed_JJ :_: what_WP was_VBD once_RB fresh_JJ and_CC surprising_JJ becomes_VBZ tricksy_JJ and_CC affected_VBN ,_, and_CC by_IN now_RB ,_, in_IN the_DT case_NN of_IN the_DT new_JJ wave_NN ,_, the_DT movement_NN is_VBZ so_RB barnacled_VBN with_IN its_PRP$ own_JJ cliches_NNS that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB the_DT high_JJ -_: inordinately_RB high_JJ -_: hopes_VBZ it_PRP began_VBD with_RB ._. anyway_RB ,_, my_PRP$ concern_NN ,_, after_IN this_DT balch_NNP springs_NNP incident_NN ,_, is_VBZ that_IN more_JJR criminals_NNS will_MD start_VB packing_VBG turtles_NNS ,_, which_WDT are_VBP quieter_JJR than_IN guns_NNS and_CC harder_JJ to_TO pick_VB up_IN with_IN metal_NN detectors_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ also_RB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT assessor_NN to_TO keep_VB track_NN of_IN sales_NNS ._. ``_`` they_PRP are_VBP laying_VBG some_DT contracts_NNS out_IN but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB the_DT decision-makers_NNS ._. ''_'' first_RB ,_, clow_NNP said_VBD she_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG the_DT word_NN out_RP to_TO parents_NNS of_IN disabled_JJ children_NNS ._. this_DT may_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT manager_NN to_TO do_VB ,_, but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT kind_NN of_IN thing_NN managers_NNS get_VBP paid_VBN for_RB ._. as_IN students_NNS signed_VBD yearbooks_NNS and_CC wrote_VBD phone_NN numbers_NNS on_IN the_DT backs_NNS of_IN their_PRP$ hands_NNS ,_, branham_NNP junior_JJ lori_NNP dickerson_NNP said_VBD she_PRP expected_VBD watching_VBG graduation_NN to_TO be_VB particularly_RB hard_JJ ``_`` because_IN we_PRP 'll_MD see_VB what_WP we_PRP should_MD have_VB been_VBN doing_VBG ._. ''_'' the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN for_IN brown_NNP probably_RB has_VBZ been_VBN the_DT off-the-field_JJ demands_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB surprising_JJ to_TO me_PRP that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ often_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB top_JJ people_NNS interested_JJ in_IN public_JJ service_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB doing_VBG the_DT things_NNS we_PRP do_VBP without_IN language_NN ._. ``_`` we_PRP learned_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_IN you_PRP can_MD 't_VB celebrate_VB until_IN the_DT final_JJ whistle_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. she_PRP also_RB complained_VBD that_IN the_DT club_NN had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG people_NNS on_IN its_PRP$ board_NN of_IN directors_NNS ._. the_DT maturity_NN was_VBD the_DT hard_JJ part_NN ;_: the_DT flops_NNS just_RB seemed_VBN to_TO come_VB naturally_RB ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN in_IN the_DT world_NN to_TO do_VB is_VBZ to_TO say_VB ,_, 'i_PRP 'm_VBP good_JJ ,_, i_PRP 'm_VBP capable_JJ ._. '_'' high_JJ school_NN attendance_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO keep_VB up_IN than_IN elementary_JJ and_CC middle_NN school_NN attendance_NN ._. as_IN marsalis_NNP '_POS versatile_JJ son_NN wynton_NNP once_RB observed_VBD ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO flip-flop_NN between_IN jazz_NN and_CC classical_JJ in_IN the_DT same_JJ evening_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO focus_VB ._. dealing_VBG with_IN the_DT loss_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB it_PRP 's_VBZ an_DT accident_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP pretty_RB much_NN was_VBD --_: there_EX was_VBD no_DT real_JJ fighting_NN ._. ''_'' some_DT said_VBD that_IN ,_, even_RB if_IN abortion_NN remains_VBZ legal_JJ ,_, it_PRP may_MD become_VB harder_JJ to_TO obtain_VB ._. he_PRP now_RB explains_VBZ ,_, ``_`` since_IN then_RB ,_, if_IN an_DT actor_NN does_VBZ something_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pull_VB off_IN ,_, or_CC is_VBZ unusual_JJ in_IN some_DT way_NN ,_, we_PRP 'll_MD single_VB the_DT person_NN out_IN ._. ''_'' shannon_NNP kelley_NNP told_VBD her_PRP$ mother_NN ,_, martha_NNP kelley_NNP ,_, owner_NN of_IN almaden_NNP valley_NNP videotaping_VBG and_CC a_DT member_NN of_IN almaden_NNP kiwanis_NNP club_NNP ,_, about_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ for_IN blind_JJ people_NNS to_TO use_VB a_DT machine_NN designed_VBN for_IN people_NNS who_WP can_MD see_VB ._. now_RB this_DT i_PRP find_VBP a_DT little_JJ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO envision_VB jackson_NNP humbly_RB throwing_VBG batting_VBG practice_NN for_IN the_DT next_JJ six_CD months_NNS without_IN creating_VBG some_DT sort_NN of_IN a_DT ruckus_NN ._. ``_`` she_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN like_IN the_DT idea_NN of_IN being_VBG tied_VBN to_TO them_PRP but_CC she_PRP was_VBD having_VBG a_DT very_RB hard_JJ time_NN trying_VBG to_TO cut_VB back_RB because_IN she_PRP was_VBD in_IN constant_JJ pain_NN ._. local_JJ exhibitors_NNS already_RB have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN projecting_VBG a_DT sharp_JJ picture_NN with_IN crisp_JJ sound_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ always_RB hard_JJ to_TO leave_VB a_DT job_NN one_CD enjoys_VBZ so_RB much_JJ ._. naturally_RB his_PRP$ intention_NN in_IN putting_VBG so_RB much_JJ weight_NN on_IN it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN found_VBN especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO grasp_VB ._. and_CC hard_JJ to_TO deny_VB ._. ``_`` we_PRP have_VBP 15_CD players_NNS and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB all_DT of_IN them_PRP in_RB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ always_RB hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB the_DT future_NN ,_, and_CC yet_RB policy_NN gets_VBZ made_VBN anyway_RB ._. the_DT support_NN of_IN media_NNS and_CC fans_NNS is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. and_CC he_PRP said_VBD the_DT team_NN 's_POS 13-game_JJ losing_NN streak_NN has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ on_IN everyone_NN ._. in_IN the_DT bay_NNP area_NNP ,_, performance_NN art_NN is_VBZ traditionally_RB associated_VBN with_IN the_DT extravagant_JJ presentations_NNS of_IN george_NNP coates_NNP and_CC paul_NNP dresher_NNP ,_, whose_WP$ multimedia_NNS work_VBP is_VBZ otherwise_RB hard_JJ to_TO ``_`` type_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO convey_VB in_IN words_NNS ._. and_CC when_WRB your_PRP$ hormones_NNS are_VBP going_VBG ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB ._. 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'_'' ._. the_DT required_VBN information_NN is_VBZ included_VBN ,_, but_CC i_PRP think_VBP the_DT type_NN style_NN and_CC format_NN are_VBP especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO read_VB ._. another_JJ issue_NN :_: editor_NNP tina_NNP brown_NNP knows_VBZ how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO follow_VB a_DT hit_VBD like_IN the_DT august_NNP vanity_NNP fair_NNP cover_VB showing_VBG a_DT nude_JJ and_CC pregnant_JJ demi_NNP moore_NNP ,_, but_CC brown_NNP has_VBZ a_DT second_JJ biggie_NN coming_VBG in_IN september_NNP 's_POS mega-edition_NN of_IN the_DT popular_JJ mag_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO estimate_VB how_WRB much_JJ loss_NN to_TO the_DT revenue_NN the_DT changeover_NN ,_, keeping_VBG the_DT same_JJ rates_NNS ,_, would_MD involve_VB ,_, but_CC a_DT figure_NN of_IN *_SYM +_SYM 30_CD m_NN has_VBZ been_VBN quoted_VBN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO give_VB a_DT quick_JJ report_NN card_NN on_IN the_DT governor_NN 's_POS action_NN on_IN solving_VBG the_DT budget_NN because_IN the_DT crisis_NN is_VBZ just_RB so_RB enormous_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD senate_NNP president_NNP pro_NNP tempore_NNP david_NNP roberti_NNP ,_, d-los_NNP angeles_NNP ._. "_" ._. ``_`` he_PRP is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO bring_VB about_IN a_DT different_JJ attitude_NN among_IN the_DT black_JJ people_NNS in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB because_IN black_JJ folks_NNS in_IN this_DT town_NN are_VBP not_RB very_RB together_RB ._. ``_`` marijuana_NN sales_NNS are_VBP pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN around_IN here_RB ,_, so_RB a_DT pound_NN of_IN good_JJ quality_NN marijuana_NN like_IN sinsemilla_NN sells_VBZ quite_RB high_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD detective_NNP mark_NNP kostic_NNP of_IN the_DT southern_NNP alameda_NNP county_NNP narcotics_NNP enforcement_NNP team_NNP which_WDT assisted_VBD the_DT dea_NNP in_IN confiscating_VBG the_DT plants_NNS ._. ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ things_NNS ._. his_PRP$ wife_NN ,_, whom_WP i_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN distinguishing_VBG from_IN the_DT flowered_JJ chintz_VBP sofa_NN ,_, was_VBD obviously_RB suffering_VBG from_IN a_DT severe_JJ laura_NNP ashley_NNP overdose_NN ._. those_DT folks_NNS at_IN the_DT society_NNP for_IN the_DT preservation_NNP of_IN english_NNP language_NN and_CC literature_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO run_VB verbal_JJ goofs_NNS and_CC malapropisms_NNS past_JJ 'em_PRP ._. mercury_NNP news_NNP national_NNP and_CC foreign_NNP editor_NN paul_NNP van_NNP slambrouck_NNP ,_, once_RB a_DT correspondent_NN for_IN the_DT christian_NNP science_NNP monitor_NNP in_IN south_NNP africa_NNP ,_, understands_VBZ that_DT information_NN is_VBZ sometimes_RB hardest_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN when_WRB events_NNS play_VBP out_IN beneath_IN a_DT chador_NN of_IN secrecy_NN ._. ``_`` because_IN of_IN the_DT tremendous_JJ scope_NN of_IN the_DT atrocities_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO forget_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD kent_NNP khauv_NNP ,_, a_DT san_NNP jose_NNP cambodian_JJ who_WP works_VBZ as_IN a_DT clinic_NN clerk_NN for_IN the_DT santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP health_NNP department_NNP ._. some_DT people_NNS do_VBP abuse_NN the_DT system_NN ,_, but_CC for_IN most_RBS people_NNS on_IN welfare_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT long_JJ and_CC hard_JJ struggle_NN to_TO get_VB through_IN the_DT month_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT sets_NNS are_VBP longer_RB and_CC a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ ,_, "_" kraemer_NN said_VBD in_IN a_DT fatigued_VBN voice_NN ._. ferreira_NNP was_VBD conscious_JJ but_CC ``_`` looking_VBG like_IN he_PRP was_VBD having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN with_IN the_DT pain_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` but_CC we_PRP are_VBP facing_VBG the_DT typical_JJ summer_NN slowdown_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP will_MD happen_VB ._. ''_'' 'i_PRP go_VBP to_TO international_JJ gymnastics_NNS camps_NNS to_TO look_VB ,_, but_CC a_DT second_JJ korbut_NNP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. '_'' --_: gymnastics_NNP coach_NN and_CC former_JJ olympic_NNP champ_NN olga_NNP korbut_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO fathom_VB a_DT colleague_NN who_WP would_MD do_VB things_NNS like_IN that_DT ,_, "_" said_VBD brad_NNP phillipson_NNP ,_, fire_NN marshal_NN in_IN san_NNP marino_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO stay_VB quick_JJ ._. other_JJ analysts_NNS worry_VBP that_IN the_DT fed_NNP 's_POS recent_JJ stimulus_NN may_MD be_VB tantamount_JJ to_TO ``_`` pushing_VBG on_IN a_DT string_NN ''_'' whose_WP$ front_NN end_NN is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO move_VB with_IN pressure_NN from_IN behind_RB ._. these_DT forces_NNS were_VBD numerous_JJ enough_RB ,_, and_CC even_RB now_RB after_IN sixty_CD years_NNS it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB anyone_NN whose_WP$ sympathies_NNS can_MD be_VB enlisted_VBN for_IN them_PRP against_IN those_DT who_WP emerged_VBD with_IN the_DT battle_NN honours_NNS and_CC the_DT consequent_JJ good_JJ press_NN ._. james_NNP george_NNP ,_, a_DT former_JJ canadian_JJ ambassador_NN to_TO kuwait_NNP and_CC an_DT environmental_JJ scientist_NN who_WP led_VBD a_DT friends_NNS of_IN the_DT earth_NNP inspection_NN team_NN to_TO kuwait_NNP in_IN june_NNP ,_, told_VBD the_DT subcommittee_NN that_IN now_RB these_DT lakes_NNS are_VBP catching_VBG fire_NN ,_, causing_VBG more_JJR pollution_NN than_IN a_DT well_JJ fire_NN ,_, and_CC will_MD be_VB harder_JJ to_TO extinguish_VB ._. as_IN berman_NNP conceded_VBD ,_, he_PRP had_VBD to_TO learn_VB that_IN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN as_RB far_RB as_IN the_DT home-run_JJ call_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB a_DT brighter_JJR picture_NN for_IN children_NNS for_IN years_NNS to_TO come_VB ._. 'stick_NN to_TO what_WP you_PRP 're_VBP doing_VBG '_POS ;_: but_CC ,_, she_PRP says_VBZ ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT really_RB ,_, really_RB hard_JJ time_NN in_IN radio_NN right_RB now_RB for_IN people_NNS who_WP are_VBP n_NN 't_NN dance_NN artists_NNS and_CC whose_WP$ music_NN does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN have_VBP the_DT certain_JJ groove_NN that_WDT happens_VBZ to_TO be_VB popular_JJ now_RB ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. ``_`` you_PRP ought_MD to_TO make_VB the_DT 18th_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ hole_NN on_IN the_DT golf_NN course_NN ._. ''_'' this_DT is_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB to_TO achieve_VB in_IN drama_NN but_CC xceptionally_RB tricky_JJ in_IN comedy_NN ,_, which_WDT depends_VBZ on_IN the_DT intangible_JJ element_NN of_IN timing_NN for_IN much_NN of_IN its_PRP$ effect_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP know_VBP that_IN my_PRP$ hardest_JJ work_NN comes_VBZ before_IN and_CC after_IN games_NNS ._. ``_`` sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB what_WP 's_VBZ going_VBG on_IN even_RB when_WRB you_PRP both_DT speak_VB the_DT same_JJ language_NN ,_, "_" nguyen_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ one_CD to_TO give_VB up_IN ,_, "_" pardee_NNP said_VBD ._. earth_NNP day_NNP 1990_CD is_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ act_NN to_TO follow_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ to_TO do_VB what_WP they_PRP wanted_VBD me_PRP to_TO do_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD susan_NNP ,_, an_DT eighth-grader_NN at_IN hopkins_NNP junior_NNP high_NNP ._. ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP -_: hard_JJ to_TO wake_VB up_IN ''_'' ,_, she_PRP faltered_VBD ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, on_IN the_DT other_JJ hand_NN ,_, to_TO blame_VB the_DT policeman_NN ,_, blank_JJ ,_, good-natured_JJ ,_, thoughtless_JJ ,_, and_CC insuperably_RB innocent_JJ ,_, for_IN being_VBG such_JJ a_DT perfect_JJ representative_NN of_IN the_DT people_NNS he_PRP serves_VBZ ._. herbert_NNP jarrell_NNP ,_, technical_JJ director_NN of_IN accuracy_NN testing_NN for_IN the_DT american_NNP association_NNP of_IN bioanalysts_NNS ,_, said_VBD it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB labs_NNS can_MD fail_VB ,_, yet_RB they_PRP still_RB do_VBP ._. it_PRP was_VBD going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ going_VBG all_PDT the_DT way_NN because_IN he_PRP hadn_VBP 't_VBG written_VBN seriously_RB for_IN a_DT while_NN ,_, except_IN for_IN a_DT few_JJ stories_NNS ,_, was_VBD tired_VBN of_IN the_DT old_JJ method_NN of_IN realismo_FW he_PRP had_VBD so_RB successfully_RB used_VBN in_IN the_DT sky_NNP is_VBZ red_NNP ._. the_DT red_NNP sox_NNP have_VBP done_VBN things_NNS the_DT hard_JJ way_NN in_IN a_DT late_JJ drive_NN for_IN their_PRP$ fourth_JJ division_NN championship_NN in_IN six_CD years_NNS ._. it_PRP entered_VBD her_PRP$ body_NN with_IN the_DT ghastly_JJ intimacy_NN of_IN an_DT incubus_NN ,_, and_CC its_PRP$ particles_NNS ,_, spreading_VBG ,_, creeping_VBG ,_, crawling_VBG ,_, joined_VBD themselves_PRP into_IN steel_NN bands_NNS that_IN constricted_JJ her_PRP$ knees_NNS so_RB tightly_RB that_IN they_PRP ached_VBD ;_: stifled_VBD her_PRP$ lungs_NNS so_RB that_IN her_PRP$ breath_NN came_VBD in_IN harsh_JJ gasps_NNS ;_: clutched_VBD her_PRP$ throat_NN and_CC sucked_VBD up_IN the_DT moisture_NN in_IN her_PRP$ mouth_NN so_RB that_IN her_PRP$ tongue_NN was_VBD dry_JJ and_CC hard_JJ and_CC stuck_VBN to_TO the_DT roof_NN of_IN her_PRP$ mouth_NN and_CC her_PRP$ teeth_NNS were_VBD clenched_JJ together_RB in_IN the_DT rigid_JJ fixture_NN of_IN her_PRP$ jaws_NNS ._. but_CC the_DT relationship_NN between_IN physical_JJ activity_NN and_CC cancer_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO grasp_VB ._. the_DT sometimes_RB tedious_JJ discussions_NNS of_IN virus_NN strains_NNS and_CC cell_NN types_NNS ,_, where_WRB they_PRP came_VBD from_IN and_CC what_WP was_VBD done_VBN with_IN them_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ going_NN for_IN the_DT uninitiated_JJ ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ these_DT details_NNS that_WDT provide_VBP counterpoint_NN to_TO crewdson_NNP 's_POS reporting_VBG ,_, for_IN those_DT readers_NNS who_WP wish_VBP to_TO compare_VB ._. but_CC if_IN he_PRP thinks_VBZ he_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO step_VB in_IN and_CC take_VB my_PRP$ job_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB harder_JJ than_IN he_PRP thinks_VBZ ._. ''_'' ``_`` but_CC if_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ over_IN a_DT kitchen_NN sink_NN ,_, it_PRP can_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB the_DT plants_NNS if_IN the_DT window_NN is_VBZ real_JJ deep_JJ ,_, "_" hickerson_NNP said_VBD ._. a_DT desert_NN storm_NN can_MD be_VB so_RB fierce_JJ that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO stand_VB up_IN straight_JJ ,_, see_VB more_JJR than_IN a_DT few_JJ feet_NNS or_CC even_RB catch_VB a_DT breath_NN ._. why_WRB is_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB an_DT open_JJ condemnation_NN of_IN this_DT aggression_NN in_IN our_PRP$ media_NNS ?_. biden_NNP hailed_VBD it_PRP as_IN ``_`` a_DT tough_JJ crime_NN bill_NN that_WDT includes_VBZ death_NN penalties_NNS for_IN many_RB more_JJR offenses_NNS ,_, makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN criminals_NNS to_TO buy_VB guns_NNS ,_, bans_NNS assault_VBP weapons_NNS ,_, beefs_VBZ up_IN federal_JJ and_CC local_JJ crime_NN fighters_NNS ,_, launches_VBZ an_DT attack_NN on_IN gangs_NNS ,_, on_IN rural_JJ crime_NN and_CC on_IN drug_NN offenders_NNS and_CC provides_VBZ new_JJ prisons_NNS ._. ''_'' the_DT world_NN 's_POS leading_VBG maker_NN of_IN liquid_JJ crystal_NN display_NN screens_NNS for_IN lap-tops_NNS ,_, the_DT japanese_JJ firm_NN hosiden_NNP corp_NNP ._. ,_, said_VBD last_JJ month_NN that_IN it_PRP will_MD no_RB longer_RB bother_VB trying_VBG to_TO export_VB the_DT screens_NNS to_TO the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS ,_, making_VBG them_PRP harder_JJ for_IN u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. firms_NNS to_TO acquire_VB ._. mills_NNP '_POS performance_NN grows_VBZ steadily_RB in_IN emotional_JJ conviction_NN until_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB this_DT damaged_VBN ,_, vulnerable_JJ victim_NN is_VBZ being_VBG played_VBN by_IN the_DT same_JJ actress_NN who_WP played_VBD abby_NNP ,_, the_DT wicked_JJ vixen_VBN of_IN ``_`` knots_NNP landing_NNP ,_, "_" for_IN so_RB many_JJ seasons_NNS ._. the_DT 67-year-old_JJ actor_NN likes_VBZ the_DT idea_NN of_IN doing_VBG a_DT couple_NN of_IN ``_`` gunsmoke_NNP ''_'' tv_NN movies_NNS a_DT year_NN ,_, ``_`` but_CC a_DT weekly_JJ show_NN would_MD be_VB too_RB hard_JJ a_DT workload_NN for_IN me_PRP these_DT days_NNS ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO maintain_VB that_DT kind_NN of_IN thing_NN for_IN a_DT whole_JJ game_NN ,_, especially_RB on_IN the_DT road_NN ._. ''_'' television_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO fight_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN some_DT of_IN us_PRP to_TO realize_VB that_IN in_IN prosperous_JJ silicon_NNP valley_NNP there_EX are_VBP children_NNS ,_, older_JJR folks_NNS and_CC even_RB whole_JJ families_NNS in_IN desperate_JJ need_NN of_IN all_DT kinds_NNS of_IN services_NNS ,_, from_IN emergency_NN food_NN and_CC shelter_NN to_TO substance_NN abuse_NN counseling_NN to_TO affordable_JJ child_NN care_NN ._. if_IN so_RB ,_, it_PRP might_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO match_VB him_PRP with_IN a_DT co-host_VBP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ been_VBN very_RB hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB corporations_NNS have_VBP n_NN 't_NN seen_VBN that_DT ._. to_TO some_DT degree_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB how_WRB much_NN of_IN the_DT short-run_JJ burden_NN is_VBZ due_JJ to_TO the_DT current_JJ recession_NN ._. the_DT first_JJ one_CD is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB in_IN until_IN spangler_NNP shows_VBZ us_PRP how_WRB to_TO bend_VB the_DT end_NN slightly_RB to_TO fit_VB it_PRP over_IN the_DT motherboard_NN 's_POS mounting_VBG rail_NN ._. such_JJ help_NN is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. these_DT guidelines_NNS are_VBP voluntary_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO determine_VB how_WRB fast_RB new_JJ ideas_NNS are_VBP trickling_VBG into_IN the_DT classroom_NN ._. ironically_RB ,_, stanford_NNP researchers_NNS ,_, who_WP have_VBP complained_VBN for_IN several_JJ years_NNS that_IN stanford_NNP 's_POS high_JJ overhead_JJ rate_NN was_VBD making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO compete_VB for_IN grants_NNS ,_, may_MD benefit_VB ._. ``_`` i_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN waiting_VBG since_IN the_DT last_JJ day_NN of_IN '89_CD for_IN this_DT ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB ._. when_WRB kelleher_NNP and_CC business_NN partner_NN rollin_NNP king_NNP mapped_VBD out_IN southwest_NNP 's_POS original_JJ routes_NNS --_: between_IN dallas_NNP ,_, houston_NNP and_CC san_NNP antonio_NNP --_: on_IN a_DT cocktail_NN napkin_NN in_IN 1966_CD ,_, they_PRP had_VBD no_DT idea_NN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP would_MD be_VB for_IN business_NN to_TO take_VB off_RB ._. current_JJ tax_NN laws_NNS make_VBP it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN arizona_NNP communities_NNS to_TO lure_VB teams_NNS than_IN the_DT ones_NNS in_IN florida_NNP ,_, and_CC vincent_NNP is_VBZ trying_VBG to_TO influence_VB the_DT legislature_NN ._. now_RB there_EX are_VBP two_CD problems_NNS :_: getting_VBG the_DT police_NN budget_NN under_IN control_NN ,_, so_RB that_IN the_DT city_NN knows_VBZ the_DT real_JJ cost_NN of_IN services_NNS ;_: and_CC deciding_VBG --_: this_DT is_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN --_: whether_IN san_NNP jose_NNP can_MD afford_VB those_DT services_NNS in_IN this_DT tight_JJ budget_NN year_NN ._. although_IN costlier_JJR and_CC harder_JJ to_TO score_VB and_CC compare_VB ,_, these_DT are_VBP the_DT kinds_NNS of_IN tests_NNS proponents_NNS of_IN a_DT national_JJ exam_NN system_NN say_VBP they_PRP want_VBP to_TO shoot_VB for_RB ._. 'responsible_JJ growth_NN '_POS ;_: ``_`` i_PRP know_VBP people_NNS have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ._. ._. ._. they_PRP want_VBP to_TO keep_VB things_NNS as_IN they_PRP are_VBP ,_, "_" bricker_NNP said_VBD ._. drs_NNP ._. mary_NNP jumbelic_NNP and_CC michael_NNP chambliss_NNP found_VBD that_IN a_DT toddler_NN 's_POS high_JJ center_NN of_IN gravity_NN and_CC relatively_RB large_JJ head_NN make_NN it_PRP easy_JJ to_TO topple_VB into_IN a_DT bucket_NN and_CC that_IN the_DT toddler_NN 's_POS lack_NN of_IN coordination_NN and_CC strength_NN make_NN it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB out_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ as_IN hell_NN to_TO get_VB anything_NN going_VBG ,_, "_" said_VBD phillip_NNP brown_NNP ,_, novato_NNP 's_POS city_NN manager_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ unconnected_JJ to_TO science_NN policy_NN issues_NNS ._. ''_'' they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO read_VB and_CC understand_VB ,_, but_CC they_PRP reveal_VBP plenty_NN to_TO those_DT who_WP can_MD interpret_VB them_PRP ._. landry_NNP ,_, 52_CD ,_, a_DT former_JJ beauty-shop_JJ owner_NN who_WP has_VBZ three_CD biological_JJ children_NNS and_CC has_VBZ adopted_VBN seven_CD handicapped_JJ children_NNS ,_, says_VBZ the_DT three_CD years_NNS it_PRP took_VBD to_TO adopt_VB her_PRP$ first_JJ son_NN ,_, denny_NNP ,_, now_RB 21_CD ,_, were_VBD hard_JJ on_IN her_PRP$ and_CC the_DT boy_NN ._. in_IN particular_JJ ,_, smith_NNP said_VBD ,_, vapors_NNS that_WDT pose_VBP health_NN risks_NNS could_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN some_DT people_NNS to_TO sell_VB their_PRP$ homes_NNS ._. anita_NNP hill_NNP 's_POS allegations_NNS of_IN sexual_JJ harassment_NN will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ ,_, not_RB easier_JJR ,_, for_IN public_JJ figures_NNS to_TO sexually_RB harass_VB their_PRP$ employees_NNS and_CC survive_VB public_JJ scrutiny_NN ._. the_DT machine_NN is_VBZ so_RB small_JJ and_CC built_VBN with_IN such_JJ common_JJ materials_NNS that_IN it_PRP would_MD be_VB extremely_RB hard_JJ to_TO detect_VB ,_, said_VBD edward_NNP j_NNP ._. lofgren_NNP ,_, a_DT physicist_NN who_WP helped_VBD to_TO develop_VB the_DT device_NN in_IN the_DT early_JJ 1940s_CD at_IN the_DT university_NNP of_IN california_NNP at_IN berkeley_NNP ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM avoidance_NNP children_NNS --_: kids_NNP in_IN this_DT group_NN had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN as_IN babies_NNS ._. because_IN the_DT brush_NN head_NN is_VBZ so_RB small_JJ ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ ideal_JJ for_IN getting_VBG to_TO those_DT hard_JJ to-reach_JJ places_VBZ many_JJ toothbrushes_NNS miss_VBP ._. the_DT fdic_NNP resisted_VBD that_DT approach_NN for_IN months_NNS ,_, arguing_VBG that_IN bank_NN failures_NNS are_VBP too_RB hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO separate_VB the_DT two_CD ._. ''_'' when_WRB ``_`` above_IN ''_'' is_VBZ part_NN of_IN the_DT problem_NN ,_, this_DT is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO request_VB ._. some_DT candidates_NNS acknowledged_VBD they_PRP would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN doing_VBG so_RB ._. ``_`` this_DT has_VBZ always_RB been_VBN the_DT library_NN of_IN the_DT people_NNS and_CC now_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB harder_JJ for_IN people_NNS to_TO use_VB ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB such_JJ unconditional_JJ love_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO raise_VB anybody_NN 's_POS consciousness_NN if_IN you_PRP can_MD 't_VB first_JJ get_VB their_PRP$ attention_NN ._. the_DT usually_RB terrific_JJ nelligan_NNP (_( ``_`` eye_NNP of_IN the_DT needle_NNP ''_'' )_SYM is_VBZ particularly_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. the_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS are_VBP clear_JJ in_IN the_DT hepburn_NNP book_NN ,_, the_DT desolation_NN when_WRB she_PRP finds_VBZ her_PRP$ beloved_JJ spencer_NNP tracy_NNP dead_JJ on_IN her_PRP$ kitchen_NN floor_NN and_CC the_DT dreadful_JJ moment_NN when_WRB tracy_NNP 's_POS widow_NN tells_VBZ her_PRP$ ,_, ``_`` i_PRP thought_VBD you_PRP were_VBD only_RB a_DT rumor_NN ._. ''_'' q_NN has_VBZ it_PRP been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB the_DT temptation_NN to_TO trade_VB ?_. this_DT will_MD break_VB their_PRP$ hearts_NNS ._. '_'' --_: boston_NNP mayor_NNP ray_NNP flynn_NNP ;_: 'it_NN 's_POS hard_JJ to_TO cope_VB with_RB ._. ``_`` where_WRB did_VBD he_PRP get_VBP it_PRP ?_. ''_'' -_: 't_NN was_VBD easily_RB started_VBN ,_, but_CC mighty_JJ hard_JJ to_TO stop_VB ._. seems_VBZ even_RB harder_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP 's_VBZ still_RB around_IN to_TO celebrate_VB anything_NN ._. ``_`` you_PRP have_VBP to_TO make_VB some_DT hard_JJ decisions_NNS ._. ``_`` la_NNP femme_NNP nikita_NNP ''_'' is_VBZ so_RB american_NNP in_IN style_NN and_CC execution_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO conceive_VB of_IN it_PRP being_VBG any_DT more_JJR americanized_VBD than_IN it_PRP is_VBZ now_RB ._. ``_`` the_DT fact_NN that_IN he_PRP made_VBD that_DT statement_NN so_RB early_JJ is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO understand_VB ._. to_TO be_VB sure_JJ ,_, the_DT past_JJ and_CC present_JJ would_MD not_RB be_VB hard_JJ to_TO improve_VB on_RB ._. the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN is_VBZ seeing_VBG what_WP it_PRP 's_VBZ doing_VBG to_TO the_DT rest_NN of_IN my_PRP$ teammates_NNS ._. ''_'' one_CD resident_NN said_VBD empty_JJ parking_NN spaces_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB in_IN the_DT plaza_NN lot_NN and_CC she_PRP wondered_VBD what_WP chevy_NNP 's_POS management_NN planned_VBN to_TO do_VB about_IN employee_NN parking_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP it_PRP is_VBZ ,_, but_CC i_PRP knew_VBD as_RB soon_RB as_IN i_PRP saw_VBD him_PRP telling_VBG new_NNP york_NNP on_IN the_DT air_NN the_DT other_JJ day_NN ,_, 'this_VBZ is_VBZ not_RB a_DT drill_NN ._. they_PRP have_VBP withdrawn_VBN certain_JJ expenses_NNS connected_VBN with_IN running_VBG the_DT president_NN 's_POS house_NN ,_, saying_VBG they_PRP were_VBD proper_JJ but_CC would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB to_TO the_DT public_NN ._. medak_NNP talked_VBD about_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP was_VBD to_TO get_VB his_PRP$ ``_`` the_DT ruling_NNP class_NNP ,_, "_" with_IN peter_NNP o_NNP 'toole_NN ,_, off_IN the_DT ground_NN ;_: journalist-festival_JJ adviser_NN gideon_NNP bachmann_NNP told_VBD would-be_JJ film_NN makers_NNS to_TO start_VB thinking_VBG in_IN terms_NNS of_IN story_NN and_CC communication_NN ,_, rather_RB than_IN ``_`` high_JJ art_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB what_WP state_NN services_NNS are_VBP going_VBG to_TO look_VB like_IN when_WRB they_PRP 're_VBP finished_VBD solving_VBG this_DT problem_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD marcia_NNP howard_NNP ,_, acting_VBG executive_JJ director_NN of_IN the_DT national_NNP association_NNP of_IN state_NNP budget_NNP officers_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ understandable_JJ that_IN 53_CD years_NNS of_IN column-writing_NN would_MD produce_VB a_DT long_JJ list_NN of_IN things_NNS to_TO ``_`` remember_VB ''_'' ;_: what_WP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO figure_VB is_VBZ why_WRB caen_NNP has_VBZ been_VBN pining_VBG for_IN the_DT good_NNP old_NNP days_NNP ever_RB since_IN his_PRP$ column_NN began_VBD ._. eighty-eight_JJ percent_NN said_VBD it_PRP is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO be_VB a_DT parent_NN today_NN than_IN it_PRP used_VBD to_TO be_VB ,_, and_CC 81_CD percent_NN said_VBD parents_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG spend_VB enough_JJ time_NN with_IN their_PRP$ children_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN a_DT simpler_JJR arrangement_NN or_CC a_DT healthier_JJR example_NN of_IN bare-bones_JJ handiness_NN ._. it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN municipal_JJ officials_NNS around_IN the_DT country_NN to_TO accept_VB it_PRP ,_, but_CC free-market_JJ republicans_NNPS believe_VBP that_IN places_NNS like_IN new_NNP york_NNP ,_, philadelphia_NNP and_CC detroit_NNP deserve_VBP to_TO die_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_DT summer_NN is_VBZ drawing_VBG to_TO a_DT close_NN ,_, but_CC before_IN we_PRP know_VBP it_PRP vacations_NNS will_MD be_VB over_IN and_CC everything_NN will_MD be_VB back_RB on_IN a_DT normal_JJ (_( whatever_WDT that_WDT is_VBZ )_SYM schedule_NN ._. there_EX is_VBZ a_DT piece_NN of_IN communism_NN in_IN all_DT of_IN us_PRP ,_, and_CC this_DT is_VBZ what_WP will_MD be_VB hardest_JJ to_TO kill_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` what_WP 's_VBZ been_VBN really_RB difficult_JJ up_IN to_TO now_RB is_VBZ that_IN kids_NNS really_RB want_VBP this_DT in_NN their_PRP$ schools_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB (_( teachers_NNS to_TO serve_VB as_IN )_SYM advisers_NNS ._. at_IN times_NNS ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO get_VB the_DT word_NN out_IN ,_, but_CC all_DT told_VBD ,_, this_DT chapter_NN in_IN georgia_NNP farm_NN history_NN has_VBZ reaped_VBN more_JJR profits_NNS than_IN problems_NNS ._. in_IN their_PRP$ places_NNS ,_, stanford_NNP 's_POS ted_NNP leland_NNP and_CC cal_NNP 's_POS bob_NNP bockrath_NNP are_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN containing_VBG their_PRP$ glee_NN ._. but_CC frankly_RB ,_, i_PRP find_VBP that_IN hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN producing_VBG this_DT book_NN was_VBD not_RB scaling_VBG mountains_NNS ,_, poring_JJ over_IN law_NN books_NNS ,_, interviewing_VBG murderers_NNS ,_, writing_VBG a_DT 480-page_JJ book_NN ._. although_IN it_PRP was_VBD only_RB 11_CD a_DT ._. m_NN ._. ,_, the_DT snow_NN was_VBD getting_VBG denser_NN and_CC harder_JJ to_TO push_VB with_IN my_PRP$ skis_NNS ._. toyota_NNP will_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN breaking_VBG into_IN the_DT midwestern_JJ market_NN ,_, with_IN its_PRP$ strong_JJ ``_`` buy_VB american_JJ sentiment_NN ._. ''_'' of_IN other_JJ folklore_NN ,_, wysocki_NNP notes_NNS :_: ;_: ``_`` when_WRB squirrels_NNS hoard_VBP a_DT large_JJ store_NN of_IN nuts_NNS ,_, the_DT winter_NN will_MD be_VB a_DT hard_JJ one_CD ._. ``_`` the_DT more_JJR we_PRP get_VBP ,_, the_DT harder_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO keep_VB up_IN ,_, "_" garner_NNP said_VBD in_IN zakho_NNP ._. says_VBZ fred_NNP :_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, but_CC i_PRP always_RB prioritize_VBP ._. among_IN those_DT most_RBS vulnerable_JJ to_TO the_DT epidemic_NN ,_, and_CC hardest_JJ to_TO reach_VB ,_, are_VBP recent_JJ immigrants_NNS and_CC migrant_JJ workers_NNS who_WP are_VBP often_RB left_VBN out_IN of_IN the_DT network_NN of_IN social_JJ services_NNS and_CC health_NN education_NN available_JJ to_TO other_JJ long-term_JJ residents_NNS ._. and_CC that_IN ,_, it_PRP turns_VBZ out_IN ,_, is_VBZ a_DT very_RB ,_, very_RB hard_JJ thing_NN to_TO do_VB ._. he_PRP eludes_VBZ the_DT categories_NNS by_IN which_WDT we_PRP usually_RB sort_VBP and_CC evaluate_VB artists_NNS :_: he_PRP 's_VBZ unpredictable_JJ ,_, elusive_JJ ,_, hard_JJ to_TO pin_VB down_RB ._. in_IN contrast_NN ,_, genes_NNS from_IN the_DT nucleus_NN are_VBP scant_JJ ,_, with_IN only_RB two_CD copies_NNS per_IN cell_NN ,_, and_CC thus_RB harder_JJ to_TO salvage_VB from_IN old_JJ ,_, damaged_VBN tissue_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ than_IN running_VBG ._. it_PRP is_VBZ ,_, i_PRP insist_VBP ,_, hard_JJ to_TO define_VB the_DT rayburn_NNP contribution_NN to_TO our_PRP$ political_JJ civilization_NN because_IN it_PRP is_VBZ so_RB massive_JJ and_CC so_RB widespread_JJ and_CC so_RB complicated_VBN ,_, and_CC because_IN it_PRP goes_VBZ so_RB deep_JJ ._. baldwin_NNP 's_POS biggest_JJS mistake_NN ;_: alec_NNP baldwin_NNP ,_, who_WP co-starred_JJ with_IN kim_NNP basinger_NNP in_IN ``_`` the_DT marrying_VBG man_NN ''_'' for_IN a_DT division_NN of_IN disney_NNP ,_, gives_VBZ the_DT studio_NN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN in_IN an_DT interview_NN with_IN entertainment_NNP weekly_NNP magazine_NN ._. ``_`` for_IN families_NNS that_WDT are_VBP n_NN 't_NN making_VBG big_JJ incomes_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB a_DT roof_NN over_IN their_PRP$ heads_NNS ,_, "_" said_VBD fran_NNP wagstaff_NNP ,_, director_NN of_IN the_DT mid-peninsula_NNP housing_NNP coalition_NNP ,_, a_DT non-profit_JJ group_NN that_WDT helps_VBZ develop_VB and_CC maintain_VB affordable_JJ housing_NN units_NNS in_IN the_DT bay_NNP area_NNP ._. they_PRP want_VBP congress_NNP to_TO make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN individuals_NNS to_TO file_VB ._. between_IN the_DT superb_JJ fish_NN chowder_NN ,_, the_DT rock_NN lobsters_NNS they_PRP call_VBP guinea_NN chicks_NNS on_IN bermuda_NNP ,_, plus_CC conch_NN stew_NN ,_, pan-fried_JJ rockfish_NN ,_, and_CC other_JJ fresh_JJ seafood_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO dine_VB very_RB well_RB ._. if_IN the_DT dove_NN was_VBD even_RB close_VB on_IN the_DT first_JJ day_NN of_IN the_DT talks_NNS ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. ``_`` wintertime_NNP is_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ time_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD trish_NNP crowder_NNP ,_, executive_JJ director_NN of_IN the_DT san_NNP jose_NNP shelter_NNP foundation_NNP and_CC vice_NN chairwoman_NN of_IN the_DT center_NN 's_POS planning_NN committee_NN ._. of_IN course_NN ,_, to_TO see_VB her_PRP$ every_DT sunday_NNP ,_, from_IN the_DT waist_NN up_IN ,_, always_RB smiling_VBG behind_IN her_PRP$ desk_NN at_IN espn_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB that_WDT pixie_VBP look_NN on_IN the_DT polished_VBN robin_NNP roberts_NNP ._. implementing_VBG the_DT nutrition_NNP labeling_VBG and_CC education_NNP act_NNP of_IN 1990_CD ,_, the_DT bush_NNP administration_NN has_VBZ said_VBD it_PRP should_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB hard_JJ ._. if_IN it_PRP escapes_VBZ into_IN the_DT neighbor_NN 's_POS lawn_NN you_PRP 'll_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO eradicate_VB without_IN killing_VBG the_DT other_JJ grasses_NNS ._. john_JJ f_NN ._. kennedy_NNP was_VBD president_NN ,_, but_CC you_PRP 'd_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN finding_VBG a_DT trace_NN of_IN his_PRP$ romantic_JJ camelot_NNP in_IN turlock_NNP circa_RB 1962_CD --_: the_DT time_NN and_CC place_NN of_IN ``_`` pink_NNP lightning_NN ,_, "_" tonight_RB 's_POS premiere_NN movie_NN on_IN the_DT fox_NNP network_NN ._. the_DT machine_NN that_WDT takes_VBZ a_DT dna_NNP fragment_NN and_CC spins_VBZ out_IN copies_NNS is_VBZ n_NN 't_NN much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO use_VB than_IN the_DT newest_JJS xerox_NNP ._. the_DT steps_NNS are_VBP not_RB especially_RB difficult_JJ ,_, but_CC its_PRP$ flowing_VBG lines_NNS and_CC haunting_JJ ,_, unearthly_JJ atmosphere_NN are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO master_VB ._. former_NNP kansas_NNP city_NNP royals_NNP second_JJ baseman_NN frank_NNP white_NNP ,_, with_IN his_PRP$ outstanding_JJ career_NN clearly_RB near_IN its_PRP$ end_NN ,_, is_VBZ having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG a_DT contract_NN for_IN 1991_CD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP makes_VBZ people_NNS censor_VBP ._. ''_'' and_CC they_PRP could_MD make_VB it_PRP very_RB hard_JJ for_IN king_NNP fahd_NNP of_IN saudi_NNP arabia_NNP and_CC president_NNP hosni_NNP mubarak_NNP of_IN egypt_NNP to_TO keep_VB fighting_VBG --_: and_CC keep_VB risking_VBG more_JJR arab_NNP lives_NNS --_: now_RB that_IN saddam_NNP has_VBZ offered_VBN to_TO pull_VB out_IN if_IN israel_NNP will_MD do_VB the_DT same_JJ ._. bonnie_NNP raitt_NNP is_VBZ a_DT woman_NN in_IN love_NN --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ awfully_RB hard_JJ to_TO miss_VB that_DT ._. as_IN for_IN this_DT year_NN 's_POS team_NN ,_, ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN describing_VBG this_DT team_NN other_JJ than_IN they_PRP play_VBP well_RB together_RB ._. ''_'' in_IN dunsmuir_NNP ,_, the_DT economic_JJ damage_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO assess_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD even_RB harder_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO accept_VB the_DT news_NN this_DT time_NN ,_, but_CC trevor_NNP wilson_NNP just_RB knotted_JJ his_PRP$ tie_NN and_CC dodged_VBD questions_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP had_VBD a_DT real_JJ hard_JJ time_NN sitting_VBG on_IN the_DT bench_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD knecht_NNP ,_, who_WP also_RB played_VBD safety_NN in_IN high_JJ school_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT area_NN is_VBZ so_RB big_JJ ,_, so_RB vast_JJ ,_, that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT handle_NN on_IN it_PRP ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. were_VBD these_DT skilled_JJ missile_NN makers_NNS hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ?_. such_JJ disclosure_NN would_MD put_VB a_DT spotlight_NN of_IN embarrassment_NN on_IN bankers_NNS ,_, and_CC make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT problems_NNS of_IN troubled_JJ institutions_NNS to_TO be_VB swept_VBN under_IN the_DT rug_NN ._. finding_VBG time_NN can_MD be_VB the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN ,_, so_RB schedule_VBP your_PRP$ choice_NN or_CC you_PRP may_MD never_RB do_VB it_PRP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO miss_VB san_NNP mateo_NNP 's_POS dunfey_NNP hotel_NNP from_IN highway_NNP 101_CD ._. even_RB from_IN the_DT perspective_NN of_IN time_NN and_CC empty_JJ raid_NNP cans_NNS ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO decide_VB which_WDT were_VBD worse_JJR :_: santa_NNP ana_NNP 's_POS flying_VBG water_NN bugs_NNS or_CC southern_NNP maryland_NNP 's_POS chirping_VBG crickets_NNS ._. kid-tested_JJ bean_NN recipes_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. i_PRP had_VBD no_DT quarrel_NN with_IN the_DT flavor_NN of_IN either_DT steak_NN or_CC sauce_NN ,_, but_CC the_DT meat_NN was_VBD filled_VBN with_IN gristle_NN and_CC hard_JJ to_TO cut_VB ,_, even_RB with_IN the_DT dull_JJ steak_NN knife_NN i_PRP finally_RB obtained_VBD from_IN a_DT waiter_NN after_IN our_PRP$ own_JJ simply_RB ignored_VBN my_PRP$ request_NN ._. she_PRP stood_VBD up_IN ,_, smoothing_VBG her_PRP$ hair_NN down_RB ,_, straightening_VBG her_PRP$ clothes_NNS ,_, feeling_VBG a_DT thankfulness_NN for_IN the_DT enveloping_VBG darkness_NN outside_IN ,_, and_CC ,_, above_IN everything_NN else_RB ,_, for_IN the_DT absence_NN of_IN the_DT need_NN to_TO answer_VB ,_, to_TO respond_VB ,_, to_TO be_VB aware_JJ even_RB of_IN stowey_NNP coming_VBG in_IN or_CC going_VBG out_IN ,_, and_CC yet_RB ,_, now_RB that_IN she_PRP was_VBD beginning_VBG to_TO cook_VB ,_, she_PRP glimpsed_VBD a_DT future_NN without_IN him_PRP ,_, a_DT future_NN alone_RB like_IN this_DT ,_, and_CC the_DT pain_NN made_VBD her_PRP$ head_NN writhe_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN a_DT moment_NN she_PRP found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO wait_VB for_IN lucretia_NNP to_TO come_VB with_IN her_PRP$ guests_NNS ._. perhaps_RB the_DT part_NN many_JJ find_NN hardest_JJ is_VBZ the_DT necessity_NN for_IN professing_VBG appreciation_NN afterward_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB good_JJ when_WRB you_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN doing_VBG bad_JJ ._. as_IN davis_NNP cup_NNP ``_`` miracles_NNS ''_'' go_VB ,_, this_DT one_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ course_NN ,_, but_CC i_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN see_VB a_DT darn_JJ thing_NN wrong_JJ with_IN it_PRP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO blame_VB them_PRP for_IN this_DT ._. ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ here_RB to_TO understand_VB the_DT separation_NN of_IN the_DT two_CD because_IN of_IN all_PDT the_DT violence_NN we_PRP see_VBP in_IN our_PRP$ daily_JJ lives_NNS ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. ``_`` the_DT next_JJ day_NN we_PRP were_VBD recording_NN in_IN the_DT studio_NN --_: and_CC this_DT is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB --_: but_CC of_IN all_DT things_NNS ,_, lonnie_NNP jordan_NNP spills_VBZ some_DT wine_NN on_IN the_DT recording_NN console_VB ._. a_DT ground_NN war_NN ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` will_MD be_VB very_RB hard_JJ ._. ''_'' ``_`` as_RB old_JJ as_IN i_PRP am_VBP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ all_DT still_RB hard_JJ to_TO face_VB people_NNS who_WP take_VBP their_PRP$ parenting_NN responsibility_NN so_RB lightly_RB ._. they_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN take_NN the_DT telephone_NN lines_NNS down_RB --_: how_WRB hard_JJ can_MD that_WDT be_VB ?_. --_: allowing_VBG yeltsin_NNP to_TO communicate_VB with_IN george_NNP bush_NNP and_CC john_NNP major_NNP ,_, both_DT of_IN whom_WP did_VBD all_DT that_NN they_PRP could_MD to_TO lay_VB down_RP the_DT law_NN from_IN the_DT international_JJ perspective_NN ._. ``_`` edge_NNP cities_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO define_VB ,_, "_" he_PRP writes_VBZ ,_, ``_`` because_IN they_PRP rarely_RB have_VBP a_DT mayor_NN or_CC city_NN council_NN ._. ._. ._. ''_'' 'we_PRP got_VBD through_IN ;_: by_IN falsifying_VBG results_NNS '_POS ;_: diana_NNP caldwell_NNP found_VBD out_RP the_IN hard_JJ way_NN what_WP can_MD happen_VB when_WRB lab_NN tests_NNS go_VBP wrong_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT plant_NN that_WDT is_VBZ not_RB a_DT host_NN ,_, "_" natwick_NNP said_VBD ._. both_DT writers_NNS are_VBP fairly_RB interesting_JJ ,_, particularly_RB mcnamara_NNP ,_, but_CC at_IN the_DT end_NN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN why_WRB adams_NNP chose_VBD either_RB ._. randisi_NNP ,_, who_WP is_VBZ responsible_JJ for_IN the_DT roundup_NN ,_, said_VBD it_PRP is_VBZ getting_VBG harder_JJ to_TO persuade_VB the_DT ducks_NNS into_IN the_DT traps_NNS --_: covered_VBN ,_, wire_NN mesh_NN enclosures_NNS ,_, curved_JJ at_IN the_DT ends_NNS for_IN the_DT entrance_NN ._. unfortunately_RB ,_, the_DT snow_NN peas_NNS and_CC the_DT noodles_NNS were_VBD badly_RB overcooked_VBN and_CC the_DT pieces_NNS of_IN chicken_NN were_VBD harder_JJ than_IN finding_VBG a_DT shortstop_NN who_WP hits_VBZ 40_CD home_NN runs_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB a_DT phenom_NN --_: especially_RB when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP always_RB recovering_VBG from_IN injuries_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB this_DT too_RB seriously_RB in_IN light_NN of_IN jenkins_NNP '_POS comments_NNS after_IN a_DT 73-3_JJ season-opening_JJ win_NN over_IN louisiana_NNP tech_NNP ._. everett_NNP said_VBD he_PRP thought_VBD cox_NNP was_VBD going_VBG to_TO run_VB a_DT longer_RB rout_NN over_IN the_DT middle_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB everett_NNP getting_VBG the_DT ball_NN over_IN bowles_NNP in_IN that_DT situation_NN ._. it_PRP turned_VBD into_IN one_CD of_IN those_DT things_NNS when_WRB the_DT more_JJR you_PRP reach_VBP out_IN to_TO someone_NN ,_, the_DT harder_JJ they_PRP are_VBP to_TO touch_VB ._. obstacles_NNS :_: she_PRP has_VBZ a_DT heart_NN condition_NN that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN her_PRP$ heart_NN to_TO work_VB efficiently_RB ._. is_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN native_JJ americans_NNPS were_VBD and_CC still_RB are_VBP just_RB like_IN everyone_NN else_RB ?_. if_IN the_DT dough_NN is_VBZ too_RB hard_JJ ,_, you_PRP may_MD have_VB to_TO wait_VB 3_CD to_TO 5_VB minutes_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP will_MD cut_VB cleanly_RB and_CC you_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN lose_VB narrow_JJ parts_NNS of_IN the_DT cutout_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB that_IN down_RB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. moreover_RB ,_, said_VBD david_NNP wyss_NNP ,_, research_NN director_NN for_IN dri_NNP dri_NNP mcgraw-hill_NNP ,_, an_DT economic_JJ consulting_NN firm_NN ,_, ``_`` a_DT weak_JJ christmas_NNP will_MD mean_VB it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB much_JJ action_NN in_IN the_DT first_JJ quarter_NN of_IN 1992_CD because_IN retailers_NNS will_MD be_VB overstocked_VBN and_CC orders_NNS anemic_JJ ._. ''_'' the_DT session_NN was_VBD n_NN 't_NN entirely_RB serious_JJ --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB too_RB serious_JJ over_IN lunch_NN at_IN bini_NNP 's_POS --_: but_CC the_DT point_NN was_VBD there_RB :_: if_IN the_DT supes_NNS can_MD 't_VB agree_VB on_IN new_JJ district_NN lines_NNS reflecting_VBG population_NN changes_NNS from_IN the_DT 1990_CD census_NN ,_, somebody_NN else_RB (_( three_CD somebodies_NNS ,_, actually_RB )_SYM will_MD ._. without_IN clear_JJ and_CC reliable_JJ mammography_NN ,_, researchers_NNS say_VBP ,_, breast_NN cancer_NN is_VBZ more_RBR likely_JJ to_TO go_VB undetected_JJ until_IN it_PRP is_VBZ larger_JJR and_CC harder_JJ to_TO treat_VB ._. long_NNP hard_JJ years_NNS of_IN ``_`` on_IN the_DT job_NN ''_'' training_NN had_VBD brought_VBN them_PRP to_TO their_PRP$ competence_NN ._. ``_`` david_NNP duke_NNP has_VBZ some_DT good_JJ ideas_NNS about_IN some_DT things_NNS ,_, but_CC i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO accomplish_VB some_DT of_IN those_DT ideas_NNS ,_, "_" hebert_NNP told_VBD new_NNP orleans_NNP reporters_NNS ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN was_VBD ,_, you_PRP 'd_MD turn_VB around_IN and_CC the_DT drummer_NN (_( steve_NNP jordan_NNP )_SYM has_VBZ switched_VBN with_IN the_DT bass_NN player_NN (_( charlie_NNP drayton_NNP )_SYM and_CC then_RB on_IN the_DT next_JJ song_NN they_PRP 've_VBP switched_VBD back_RB ._. ''_'' nothin_NNP 's_POS worth_JJ having_VBG if_IN it_PRP ai_VBP n_NN 't_NN ;_: a_DT little_JJ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO skate_VB after_IN mark_NNP ,_, "_" said_VBD galindo_NNP ,_, who_WP split_VBP with_IN pairs_NNS partner_NN kristi_NNP yamaguchi_NNP last_JJ april_NNP after_IN they_PRP had_VBD won_VBN back-to-back_JJ national_JJ titles_NNS ._. according_VBG to_TO stephen_NNP o_NNP 'donnell_NN ,_, assistant_NN store_NN manager_NN at_IN the_DT mcdonald_NNP 's_POS where_WRB the_DT mclean_NNP is_VBZ available_JJ in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB those_DT 320_CD calories_NNS ._. ''_'' it_PRP was_VBD too_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB help_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO face_VB down_RP a_DT roomful_NN of_IN elderly_JJ and_CC disabled_JJ people_NNS pleading_VBG for_IN mercy_NN ._. but_CC when_WRB he_PRP left_VBD the_DT bay_NNP area_NNP ,_, he_PRP found_VBD victories_NNS harder_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. the_DT experts_NNS also_RB note_VBP that_IN parents_NNS who_WP are_VBP intensely_RB political_JJ about_IN their_PRP$ sexuality_NN may_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN their_PRP$ children_NNS by_IN denying_VBG them_PRP the_DT option_NN of_IN secrecy_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP think_VBP most_RBS people_NNS have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN believing_VBG that_IN the_DT supreme_NNP court_NNP could_MD take_VB away_RB a_DT constitutional_JJ right_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ kolbert_NNP ._. i_PRP know_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, i_PRP know_VBP they_PRP 're_VBP having_VBG a_DT tough_JJ time_NN ,_, with_IN the_DT cost_NN of_IN living_VBG ._. the_DT hardest_JJ decision_NN could_MD involve_VB bass_NNP ,_, presuming_VBG he_PRP returns_VBZ on_IN the_DT scheduled_VBN date_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO flush_VB things_NNS out_IN of_IN your_PRP$ mind_NN with_IN all_PDT these_DT stats_NNS and_CC these_DT games_NNS the_DT businessmen_NNS play_VBP ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO decide_VB what_WP this_DT labor_NN is_VBZ worth_JJ ,_, but_CC charge_NN something_NN for_IN it_PRP ._. other_JJ riders_NNS insist_VBP the_DT helmets_NNS distort_VBP their_PRP$ balance_NN and_CC make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO see_VB ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN to_TO do_VB is_VBZ to_TO do_VB something_NN that_IN you_PRP feel_VBP very_RB strongly_RB about_IN musically_RB ,_, that_WDT really_RB reflects_VBZ you_PRP ,_, and_CC that_WDT also_RB reaches_VBZ a_DT lot_NN of_IN people_NNS ,_, too_RB ._. pointing_VBG to_TO his_PRP$ experience_NN in_IN foreign-exchange_JJ trading_NN ,_, brady_NNP contended_VBD that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN governments_NNS to_TO successfully_RB affect_VB the_DT course_NN of_IN such_JJ large_JJ markets_NNS ._. when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP successful_JJ --_: and_CC success_NN in_IN the_DT game_NN today_NN is_VBZ winning_VBG and_CC making_VBG money_NN --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ real_JJ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB you_PRP 're_VBP not_RB doing_VBG the_DT right_JJ thing_NN when_WRB your_PRP$ team_NN has_VBZ been_VBN in_IN the_DT world_NNP series_NNP three_CD years_NNS in_IN a_DT row_NN ,_, you_PRP 've_VBP led_VBN the_DT league_NN in_IN home_NN runs_VBZ and_CC you_PRP 're_VBP making_VBG $_$ 3_CD million_CD a_DT year_NN ,_, "_" jackson_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` at_IN least_JJS i_PRP went_VBD for_IN the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. if_IN ,_, for_IN example_NN ,_, you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG see_VB yourself_PRP paddling_VBG serious_JJ whitewater_NN ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ probably_RB no_DT need_NN for_IN a_DT small_JJ ,_, super-durable_JJ (_( read_VB heavy_JJ )_SYM nimble_JJ (_( read_VB hard_JJ to_TO control_VB )_SYM model_NN ._. ``_`` they_PRP have_VBP to_TO understand_VB that_IN in_IN times_NNS that_WDT get_VBP harder_JJ ,_, providing_VBG a_DT benefit_NN like_IN this_DT is_VBZ not_RB frivolous_JJ ._. ''_'' perhaps_RB it_PRP is_VBZ your_PRP$ wish_VBP to_TO never_RB have_VBP to_TO learn_VB anything_NN hard_JJ again_RB ?_. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, for_IN example_NN ,_, that_IN judy_NNP rankin_NNP has_VBZ n_NN 't_NN made_VBD it_PRP ._. as_IN he_PRP sticks_VBZ his_PRP$ black_JJ nose_NN through_IN the_DT fence_NN and_CC whimpers_NNS for_IN attention_NN ,_, one_CD finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_DT anyone_NN would_MD n_NN 't_NN want_NN this_DT dog_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT very_RB hard_JJ choice_NN ,_, "_" echoed_VBD santa_NNP clara_NNP mayor_NNP sue_NNP lasher_NNP ,_, who_WP also_RB has_VBZ a_DT vote_NN ._. we_PRP lived_VBD in_IN a_DT dirt-floor_JJ shack_NN in_IN the_DT northern_JJ nevada_NNP desert_NN with_IN neighbors_NNS of_IN a_DT similar_JJ mind_NN --_: nice_JJ folks_NNS mostly_RB ,_, until_IN the_DT sun_NN went_VBD down_RB and_CC alcohol_NN mixed_VBN with_IN strong_JJ emotions_NNS and_CC it_PRP became_VBD hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB that_IN we_PRP all_DT loved_VBD and_CC cared_VBD about_IN one_CD another_DT ._. back_RB in_IN the_DT cheap_JJ seats_NNS ,_, the_DT ones_NNS that_IN only_JJ cost_NN $_$ 150_CD each_DT ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ,_, at_IN least_JJS until_IN the_DT video_NN screens_NNS on_IN the_DT sides_NNS of_IN the_DT huge_JJ tent_NN on_IN the_DT hospital_NN grounds_NNS flicked_VBD on_IN ,_, and_CC we_PRP got_VBD video_NN confirmation_NN --_: a_DT quick_JJ glimpse_NN of_IN the_DT white_JJ hair_NN ,_, the_DT broad_JJ smile_NN ,_, the_DT trademark_NN pearls_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO talk_VB about_IN our_PRP$ success_NN without_IN talking_VBG about_IN dianna_NNP 's_POS success_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. one_CD hard_JJ choice_NN will_MD involve_VB the_DT promised_VBN addition_NN of_IN 45_CD police_NN officers_NNS next_JJ year_NN ._. the_DT ntsb_NNP said_VBD the_DT lighting_NN configuration_NN used_VBN by_IN the_DT skywest_NNP plane_NN complied_VBN with_IN federal_JJ regulations_NNS ,_, but_CC would_MD have_VB made_VBN it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO see_VB than_IN if_IN it_PRP had_VBD been_VBN fully_RB illuminated_VBN ._. that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO provide_VB enough_RB open_JJ space_NN spread_NN evenly_RB through_IN the_DT development_NN ,_, the_DT report_NN said_VBD ._. the_DT film_NN brings_VBZ us_PRP closer_JJR than_IN we_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB been_VBN to_TO herds_NNS of_IN the_DT skittish_JJ beasts_NNS ,_, which_WDT have_VBP survived_VBN in_IN large_JJ numbers_NNS only_RB because_IN they_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN harder_JJ for_IN poachers_NNS to_TO find_VB and_CC more_RBR expensive_JJ to_TO hunt_VB because_IN of_IN their_PRP$ remoteness_NN ._. after_IN five_CD years_NNS of_IN hard_JJ --_: dry_JJ --_: lessons_NNS ,_, santa_NNP clara_NNP valley_NNP water_NN officials_NNS are_VBP looking_VBG for_IN ways_NNS to_TO store_VB more_JJR water_NN during_IN rainy_JJ years_NNS ._. american_NNP catholics_NNPS learned_VBD a_DT hard_JJ lesson_NN when_WRB exclusively_RB ethnic_JJ ``_`` national_JJ ''_'' churches_NNS common_JJ in_IN the_DT east_NNP and_CC midwest_NNP closed_VBD when_WRB parishioners_NNS moved_VBD to_TO the_DT suburbs_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN single_JJ parents_NNS ,_, who_WP are_VBP struggling_VBG ,_, to_TO be_VB active_JJ in_IN dealing_VBG with_IN the_DT community_NN ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. for_IN a_DT person_NN on_IN the_DT road_NN for_IN ten_CD thousand_CD miles_NNS a_DT year_NN ,_, that_WDT adds_VBZ up_IN to_TO about_IN one_CD chance_NN in_IN ten_CD thousand_CD per_IN year_NN of_IN being_VBG killed_VBN in_IN an_DT automobile_NN accident_NN ,_, much_RB larger_JJR than_IN many_NN of_IN the_DT other_JJ risks_NNS we_PRP try_VBP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO exorcise_VB ,_, but_CC still_RB less_JJR than_IN a_DT tenth_JJ the_DT average_JJ risk_NN of_IN death_NN from_IN smoking_NN ._. ''_'' i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO talk_VB about_IN people_NNS who_WP are_VBP fans_NNS of_IN mine_NN ._. she_PRP says_VBZ it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO sit_VB with_IN her_PRP$ husband_NN and_CC watch_VB a_DT movie_NN in_IN which_WDT she_PRP makes_VBZ passionate_JJ love_NN to_TO an_DT on-screen_JJ co-star_NN ._. it_PRP gets_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB what_WP they_PRP actually_RB see_VBP ._. ''_'' but_CC at_IN this_DT remote_JJ outpost_NN ,_, up_IN steep_JJ paths_NNS of_IN thick_JJ mud_NN inaccessible_JJ to_TO most_RBS trucks_NNS ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB a_DT pattern_NN to_TO the_DT haphazard_JJ distribution_NN of_IN what_WP thus_RB far_RB have_VBP been_VBN meager_JJ food_NN and_CC water_NN supplies_NNS ._. though_IN they_PRP found_VBD a_DT higher_JJR proportion_NN of_IN players_NNS listed_VBN as_IN out_IN or_CC doubtful_JJ after_IN games_NNS on_IN artificial_JJ surface_NN ,_, duberstein_NNP said_VBD actual_JJ severity_NN of_IN injury_NN was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO accurately_RB measure_VBP ._. heather_NNP said_VBD it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN her_PRP$ to_TO concentrate_NN on_IN schoolwork_NN when_WRB ,_, directly_RB across_IN the_DT street_NN ,_, drug_NN dealers_NNS are_VBP doing_VBG a_DT brisk_JJ and_CC lethal_JJ business_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT story_NN of_IN their_PRP$ creation_NN and_CC journey_NN from_IN new_NNP zealand_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO determine_VB ,_, "_" says_VBZ nathen_NNP wright_NNP ,_, part_NN owner_NN of_IN the_DT nursery_NN ._. ``_`` maybe_RB if_IN i_PRP 'd_MD had_VBD hunter_NNP before_RB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` i_PRP would_MD n_NN 't_NN have_NN had_VBD such_JJ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN with_IN it_PRP ._. ''_'' scott_NNP halem_NNP works_NNS with_IN a_DT group_NN that_WDT distributes_VBZ needles_NNS weekly_JJ to_TO hard_JJ to-reach_NN ,_, high-risk_JJ intravenous_JJ drug_NN addicts_NNS ._. since_IN he_PRP holds_VBZ no_DT public_JJ office_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO raise_VB money_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ ,_, all_PDT the_DT things_NNS that_WDT go_VBP along_IN with_IN this_DT ;_: it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB as_RB easy_JJ as_IN a_DT lot_NN of_IN people_NNS look_VBP at_IN it_PRP ._. q_NN is_VBZ it_PRP going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO ration_NN another_DT 5_NN percent_NN ?_. ``_`` i_PRP can_MD sympathize_VB with_IN investors_NNS ,_, these_DT are_VBP hard_JJ risks_NNS to_TO understand_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD william_NNP gross_NNP ,_, managing_VBG director_NN with_IN pacific_NNP investment_NNP management_NNP co_NNP ._. in_IN newport_NNP beach_NNP ,_, calif_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP might_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO say_VB that_IN when_WRB you_PRP walk_VBP nine_CD men_NNS ,_, but_CC the_DT problem_NN was_VBD he_PRP had_VBD too_RB much_JJ adrenaline_NN ._. ''_'' the_DT cutbacks_NNS ,_, especially_RB those_DT involving_VBG removal_NN of_IN management_NN layers_NNS ,_, indicate_VB that_IN most_RBS young_JJ managers_NNS will_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ and_CC longer_RB time_NN getting_VBG not_RB only_JJ salary_NN increases_NNS but_CC actual_JJ promotions_NNS ._. in_IN many_JJ states_NNS ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, the_DT governors_NNS ,_, legislatures_NNS and_CC mayors_NNS are_VBP angling_VBG so_RB hard_JJ for_IN tactical_JJ advantage_NN that_IN ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN what_WP 's_VBZ behind_IN all_PDT the_DT political_JJ smoke_NN and_CC mirrors_VBZ ._. ''_'' it_PRP would_MD be_VB so_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB everyone_NN together_RB ._. ``_`` tell_VB her_PRP$ what_WP you_PRP think_VBP ,_, ''_'' i_PRP said_VBD ;_: but_CC in_IN a_DT conformist_JJ small_JJ town_NN this_DT was_VBD evidently_RB as_RB hard_JJ as_IN for_IN an_DT atheist_JJ parent_NN to_TO challenge_VB religious_JJ instruction_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB ._. as_RB frustrating_JJ as_IN the_DT situation_NN can_MD seem_VB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO knock_VB the_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ for_IN trying_VBG to_TO maximize_VB sales_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB to_TO a_DT 3-year-old_NN ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. the_DT hard_JJ part_NN is_VBZ guessing_VBG what_WP he_PRP might_MD be_VB good_JJ at_IN doing_VBG on_IN tv_NN ._. these_NNP days_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB anyone_NN in_IN silicon_NNP valley_NNP or_CC elsewhere_RB who_WP does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN rely_VB on_IN a_DT personal_JJ computer_NN ,_, work_NN station_NN ,_, network_NN and_CC the_DT other_JJ accouterments_NNS of_IN high_JJ technology_NN to_TO do_VB his_PRP$ job_NN ._. ``_`` to_TO have_VB fraud_NN ,_, there_EX has_VBZ to_TO be_VB criminal_JJ intent_NN there_EX ,_, and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB ._. ''_'' it_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ landing_VBG a_DT ceo_NNP for_IN kaleida_NNP because_IN of_IN the_DT impressive_JJ credentials_NNS demanded_VBN by_IN the_DT search_NN team_NN ,_, headed_VBN by_IN apple_NNP vice_NNP president_NNP david_NNP nagel_NNP ._. $_$ but_CC like_IN many_NN of_IN about_IN 25_CD other_JJ witnesses_NNS being_VBG sought_VBN ,_, they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO locate_VB because_IN they_PRP do_VBP not_RB yet_RB have_VB permanent_JJ housing_NN ._. you_PRP may_MD find_VB this_DT hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, but_CC i_PRP love_VBP him_PRP dearly_RB and_CC it_PRP hurts_VBZ when_WRB i_PRP see_VBP the_DT way_NN his_PRP$ family_NN lives_NNS while_IN i_PRP struggle_VBP to_TO barely_RB make_VB ends_NNS meet_VB ._. coming_VBG to_TO america_NNP has_VBZ always_RB been_VBN hard_JJ ._. after_IN the_DT hearing_NN wednesday_NNP ,_, serra_NNP and_CC other_JJ supporters_NNS acknowledged_VBD that_IN the_DT celebrity_NN status_NN and_CC massive_JJ popular_JJ support_NN that_WDT helped_VBD croy_NNP gain_VB his_PRP$ freedom_NN may_MD also_RB have_VB made_VBN it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO adjust_VB later_RB when_WRB ,_, as_IN the_DT judge_NN put_NN it_PRP ,_, the_DT ``_`` glitter_NN goes_VBZ away_RB ._. ''_'' lawyers_NNS involved_VBN in_IN mental_JJ health_NN issues_NNS say_VBP companies_NNS are_VBP unlikely_JJ to_TO try_VB to_TO get_VB rid_JJ of_IN mentally_RB ill_JJ workers_NNS before_IN the_DT law_NN takes_VBZ effect_NN ,_, in_IN part_NN because_IN many_NN of_IN these_DT employees_NNS have_VBP not_RB come_VB forward_RB and_CC are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO identify_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB he_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB coming_VBG home_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB i_PRP 'm_VBP happy_JJ because_IN of_IN a_DT man_NN 's_POS life_NN here_RB ,_, "_" said_VBD diane_NNP nelson_NNP ,_, the_DT mother_NN of_IN slain_VBN esl_NNP worker_NN wayne_NNP ``_`` buddy_NNP ''_'' williams_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT bunch_NN of_IN bureaucrats_NNS going_VBG for_IN this_DT ornament_NN on_IN the_DT side_NN of_IN an_DT aging_VBG brick_NN building_NN downtown_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB for_IN any_DT family_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP adds_VBZ ._. part_NN of_IN the_DT problem_NN ,_, he_PRP says_VBZ ,_, is_VBZ it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP 's_VBZ important_JJ ._. when_WRB it_PRP comes_VBZ time_NN to_TO plant_VB the_DT new_JJ bare-root_JJ roses_NNS in_IN january_NNP ,_, the_DT hard_JJ part_NN will_MD be_VB done_VBN ._. and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP his_PRP$ ideal_JJ bat_NN weights_NNS should_MD be_VB ._. ``_`` i_PRP mean_VBP ,_, it_PRP can_MD 't_VB be_VB that_IN hard_JJ to_TO get_VB him_PRP a_DT replacement_NN ,_, "_" arata_NNP said_VBD ._. wilson_NNP 's_POS last-minute_JJ worker_NN 's_POS compensation_NN proposal_NN ,_, which_WDT failed_VBD to_TO emerge_VB from_IN an_DT assembly_NNP committee_NN wednesday_NNP afternoon_NN ,_, would_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN workers_NNS to_TO collect_VB injury_NN payments_NNS for_IN stress-related_JJ claims_NNS ._. firefighters_NNP had_VBD a_DT harder_JJ time_NN than_IN expected_VBN stopping_VBG the_DT blaze_NN that_WDT has_VBZ jumped_VBN containment_NN lines_NNS and_CC spread_NN to_TO more_JJR than_IN 2_CD ,_, 750_CD acres_NNS ._. bill_NNP stone_NNP ,_, president_NN of_IN stanford_NNP 's_POS alumni_NNS association_NN ,_, said_VBD the_DT alumni_NNS 's_POS fierce_JJ loyalty_NN to_TO stanford_NNP has_VBZ made_VBN the_DT controversy_NN especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. take_VB ,_, for_IN instance_NN ,_, the_DT prominent_JJ signs_NNS over_IN the_DT fitting_JJ rooms_NNS that_WDT were_VBD harder_JJ to_TO find_VB in_IN older_JJR k_NNP marts_NNS ._. however_RB ,_, running_VBG dos_NNP software_NN ,_, the_DT zenith_NNP is_VBZ faster_RBR at_IN the_DT same_JJ tasks_NNS ,_, though_IN harder_JJ to_TO learn_VB than_IN the_DT mac_NNP ._. despite_IN hard_JJ financial_JJ times_NNS ,_, the_DT county_NN last_JJ year_NN handed_VBD out_IN $_$ 550_CD ``_`` bonuses_NNS ''_'' to_TO each_DT of_IN its_PRP$ 2_CD ,_, 000_CD managers_NNS ,_, they_PRP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB corporations_NNS to_TO rethink_VB that_DT ._. ''_'' ``_`` if_IN you_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN saving_VBG in_IN the_DT first_JJ place_NN ,_, they_PRP make_VBP a_DT lot_NN of_IN sense_NN ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. leaning_VBG back_RB on_IN the_DT couch_NN in_IN the_DT east_NNP san_NNP jose_NNP home_NN he_PRP 's_VBZ lived_VBD in_IN since_IN 1950_CD ,_, matsumura_NNP thinks_VBZ back_RB to_TO the_DT older_JJR days_NNS and_CC says_VBZ it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO believe_VB that_IN 50_CD years_NNS have_VBP gone_VBN by_RB ._. it_PRP seems_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB now_RB ,_, but_CC it_PRP was_VBD not_RB till_IN five_CD months_NNS later_RB that_IN i_PRP brought_VBD up_IN the_DT subject_NN in_IN desperation_NN ._. getting_VBG the_DT measure_NN on_IN the_DT ballot_NN for_IN the_DT nov_NNP ._. 5_NN election_NN was_VBD not_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB because_IN the_DT solicitation_NN for_IN a_DT signature_NN on_IN the_DT initiative_NN was_VBD slanted_VBN in_IN a_DT provocative_JJ way_NN ;_: getting_VBG the_DT intelligent_JJ people_NNS of_IN sunnyvale_NNP to_TO vote_VB for_IN it_PRP will_MD be_VB a_DT much_RB more_RBR difficult_JJ job_NN --_: in_IN this_DT case_NN doubly_RB hard_JJ because_IN sunnyvale_NNP is_VBZ so_RB well-run_JJ ._. this_DT is_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN to_TO be_VB synthesizing_VBG news_NN from_IN half_PDT a_DT world_NN away_RB ._. but_CC taking_VBG that_IN first_JJ step_NN --_: signing_VBG up_IN for_IN a_DT swimming_VBG lesson_NN --_: can_MD be_VB the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN ._. david_NNP lloyd_NNP ,_, a_DT berkeley_NNP professor_NN who_WP teaches_VBZ colonial_JJ literature_NN and_CC minority_NN literature_NN ,_, said_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB a_DT professor_NN now_RB ._. darkwing_VBG is_VBZ what_WP batman_NNP might_MD have_VB become_VBN if_IN bruce_NNP wayne_NNP 's_POS mom_NN had_VBD married_VBN howard_NNP the_DT duck_NNP :_: a_DT tongue-in-cheek_JJ crime_NN fighter_NN who_WP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB seriously_RB ._. ``_`` one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ things_NNS is_VBZ to_TO learn_VB to_TO pace_VB yourself_PRP ._. for_IN most_RBS people_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB anything_NN good_JJ about_IN a_DT migraine_NN headache_NN ._. with_IN names_NNS like_IN ``_`` swordfish_NNP ''_'' and_CC ``_`` lightning_NN ,_, "_" it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB these_DT products_NNS are_VBP really_RB advanced_VBN new_JJ semiconductors_NNS ._. (_( check_NN )_SYM former_JJ bankrupts_VBZ may_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT job_NN ._. so_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO raise_VB an_DT eyebrow_NN as_IN you_PRP listen_VBP to_TO ``_`` luck_NNP of_IN the_DT draw_VB ,_, "_" her_PRP$ new_JJ album_NN and_CC the_DT follow-up_NN to_TO 1989_CD 's_POS ``_`` nick_NNP of_IN time_NNP ,_, "_" which_WDT won_VBD three_CD grammys_NNS ,_, sold_VBN 2_CD million_CD copies_NNS and_CC raised_VBN raitt_NNP from_IN cult_NN to_TO star_VB status_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB they_PRP could_MD be_VB more_RBR cooperative_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD robert_NNP destatte_NNP ,_, a_DT defense_NNP intelligence_NNP agency_NNP research_NN specialist_NN ._. when_WRB you_PRP come_VBP home_NN from_IN work_NN after_IN a_DT hard_JJ day_NN ,_, your_PRP$ loyal_JJ dog_NN is_VBZ always_RB there_EX to_TO make_VB you_PRP feel_VB welcome_JJ by_IN leaping_VBG up_IN on_IN you_PRP with_IN insane_JJ joy_NN and_CC knocking_VBG you_PRP down_RB and_CC drooling_VBG all_DT over_IN your_PRP$ business_NN clothes_NNS ._. in_IN a_DT brochure_NN available_JJ to_TO its_PRP$ customers_NNS ,_, hertz_NNP said_VBD the_DT cars_NNS that_IN it_PRP sells_VBZ are_VBP in_IN ``_`` peak_NN mechanical_JJ and_CC physical_JJ shape_NN ''_'' and_CC receive_VB ``_`` the_DT kind_NN of_IN constant_JJ professional_JJ care_NN that_WDT is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN a_DT backyard_NN mechanic_NN to_TO provide_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ not_RB playing_VBG much_JJ ,_, "_" julien_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP 've_VBP cut_VB administration_NN as_IN we_PRP have_VBP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB harder_JJ to_TO tell_VB someone_NN to_TO focus_VB on_IN (_( dropouts_NNS )_SYM ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. ,_, ``_`` but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ not_RB to_TO say_VB that_IN we_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN do_NN it_PRP ._. ''_'' in_IN many_JJ cases_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB very_RB hard_JJ for_IN someone_NN to_TO look_VB up_IN your_PRP$ wedding_NN license_NN ,_, the_DT deed_NN to_TO your_PRP$ house_NN ,_, your_PRP$ political_JJ party_NN or_CC what_WP car_NN you_PRP drive_VBP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB so_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT job_NN in_IN nashville_NNP ,_, because_IN there_EX are_VBP so_RB many_JJ good_JJ singers_NNS in_IN town_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB difficult_JJ to_TO describe_VB the_DT euphoric_JJ feeling_NN you_PRP get_VBP when_WRB you_PRP win_VBP the_DT game_NN and_CC ,_, conversely_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB the_DT pain_NN you_PRP go_VBP through_IN when_WRB you_PRP lose_VBP the_DT game_NN ,_, primarily_RB because_IN of_IN all_PDT the_DT criticism_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ heaped_VBN on_IN you_PRP ._. ''_'' breaking_VBG the_DT tech_NN talk_NN habit_NN ,_, however_RB ,_, is_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ than_IN it_PRP sounds_VBZ ._. to_TO decrease_VB the_DT risk_NN of_IN injury_NN ,_, develop_VB and_CC follow_VB a_DT hard_JJ hard_JJ easy_JJ schedule_NN ._. he_PRP knows_VBZ how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP can_MD be_VB ,_, having_VBG endured_VBN the_DT experience_NN at_IN roughly_RB the_DT same_JJ age_NN ._. slime_JJ mold_NN fruiting_VBG bodies_NNS are_VBP often_RB very_RB beautiful_JJ ,_, but_CC most_RBS are_VBP so_RB tiny_JJ that_IN they_PRP 're_VBP hard_JJ to_TO see_VB clearly_RB without_IN a_DT magnifying_VBG glass_NN ._. i_PRP just_RB said_VBD ,_, 'this_VBZ is_VBZ too_RB hard_JJ ,_, too_RB difficult_JJ and_CC there_EX is_VBZ no_DT joy_NN in_IN this_DT ._. '_'' "_" ;_: burnett_NNP notes_VBZ that_DT television_NN has_VBZ changed_VBN since_IN the_DT 1970s_NNS ._. we_PRP made_VBD ``_`` the_DT right_JJ approach_NN ''_'' very_RB quickly_RB ,_, and_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ work_NN ._. bush_NNP 's_POS anguish_NN that_DT night_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB in_IN view_NN of_IN the_DT fact_NN that_IN he_PRP launched_VBD the_DT attack_NN on_IN iraq_NNP after_IN months_NNS of_IN unrelenting_JJ pressure_NN on_IN congress_NNP ,_, the_DT u_NNP ._. n_NN ._. ,_, and_CC the_DT american_JJ people_NNS to_TO accept_VB war_NN ,_, and_CC after_IN rejecting_VBG every_DT opportunity_NN for_IN a_DT peaceful_JJ solution_NN ._. marriage_NNP starts_VBZ on_IN paper_NN ;_: what_WP makes_VBZ this_DT war_NN even_RB harder_JJ for_IN georgia_NNP van_NNP zanten_NNP is_VBZ knowing_VBG that_IN her_PRP$ son_NN is_VBZ starting_VBG his_PRP$ marriage_NN through_IN letters_NNS to_TO jennifer_NNP ._. and_CC he_PRP was_VBD kicking_VBG his_PRP$ front_NN leg_NN in_IN a_DT way_NN that_WDT made_VBD it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO drive_VB forward_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB their_PRP$ efficiency_NN in_IN rough_JJ seas_NNS ,_, "_" said_VBD testa_NNP ._. so_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP take_VBP a_DT nickname_NN and_CC don_VB 't_NN demean_NN it_PRP ,_, "_" kelly_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN with_IN (_( any_DT flap_NN )_SYM ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD a_DT very_RB ,_, very_RB hard_JJ thing_NN for_IN us_PRP to_TO take_VB ._. ._. ._. when_WRB you_PRP 've_VBP dedicated_VBN 4_CD 1_CD 1_CD 2_CD years_NNS of_IN your_PRP$ life_NN and_CC you_PRP just_RB want_VBP to_TO hold_VB onto_IN him_PRP ._. ''_'' but_CC fresh_JJ fruit_NN and_CC vegetable_NN growers_NNS will_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN because_IN mexican_JJ competitors_NNS already_RB have_VBP a_DT share_NN of_IN our_PRP$ market_NN and_CC want_VBP more_JJR ._. ``_`` but_CC ,_, if_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ something_NN a_DT client_NN already_RB has_VBZ and_CC is_VBZ particularly_RB drawn_VBN to_TO ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO pull_VB them_PRP away_RB from_IN it_PRP ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB two_CD things_NNS at_IN once_RB ,_, "_" says_VBZ ramey_NNP ,_, who_WP earlier_RBR that_DT day_NN had_VBD bashed_VBN his_PRP$ face_NN against_IN the_DT side_NN of_IN a_DT helicopter_NN during_IN a_DT bumpy_JJ takeoff_NN ._. such_JJ photos_NNS of_IN the_DT current_JJ crisis_NN are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN because_IN of_IN the_DT lack_NN of_IN media_NNS coverage_NN ._. ``_`` how_WRB hard_JJ is_VBZ it_PRP to_TO get_VB a_DT gun_NN ,_, when_WRB a_DT 10-year-old_NN can_MD get_VB it_PRP ?_. "_" said_VBD sgt_NNP ._. john_NNP sieracki_NNP ,_, who_WP heads_VBZ a_DT drug_NN enforcement_NN unit_NN ._. although_IN the_DT ruling_NN would_MD not_RB technically_RB be_VB binding_NN on_IN other_JJ superior_NNP court_NNP justices_NNS ,_, without_IN substantial_JJ new_JJ evidence_NN ``_`` it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ (_( for_IN them_PRP )_SYM to_TO arrive_VB at_IN a_DT different_JJ conclusion_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD david_NNP reiser_NNP ,_, an_DT attorney_NN for_IN the_DT d_NN ._. c_NN ._. public_NNP defender_NNP service_NNP ._. sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB where_WRB one_CD track_NN ends_NNS and_CC another_DT begins_VBZ ,_, so_RB smoothly_RB does_VBZ nelson_NNP maintain_VB the_DT tone_NN of_IN the_DT set_VBN ._. attractive_JJ women_NNS seem_VBP to_TO have_VB the_DT hardest_JJ time_NN getting_VBG dates_NNS ._. sure_RB ,_, a_DT few_JJ psychopaths_NNS may_MD actually_RB do_VB these_DT things_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO drum_VB up_IN support_NN for_IN them_PRP at_IN the_DT office_NN ._. the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN about_IN the_DT piece_NN is_VBZ not_RB its_PRP$ steps_NNS --_: which_WDT are_VBP mostly_RB running_VBG and_CC fast_RB changes_NNS of_IN direction_NN --_: but_CC its_PRP$ fluidity_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO track_VB what_WP happened_VBD to_TO ameliorate_VB the_DT gripes_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP was_VBD easy_JJ to_TO see_VB on_IN the_DT local_JJ news_NN the_DT effect_NN of_IN the_DT walks_NNS ;_: people_NNS saw_VBD a_DT mayor_NN who_WP pounded_VBD the_DT pavement_NN ,_, the_DT leadership_NN equivalent_NN of_IN the_DT cop_NN on_IN the_DT beat_NN ._. but_CC i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN a_DT truly_RB homeless_JJ person_NN is_VBZ best_RBS served_VBN by_IN living_VBG in_IN a_DT garbage_NN dump_NN and_CC having_VBG to_TO deal_VB with_IN drug_NN dealers_NNS ._. which_WDT is_VBZ too_RB bad_JJ ,_, because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN a_DT place_NN less_JJR like_IN the_DT former_JJ kron_NNP (_( ch_NNP ._. 4_CD )_SYM weather_NN forecaster_NN than_IN l_NNP ._. a_DT ._. ,_, where_WRB insincerity_NN and_CC doing_VBG lunch_NN are_VBP art_NN forms_NNS ._. some_DT of_IN them_PRP are_VBP a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB to_TO know_VB and_CC to_TO be_VB able_JJ to_TO believe_VB in_IN what_WP you_PRP 're_VBP trying_VBG to_TO teach_VB them_PRP ._. ''_'' it_PRP would_MD be_VB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO coordinate_VB schedules_NNS for_IN three_CD different_JJ groups_NNS --_: not_RB to_TO mention_VB all_PDT that_DT equipment_NN ._. ''_'' as_IN we_PRP face_VBP harder_JJ economic_JJ times_NNS ,_, we_PRP see_VBP more_JJR needs_VBZ developing_VBG in_IN our_PRP$ communities_NNS and_CC a_DT greater_JJR sense_NN of_IN urgency_NN to_TO look_VB for_IN help_NN beyond_IN government_NN ,_, beyond_IN the_DT churches_NNS and_CC the_DT non-profit_JJ sector_NN ._. because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ usually_RB very_RB hard_JJ to_TO assess_VB blame_NN for_IN water_NN wasting_VBG ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ virtually_RB impossible_JJ to_TO assess_VB water_NN penalties_NNS fairly_RB ._. subtle_JJ violations_NNS are_VBP ;_: the_DT hardest_JJ to_TO prove_VB ;_: i_PRP am_VBP 35_CD and_CC ._. ._. ._. have_VBP always_RB worked_VBN in_IN the_DT technical_JJ technical_JJ professional_JJ area_NN and_CC have_VBP a_DT great_JJ deal_NN of_IN interaction_NN with_IN my_PRP$ accounts_NNS ._. ``_`` those_DT students_NNS who_WP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO stay_VB on_IN task_NN or_CC be_VB respectful_JJ find_NN me_PRP communicative_JJ regularly_RB about_IN that_DT ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB if_IN kids_NNS fully_RB understand_VBP how_WRB bleak_JJ her_PRP$ vision_NN is_VBZ ,_, but_CC if_IN they_PRP do_VBP ,_, you_PRP can_MD bet_VB they_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN ever_RB be_VB using_VBG the_DT air_NN conditioners_NNS in_IN their_PRP$ cars_NNS ._. the_DT fastball_NN that_IN gags_NNP hit_VBD was_VBD n_NN 't_NN as_RB hard_JJ as_IN the_DT ones_NNS he_PRP 'd_MD been_VBN throwing_VBG ._. ''_'' they_PRP can_MD trigger_VB recurring_VBG nightmares_NNS or_CC intrusive_JJ thoughts_NNS ,_, making_VBG it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO concentrate_VB ._. the_DT last_JJ five_CD weeks_NNS have_VBP been_VBN hard_JJ on_IN scu_NNP ,_, but_CC this_DT might_MD have_VB been_VBN the_DT toughest_JJS to_TO take_VB ._. ``_`` david_NNP bonior_NNP has_VBZ earned_VBN this_DT position_NN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD rep_NNP ._. john_NNP lewis_NNP ,_, d-ga_NNP ._. ,_, ``_`` by_IN doing_VBG the_DT nitty-gritty_NN ,_, unglamorous_JJ work_NN each_DT and_CC every_DT day_NN ._. ''_'' you_PRP said_VBD you_PRP had_VBD ``_`` a_DT hard_JJ time_NN believing_VBG such_JJ a_DT thing_NN could_MD happen_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` sometimes_RB ,_, i_PRP 'd_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN at_IN school_NN ._. ``_`` today_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT harder_JJ scene_NN ,_, "_" observes_VBZ university_NN spokesman_NN ray_NNP colvig_NNP ,_, a_DT 1953_CD graduate_NN of_IN cal_NNP ._. there_EX will_MD always_RB be_VB some_DT who_WP try_VBP to_TO bend_VB the_DT rules_NNS ,_, but_CC clear_JJ ,_, stiff_JJ rules_NNS are_VBP at_IN least_JJS harder_JJ to_TO bend_VB ._. otherwise_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. and_CC ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB to_TO ,_, being_VBG only_RB 200_CD miles_NNS from_IN either_DT berlin_NNP or_CC vienna_NNP ._. ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP put_VBP them_PRP up_IN side_NN by_IN side_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB an_DT argument_NN that_IN (_( the_DT lottery_NN )_SYM does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN violate_VB the_DT law_NN ._. ''_'' in_IN other_JJ action_NN :_: ;_: (_( check_NN )_SYM the_DT court_NN today_NN said_VBD it_PRP will_MD consider_VB making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN title_NN insurance_NN companies_NNS to_TO fix_VB prices_NNS ._. the_DT barons_NNS of_IN the_DT nashville_NNP country-music_JJ machine_NN learned_VBD that_DT lesson_NN the_DT hard_JJ way_NN last_JJ year_NN at_IN the_DT grammy_NNP awards_NNP ._. favorite_JJ movie_NN :_: ``_`` the_DT last_JJ one_CD i_PRP saw_VBD i_PRP liked_VBD was_VBD 'the_NNP sheltering_VBG sky_NNP ._. '_'' "_" ;_: musical_NNP preferences_NNS :_: ``_`` since_IN i_PRP am_VBP a_DT musician_NN ,_, i_PRP 'd_MD say_VB improvisational_JJ creative_JJ music_NN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ for_IN a_DT student_NN to_TO talk_VB to_TO a_DT teacher_NN like_IN that_DT ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO read_VB ._. ''_'' a_DT newark_NNP office_NN building_NN orphaned_VBN by_IN the_DT savings_NNS and_CC loan_NN crisis_NN has_VBZ been_VBN offered_VBN to_TO the_DT city_NN of_IN newark_NNP in_IN a_DT deal_NN city_NN officials_NNS say_VBP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO refuse_VB ._. but_CC the_DT idea_NN of_IN discarding_VBG the_DT basic_JJ etiquette_NN and_CC sanitary_JJ measures_NNS of_IN the_DT society_NN is_VBZ so_RB revolting_JJ to_TO civilized_JJ people_NNS that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB anyone_NN 's_VBZ having_VBG the_DT stomach_NN to_TO do_VB it_PRP as_IN a_DT joke_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP will_MD happen_VB in_IN terms_NNS of_IN additional_JJ service_NN because_IN we_PRP 've_VBP got_VBD to_TO get_VB the_DT service_NN up_IN and_CC running_VBG ,_, "_" caltrans_NNP spokesman_NN jim_NNP drago_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC with_IN jobs_NNS hard_JJ to_TO find_VB and_CC competition_NN fierce_JJ ,_, she_PRP is_VBZ among_IN a_DT growing_VBG number_NN of_IN people_NNS taking_VBG refuge_NN from_IN the_DT recession_NN by_IN returning_VBG to_TO college_NN ._. ``_`` in_IN a_DT war_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ not_RB to_TO stick_VB with_IN a_DT unity_NN theme_NN ,_, "_" a_DT house_NNP democratic_JJ leadership_NN aide_NN said_VBD ._. that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO draw_VB districts_NNS that_WDT favor_VBP minority_NN candidates_NNS ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ._. ``_`` the_DT common_JJ denominator_NN for_IN all_PDT these_DT children_NNS is_VBZ that_IN they_PRP live_VBP in_IN santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP ,_, where_WRB life_NN is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN families_NNS ,_, "_" said_VBD paul_NNP schutz_NNP ,_, director_NN of_IN development_NN for_IN social_NNP advocates_NNS for_IN youth_NNP ,_, a_DT counseling_NN and_CC education_NN program_NN for_IN youth_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP right_RB now_RB ,_, "_" sheriff_NN 's_POS sgt_NNP ._. jim_NNP knudsen_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN cities_NNS to_TO provide_VB affordable_JJ housing_NN ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ._. it_PRP would_NNP be_VB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT mother_NN in_IN america_NNP today_NN who_WP has_VBZ n_NN 't_NN wondered_VBN if_IN a_DT woman_NN were_VBD in_IN the_DT white_NNP house_NNP ,_, would_MD we_PRP be_VB at_IN war_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ you_PRP ._. ._. ._. would_MD it_PRP be_VB grievously_RB hard_JJ on_IN you_PRP ?_. ''_'' ``_`` we_PRP want_VBP to_TO make_VB the_DT right_JJ decision_NN for_IN the_DT good_NN of_IN the_DT community_NN ,_, "_" morse_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT just_RB a_DT hard_JJ decision_NN to_TO make_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` where_WRB we_PRP will_MD be_VB going_VBG today_NN ,_, "_" johnson_NNP said_VBD before_IN the_DT ride_NN ,_, ``_`` is_VBZ about_IN a_DT two_CD on_IN a_DT scale_NN of_IN one_CD to_TO 10_CD (_( 10_CD being_VBG the_DT hardest_JJ )_SYM ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB a_DT research_NN agenda_NN intact_JJ ,_, being_VBG gone_VBN any_RB longer_RB than_IN i_PRP was_VBD ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB them_PRP to_TO put_VB on_IN their_PRP$ name_NN tags_NNS ,_, some_DT are_VBP very_RB shy_JJ ,_, but_CC when_WRB they_PRP do_VBP put_VB on_IN their_PRP$ name_NN tags_NNS they_PRP have_VBP a_DT good_JJ time_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ cleere_NNP ,_, laughing_VBG ._. although_IN he_PRP continues_VBZ to_TO insist_VB he_PRP is_VBZ enjoying_VBG the_DT challenge_NN ,_, and_CC shows_VBZ no_DT outward_RB signs_NNS of_IN wear_NN and_CC tear_VB ,_, wilson_NNP 's_POS finding_VBG out_RP the_IN hard_JJ way_NN that_IN spencer_NNP 's_POS warning_NN contained_VBD a_DT lot_NN more_JJR than_IN a_DT grain_NN of_IN truth_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO work_VB up_IN a_DT lot_NN of_IN warmth_NN for_IN a_DT person_NN with_IN her_PRP$ psychological_JJ hang-ups_NNS and_CC generally_RB poor_JJ taste_NN in_IN men_NNS ._. 'i_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN do_VBP it_PRP '_POS ;_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO believe_VB this_DT is_VBZ happening_VBG ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD in_IN an_DT interview_NN last_JJ week_NN ._. i_PRP 'd_MD like_VB to_TO find_VB billy_NNP some_DT relief_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB right_RB now_RB ._. ''_'' the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN that_IN i_PRP suffered_VBD on_IN the_DT personal_JJ level_NN was_VBD the_DT treachery_NN ._. a_DT friend_NN of_IN the_DT couple_NN ,_, joyce_NNP thompson_NNP ,_, said_VBD rob_NNP had_VBD told_VBN her_PRP$ three_CD days_NNS afterward_RB ,_, while_IN searchers_NNS were_VBD still_RB looking_VBG for_IN blair_NNP ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ raising_NN nicole_NNP alone_RB ._. ''_'' best_JJS of_IN all_DT ,_, we_PRP now_RB put_VBP morality_NN ,_, leadership_NN and_CC real_JJ answers_NNS to_TO hard_JJ questions_NNS ahead_RB of_IN depravity_NN ,_, expediency_NN and_CC diversion_NN --_: right_NN ?_. sometimes_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB yosemite_NNP as_IN conservationist_NN john_NNP muir_NNP first_RB viewed_VBN its_PRP$ pristine_JJ magnificence_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB a_DT place_NN i_PRP love_VBP being_VBG ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ,_, meaning_VBG the_DT limelight_NN ,_, ``_`` and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB up_IN $_$ 72_CD ,_, 000_CD ._. ana_NNP jaramillo_NNP bicakci_NNP ,_, 25_CD ,_, a_DT geologist_NN in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, found_VBD the_DT drama_NN to_TO be_VB a_DT dispiriting_VBG lesson_NN in_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ for_IN men_NNS and_CC women_NNS to_TO communicate_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB how_WRB people_NNS are_VBP going_VBG to_TO react_VB to_TO this_DT ,_, "_" debley_NNP said_VBD ._. said_VBD ned_NNP :_: ``_`` if_IN we_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG make_NN it_PRP ,_, we_PRP 'll_MD regroup_VB ,_, but_CC it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB the_DT momentum_NN up_IN again_RB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO get_VB to_TO the_DT point_NN where_WRB they_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG feel_NN guilty_JJ for_IN being_VBG raped_VBN ._. ''_'' or_CC mario_NNP elie_NNP ,_, whose_WP$ minutes_NNS have_VBP been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. and_CC the_DT public_JJ sector_NN has_VBZ not_RB filled_VBN the_DT gaps_NNS ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, noting_VBG that_IN medicaid_NNP coverage_NN is_VBZ often_RB harder_JJ to_TO get_VB in_IN states_NNS that_WDT have_VBP large_JJ populations_NNS of_IN blacks_NNS ._. you_PRP lose_VBP it_PRP at_IN that_DT time_NN in_IN a_DT big_JJ game_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN ibj_NNP got_VBD caught_VBN in_IN it_PRP ._. ''_'' now_RB comes_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN --_: how_WRB to_TO go_VB about_IN it_PRP ._. the_DT power_NN of_IN arrogance_NN ;_: ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN is_VBZ sublimating_VBG the_DT fear_NN that_IN you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG know_NN what_WP you_PRP 're_VBP doing_VBG ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ,_, after_IN a_DT long_JJ pause_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO realize_VB this_DT is_VBZ the_DT last_JJ time_NN we_PRP can_MD come_VB to_TO see_VB a_DT blackford_NNP game_NN here_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB the_DT rhythm_NN under_IN those_DT conditions_NNS ._. kennedy_NNP told_VBD a_DT meeting_NN of_IN the_DT faculty_NN committee_NNP on_IN research_NNP on_IN tuesday_NNP that_IN stanford_NNP might_MD decide_VB to_TO forgo_VB some_DT of_IN the_DT overhead_JJ charges_NNS because_IN they_PRP are_VBP too_RB hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB to_TO the_DT public_NN ._. the_DT tree_NN fills_VBZ the_DT yard_NN with_IN so_RB many_JJ leaves_NNS it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB up_RB ._. maybe_RB it_PRP would_MD be_VB good_JJ for_IN them_PRP ._. '_'' "_" ;_: dealing_VBG with_IN state_NN shortfalls_NNS in_IN special_JJ education_NN funds_NNS is_VBZ harder_JJ since_IN the_DT classes_NNS are_VBP mandated_VBN by_IN state_NN and_CC federal_JJ laws_NNS requiring_VBG that_IN schools_NNS provide_VBP all_DT services_NNS mentally_RB and_CC physically_RB handicapped_JJ children_NNS need_VBP ._. ``_`` but_CC ,_, at_IN times_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ ._. ''_'' ``_`` i_PRP extended_VBD my_PRP$ hand_NN --_: and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ pretty_RB hard_JJ to_TO extend_VB it_PRP to_TO the_DT guy_NN (_( mayor_NNP bradley_NNP )_SYM i_PRP extended_VBD it_PRP to_TO ,_, let_VB me_PRP tell_VB you_PRP ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN a_DT man_NN so_RB intelligent_JJ could_MD be_VB an_DT alcoholic_JJ alcoholic_JJ addict_NN ._. however_RB ,_, he_PRP admits_VBZ ,_, ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG funding_NN for_IN it_PRP ._. the_DT bread_NN should_MD be_VB quite_RB hard_JJ and_CC crisp_JJ but_CC still_RB pliable_JJ enough_RB to_TO cut_VB ._. as_IN regards_VBZ simple_JJ absence_NN of_IN humour_NN ,_, i_PRP like_VB to_TO think_VB i_PRP 'm_VBP as_IN fond_NN of_IN a_DT good_JJ laugh_NN as_IN the_DT next_JJ man_NN ,_, but_CC i_PRP can_MD stand_VB doing_VBG without_IN for_IN long_JJ periods_NNS when_WRB reading_NN ,_, having_VBG been_VBN trained_VBN in_IN the_DT oxford_NNP english_NNP school_NN ,_, and_CC many_NN of_IN the_DT best_JJS science-fiction_NN stories_NNS ,_, ``_`` the_DT xi_NN effect_NN ,_, ''_'' for_IN example_NN ,_, distil_VB a_DT kind_NN of_IN horror_NN hard_JJ to_TO conceive_VB of_IN as_IN harmonising_VBG plausibly_RB with_IN anything_NN comic_JJ ._. while_IN bookings_NNS to_TO resorts_NNS such_JJ as_IN hawaii_NNP still_RB will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, seats_VBZ to_TO other_JJ destinations_NNS in_IN the_DT continental_JJ u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. may_MD be_VB available_JJ ,_, even_RB at_IN the_DT last_JJ minute_NN ._. we_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG want_VBP you_PRP to_TO imagine_VB it_PRP will_MD be_VB easy_JJ ,_, but_CC we_PRP 've_VBP given_VBN you_PRP betty_NNP friedan_NNP 's_POS the_DT second_NNP stage_NNP (_( summit_NNP ,_, 1981_CD )_SYM to_TO get_VB a_DT sense_NN of_IN why_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ worth_JJ trying_NN to_TO get_VB the_DT mix_NN right_NN ,_, and_CC arlie_NNP hochschild_NNP 's_POS the_DT second_NNP shift_NNP (_( viking_NNP ,_, 1989_CD )_SYM so_IN you_PRP 'll_MD realize_VB that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN everyone_NN ,_, not_RB just_RB for_IN you_PRP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO sell_VB meat_NN in_IN los_NNP angeles_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO say_VB and_CC harder_JJ to_TO prove_VB ._. ``_`` i_PRP was_VBD n_NN 't_NN doubting_VBG my_PRP$ ability_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB a_DT positive_JJ attitude_NN sometimes_RB ,_, "_" chitren_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC the_DT tenor_NN of_IN their_PRP$ romance_NN is_VBZ such_JJ that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB these_DT two_CD could_MD go_VB wrong_JJ and_CC ,_, in_IN the_DT end_NN ,_, they_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG ._. what_WP is_VBZ even_RB harder_JJ to_TO face_VB for_IN some_DT is_VBZ how_WRB fundamentally_RB the_DT supreme_NNP court_NNP ,_, along_IN with_IN the_DT country_NN ,_, has_VBZ changed_VBN since_IN that_DT day_NN in_IN 1967_CD when_WRB president_NNP johnson_NNP picked_VBD marshall_NNP to_TO replace_VB justice_NNP tom_NNP clark_NNP ._. companies_NNS such_JJ as_IN everex_NNP will_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN differentiating_VBG themselves_PRP ._. although_IN she_PRP is_VBZ one_CD of_IN the_DT most_RBS closely_RB observed_VBN animals_NNS of_IN modern_JJ times_NNS ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB for_IN sure_JJ ._. they_PRP prove_VBP that_IN the_DT only_JJ reason_NN these_DT guys_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG belong_VB in_IN a_DT museum_NN is_VBZ they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO read_VB standing_VBG up_RB ._. all_DT of_IN a_DT sudden_JJ ,_, japan_NNP is_VBZ bursting_VBG with_IN plans_NNS to_TO import_VB more_RBR foreign-made_JJ products_NNS --_: and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN why_WRB ._. sam_NNP jankovich_NNP ,_, miami_NNP 's_POS athletic_JJ director_NN from_IN 1983_CD until_IN leaving_VBG last_JJ december_NNP to_TO become_VB the_DT new_NNP england_NNP patriots_NNPS '_POS chief_JJ operating_VBG officer_NN ,_, issued_VBD a_DT statement_NN saturday_NNP that_WDT said_VBD :_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO believe_VB this_DT kind_NN of_IN thing_NN could_MD happen_VB given_VBN the_DT structure_NN of_IN the_DT financial-aid_NN system_NN ._. ''_'' time_NN for_IN a_DT reality_NNP check_NNP ;_: these_DT days_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ getting_VBG harder_JJ to_TO distinguish_VB boxing_NN from_IN pro_FW wrestling_VBG ._. he_PRP says_VBZ it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO say_VB ``_`` my_PRP$ daughter_NN ._. ''_'' this_DT was_VBD also_RB the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN the_DT movie_NN for_IN kathleen_NNP jalalpour_NNP to_TO watch_VB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB why_WRB they_PRP did_VBD this_DT ,_, but_CC we_PRP can_MD speculate_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO justify_VB paying_VBG $_$ 140_CD ,_, 000_CD for_IN black-and-white_JJ when_WRB you_PRP get_VBP color_NN for_IN free_JJ ._. ''_'' she_PRP was_VBD having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN french_JJ braiding_VBG her_PRP$ hair_NN ._. ``_`` we_PRP 're_VBP in_IN a_DT time_NN of_IN rapid_JJ social_JJ change_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP the_DT rules_NNS are_VBP at_IN any_DT point_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD political_JJ scientist_NN and_CC journalism_NN professor_NN philip_NNP meyer_NNP of_IN the_DT university_NNP of_IN north_NNP carolina_NNP ._. unfortunately_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO buy_VB crape_NN myrtle_NN by_IN variety_NN ._. the_DT company_NN stock_NN value_NN of_IN one_CD of_IN our_PRP$ brokers_NNS has_VBZ grown_VBN from_IN a_DT $_$ 3_CD ,_, 100_CD contribution_NN made_VBN on_IN his_PRP$ behalf_NN in_IN 1985_CD to_TO $_$ 77_CD ,_, 000_CD six_CD years_NNS later_RB ;_: it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT better_JJR retirement_NN plan_NN ._. ``_`` that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP damn_JJ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB a_DT profit_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD n_NN 't_NN so_RB hard_JJ before_RB ._. and_CC since_IN the_DT cast_NN rotates_VBZ for_IN each_DT performance_NN ,_, it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO pull_VB off_IN a_DT flawless_JJ show_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ when_WRB you_PRP come_VBP this_DT far_RB ._. ._. ._. well_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO lose_VB anytime_RB ,_, "_" said_VBD sjs_NNP quarterback_NN matt_NNP veatch_NNP ,_, who_WP threw_VBD an_DT interception_NN that_WDT was_VBD returned_VBN for_IN minnesota_NNP 's_POS go-ahead_NN touchdown_NN ._. ``_`` this_DT is_VBZ harder_JJ than_IN running_VBG a_DT city_NN council_NN meeting_NN ,_, "_" spangler_NNP said_VBD ,_, quipping_VBG ._. candice_NNP also_RB learned_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_DT time_NN is_VBZ a_DT crucial_JJ element_NN in_IN some_DT research_NN ._. quarterback_NNP joe_NNP montana_NNP 's_POS storied_JJ run_NN of_IN success_NN with_IN the_DT 49ers_CD has_VBZ been_VBN so_RB spectacular_JJ that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB it_PRP could_MD have_VB gone_VBN another_DT way_NN ._. according_VBG to_TO deacon_NNP jeremiah_NNP yang_NNP ,_, chun_NNP 's_POS commitment_NN to_TO bettering_VBG the_DT lives_NNS of_IN poor_JJ koreans_NNPS --_: and_CC his_PRP$ suicide_NN --_: were_VBD forged_VBN more_JJR by_IN his_PRP$ recognition_NN of_IN misrule_NN than_IN by_IN his_PRP$ own_JJ hard_JJ life_NN ._. the_DT frozen_VBN food_NN section_NN continues_VBZ to_TO burst_VB with_IN new_JJ convenient_JJ meal_NN ,_, main_JJ dish_NN and_CC snack_NN items_NNS ,_, but_CC nutrition_NN information_NN can_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB unless_IN there_EX 's_VBZ a_DT health_NN pitch_NN with_IN the_DT product_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT one_CD thing_NN there_EX was_VBD universal_JJ support_NN for_IN was_VBD the_DT fact_NN that_IN he_PRP had_VBD been_VBN through_IN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ._. ''_'' but_CC the_DT council_NN approved_VBD a_DT last-minute_JJ amendment_NN that_WDT will_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO win_VB the_DT university_NN regents_NNS '_POS approval_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO do_VB that_DT kind_NN of_IN intelligent_JJ dramatic_JJ series_NN with_IN overlapping_VBG story_NN lines_NNS today_NN and_CC keep_VB it_PRP on_IN the_DT air_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ,_, referring_VBG to_TO the_DT growing_VBG competition_NN that_WDT has_VBZ made_VBN patience_NN a_DT costly_JJ virtue_NN ._. in_IN other_JJ words_NNS ,_, all_PDT the_DT people_NNS you_PRP figured_VBD would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN finding_VBG work_NN anywhere_RB else_RB are_VBP still_RB stuck_VBN at_IN wkrp_NNP a_DT decade_NN later_RB ._. ``_`` starlight_NNP angel_NNP ''_'' short_JJ ,_, crammed_VBN with_IN ken_NNP and_CC barbi_NNP facsimiles_NNS ,_, is_VBZ particularly_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD the_DT only_JJ thing_NN about_IN her_PRP$ that_WDT was_VBD the_DT least_JJS bit_NN hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB ._. cuomo_NNP described_VBD the_DT issue_NN of_IN hiring_VBG quotas_NNS as_IN ``_`` a_DT nice_JJ thing_NN to_TO discuss_VB ,_, especially_RB if_IN you_PRP want_VBP to_TO get_VB people_NNS 's_POS eyes_NNS off_IN the_DT real_JJ problem_NN (_( the_DT economy_NN )_SYM ,_, which_WDT you_PRP can_MD 't_VB deal_NN with_IN because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ too_RB hard_JJ politically_RB ._. ''_'' black_JJ truffles_NNS are_VBP prized_VBN for_IN imparting_VBG flavor_NN to_TO food_NN and_CC are_VBP expensive_JJ --_: $_$ 500_CD a_DT pound_NN or_CC more_JJR for_IN fresh_JJ product_NN --_: because_IN they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN and_CC the_DT world_NN 's_POS supply_NN has_VBZ been_VBN reduced_VBN by_IN over-harvesting_NN ._. with_IN all_PDT the_DT buzzing_VBG going_VBG on_IN from_IN everybody_NN 's_POS electronic_JJ agendas_NNS ,_, voice_NN memo-takers_NNS ,_, pill-taking_JJ reminders_NNS and_CC other_JJ such_JJ unnecessarily_RB fancy_JJ trinkets_NNS ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. her_PRP$ career_NN is_VBZ set_VBN now_RB ,_, and_CC her_PRP$ singing_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB ._. my_PRP$ favorite_JJ holiday_NN halloween_NNP -_: ;_: is_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB !_. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB excited_VBN and_CC upset_VBN at_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_, because_IN we_PRP got_VBD so_RB close_VB ,_, "_" sanders_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC we_PRP could_MD n_NN 't_NN even_RB go_VB to_TO leningrad_NNP without_IN permission_NN --_: and_CC that_DT was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. one_PRP ought_MD not_RB to_TO propose_VB remedies_NNS except_IN for_IN admitted_VBN evils_NNS ;_: and_CC i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO say_VB that_IN the_DT popularity_NN of_IN oxford_NNP and_CC cambridge_NNP is_VBZ an_DT evil_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ always_RB hard_JJ when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP playing_VBG a_DT team_NN with_IN a_DT losing_VBG record_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP afraid_JJ i_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN waking_VBG up_IN this_DT morning_NN after_IN what_WP i_PRP drank_VBD last_JJ night_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ getting_VBG as_IN hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB up_IN with_IN us_PRP as_IN it_PRP is_VBZ with_IN the_DT players_NNS ,_, "_" one_CD general_JJ manager_NN mused_VBD ._. miss_NNP manners_NNP fails_VBZ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB this_DT is_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` developers_NNS and_CC builders_NNS are_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ._. the_DT godfather_NNP of_IN comedy_NN ;_: in_IN the_DT mid_JJ -_: '80s_NNS ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN san_NNP francisco_NNP comedy_NN without_IN thinking_VBG of_IN alex_NNP bennett_NNP ,_, the_DT don_NNP corleone_NNP of_IN the_DT scene_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ after_IN a_DT summer_NN of_IN playing_VBG (_( gabriela_NNP )_SYM sabatini_NNP and_CC martina_NNP ,_, then_RB playing_VBG the_DT no_DT ._. 1_CD for_IN fresno_NNP state_NNP ._. ''_'' ``_`` you_PRP 're_VBP talking_VBG about_IN people_NNS who_WP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ enough_JJ time_NN getting_VBG down_RP the_DT street_NN ._. besides_IN ,_, the_DT true_JJ ``_`` value_NN ''_'' of_IN a_DT particular_JJ package_NN is_VBZ far_RB harder_JJ to_TO define_VB than_IN just_RB a_DT dollars-and-cents_NNS initial_JJ price_NN ._. when_WRB your_PRP$ own_JJ needs_NNS are_VBP not_RB met_VBN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB care_NN of_IN others_NNS '_POS needs_VBZ ._. no-fault_NNP makes_VBZ it_PRP easier_JJR and_CC faster_RBR to_TO be_VB compen_VBN sated_VBN for_IN the_DT typical_JJ medium-sized_JJ accident_NN ,_, but_CC harder_JJ to_TO file_VB lawsuits_NNS and_CC maybe_RB win_VB big_JJ bucks_NNS ._. even_RB your_PRP$ three-bedroom_JJ ,_, two-bath_JJ ,_, four_CD semi-automatic_JJ families_NNS know_VBP how_WRB darned_RB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO get_VB instant_NN service_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB something_NN you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG believe_VBP in_IN ._. ''_'' i_PRP had_VBD a_DT lot_NN of_IN fun_NN on_IN r_NN and_CC r_NN and_CC it_PRP was_VBD so_RB hard_JJ to_TO come_VB back_RB here_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN it_PRP happened_VBD ._. ''_'' the_DT engines_NNS do_VBP not_RB produce_VB smoke_NN ,_, so_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN the_DT naked_JJ eye_NN to_TO spot_VB the_DT eagle_NNP high_JJ in_IN the_DT sky_NN ._. and_CC at_IN 6-foot-7_JJ and_CC 300_CD pounds_NNS ,_, that_DT 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ feeling_NN to_TO have_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO sit_VB and_CC nod_VB my_PRP$ head_NN at_IN repeated_VBN stories_NNS anymore_RB ._. ''_'' ``_`` she_PRP was_VBD just_RB as_IN agile_JJ and_CC quick_JJ and_CC it_PRP was_VBD even_RB hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB she_PRP had_VBD a_DT limb_NN missing_VBG ,_, "_" said_VBD willey_NNP ,_, who_WP lives_VBZ in_IN sacramento_NNP ._. ``_`` but_CC it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN stanford_NNP in_IN terms_NNS of_IN public_JJ relations_NNS ._. lawmakers_NNS told_VBD clifford_NNP ,_, the_DT ultimate_JJ washington_NNP insider_NN ,_, they_PRP found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB he_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN know_NN that_IN the_DT foreign-owned_JJ bank_NNP of_IN credit_NNP and_CC commerce_NNP international_NNP had_VBD exercised_VBN illicit_JJ control_NN over_IN the_DT big_JJ u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. bank_NN he_PRP headed_VBD ._. although_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB exactly_RB how_WRB many_JJ people_NNS might_MD do_VB this_DT ,_, the_DT company_NN --_: world_NNP odyssey_NNP of_IN los_NNP altos_NNP --_: is_VBZ planning_VBG to_TO build_VB such_JJ a_DT project_NN here_RB amid_IN the_DT deep_JJ canyons_NNS and_CC steep_JJ red_JJ sandstone_NN cliffs_NNS and_CC spires_NNS of_IN zion_NNP national_NNP park_NNP and_CC at_IN many_JJ other_JJ parks_NNS and_CC monuments_NNS around_IN the_DT country_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ to_TO run_VB when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP constantly_RB taking_VBG the_DT ball_NN out_RP (_( of_IN bounds_NNS )_SYM ._. ''_'' they_PRP are_VBP getting_VBG harder_JJ to_TO find_VB because_IN of_IN their_PRP$ popularity_NN ._. ``_`` but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO take_VB it_PRP from_IN another_DT person_NN ._. ''_'' westerners_NNPS may_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN differentiating_VBG authentic_JJ spiritual_JJ leaders_NNS from_IN those_DT prone_JJ to_TO exploitation_NN ,_, he_PRP says_VBZ ,_, because_IN we_PRP have_VBP a_DT different_JJ way_NN of_IN judging_VBG things_NNS --_: a_DT way_NN of_IN judgment_NN based_VBN on_IN materialism_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB a_DT trick_NN like_IN this_DT ,_, this_DT far_RB out_IN ,_, "_" bagian_NNP said_VBD ._. with_IN more_RBR single-parent_JJ households_NNS and_CC more_JJR mothers_NNS in_IN two-parent_JJ families_NNS who_WP work_VBP outside_IN the_DT home_NN nowadays_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ for_IN parents_NNS to_TO squeeze_VB in_IN time_NN to_TO meet_VB with_IN teachers_NNS ,_, mineta_NNP added_VBD ._. bias_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO overcome_VB ._. with_IN more_JJR bmws_NNS and_CC mercedeses_NNP per_IN square_NN inch_NN than_IN any_DT place_NN this_DT side_NN of_IN munich_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN saratoga_NNP was_VBD once_RB a_DT rootin_NN '_POS tootin_NN '_POS lumber_NN town_NN where_WRB ,_, as_IN one_CD newspaper_NN observed_VBN ,_, ``_`` there_EX were_VBD seven_CD saloons_NNS in_IN the_DT village_NN and_CC to_TO be_VB 'a_VBN drunk_JJ from_IN saratoga_NNP '_POS was_VBD the_DT last_JJ word_NN in_IN drunkenness_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` people_NNS are_VBP finally_RB really_RB talking_VBG about_IN this_DT stuff_NN and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ great_JJ ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ still_RB hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB to_TO some_DT men_NNS why_WRB these_DT things_NNS are_VBP offensive_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD seavello_NNP ,_, the_DT third-year_JJ stanford_NNP medical_JJ student_NN ._. a_DT decision_NN in_IN favor_NN of_IN the_DT landowners_NNS would_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN governments_NNS to_TO enact_VB and_CC enforce_VB laws_NNS to_TO protect_VB the_DT environment_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO underestimate_VB the_DT importance_NN of_IN this_DT paper_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD dr_NNP ._. david_NNP williamson_NNP of_IN the_DT centers_NNPS for_IN disease_NNP control_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ,_, "_" ross_NNP said_VBD ._. i_PRP 've_VBP never_RB been_VBN good_JJ with_IN brevity_NN ,_, ,_, so_IN i_PRP 'll_MD add_VB just_RB a_DT little_JJ levity_NNP ._. ._. more_JJR verse_NN i_PRP guess_VBP i_PRP must_MD recite_VB ;_: ;_: there_EX are_VBP some_DT things_NNS which_WDT are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO right_VB right_VB so_RB please_VB forgive_VB me_PRP if_IN i_PRP go_VBP on_IN in_IN this_DT fashion_NN fashion_NN on_IN this_DT issue_NN a_DT few_NN of_IN you_PRP might_MD tend_VB towards_IN passi_NN (_( o_IN )_SYM n_NN '_POS ._. ._. ._. ._. you_PRP know_VBP if_IN you_PRP keep_VBP going_VBG on_IN this_DT way_NN ,_, ,_, for_IN a_DT poetic_JJ license_NN ,_, one_PRP will_MD have_VB to_TO pay_VB !_. inflation_NN ,_, hard_JJ to_TO estimate_VB because_IN many_JJ prices_NNS are_VBP controlled_VBN ,_, has_VBZ been_VBN from_IN 30_CD to_TO 60_CD percent_NN a_DT year_NN in_IN many_JJ key_JJ commodities_NNS ,_, says_VBZ ilya_NNP prizel_NNP ,_, an_DT associate_JJ professor_NN at_IN johns_NNP hopkins_NNP school_NNP for_IN advanced_NNP international_NNP studies_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN what_WP they_PRP were_VBD up_IN to_TO ._. ''_'' left-hander_NNP steve_NNP whitaker_NNP made_VBD his_PRP$ long-awaited_JJ professional_JJ baseball_NN debut_NN friday_NNP night_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB who_WP was_VBD more_RBR anxious_JJ at_IN game_NN time_NN --_: whitaker_NNP or_CC his_PRP$ pitching_NN coach_NN ,_, gary_NNP lucas_NNP ._. the_DT last_JJ few_NN ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, have_VBP been_VBN hard_JJ because_IN more_JJR and_CC more_JJR men_NNS seem_VBP to_TO be_VB arriving_VBG daily_JJ ._. hackett_NNP ,_, making_VBG his_PRP$ first_JJ start_NN since_IN he_PRP turned_VBD aside_RB 48_CD of_IN 52_CD shots_NNS in_IN a_DT 4-3_JJ loss_NN in_IN last_JJ friday_NNP 's_POS season_NN opener_NN in_IN vancouver_NNP ,_, said_VBD he_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG into_IN the_DT flow_NN of_IN the_DT game_NN because_IN of_IN the_DT long_JJ layoff_NN ._. in_IN dual_JJ meets_NNS ,_, we_PRP were_VBD hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB ._. ''_'' both_DT sides_NNS agree_VBP that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB a_DT living_VBG on_IN $_$ 5_NN to_TO $_$ 6_CD an_DT hour_NN ._. still_RB ,_, the_DT simple_JJ fact_NN that_IN a_DT blind_JJ man_NN could_MD compose_VB the_DT soundtrack_NN to_TO a_DT film_NN he_PRP can_MD 't_VB see_VB is_VBZ a_DT wonder_NN that_WDT makes_VBZ this_DT album_NN hard_JJ to_TO dismiss_VB ._. ``_`` as_RB angry_JJ as_IN the_DT business_NN community_NN may_MD be_VB ,_, until_IN this_DT industry_NN begins_VBZ making_VBG profits_NNS in_IN line_NN with_IN other_JJ industries_NNS it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB a_DT case_NN ''_'' for_IN lower_JJR fares_NNS ._. ``_`` seeing_VBG it_PRP on_IN television_NN ,_, seeing_VBG exactly_RB what_WP women_NNS go_VBP through_IN and_CC then_RB seeing_VBG the_DT verdict_NN is_VBZ sending_VBG a_DT clear_JJ message_NN :_: it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB ,_, very_RB hard_JJ and_CC you_PRP 're_VBP not_RB going_VBG to_TO get_VB anything_NN out_IN of_IN it_PRP ,_, "_" said_VBD melanie_NNP boyd_NNP of_IN san_NNP francisco_NNP women_NNP against_IN rape_NNP ._. there_NNS are_VBP so_RB many_JJ excellent_JJ australian_JJ plants_NNS it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO choose_VB among_IN them_PRP ._. all_DT three_CD are_VBP among_IN the_DT growing_VBG number_NN who_WP have_VBP fallen_VBN on_IN times_NNS so_RB hard_JJ they_PRP have_VBP had_VBN to_TO ask_VB for_IN help_NN to_TO feed_VB and_CC house_VB their_PRP$ families_NNS ._. with_IN one_CD stroke_NN of_IN his_PRP$ veto_NN pen_NN ,_, gov_NNP ._. pete_NNP wilson_NNP has_VBZ made_VBN it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN immigrants_NNS to_TO learn_VB english_NNP and_CC become_VB more_RBR productive_JJ californians_NNS ._. although_IN cupertino_NNP 's_POS supposed_VBN affluence_NN makes_VBZ that_DT figure_NN hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, many_JJ people_NNS in_IN the_DT city_NN are_VBP facing_VBG such_JJ onerous_JJ housing_NN costs_NNS that_IN they_PRP run_VBP out_IN of_IN money_NN for_IN food_NN ,_, said_VBD norling_VBG ._. hard_JJ as_IN this_DT is_VBZ on_IN the_DT soul_NN of_IN the_DT artist_NN ,_, it_PRP does_VBZ ,_, however_RB ,_, halt_NN the_DT viewer_NN 's_POS frantic_JJ search_NN for_IN familiar_JJ themes_NNS and_CC objects_NNS ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB it_PRP now_RB ,_, but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ how_WRB it_PRP was_VBD ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN people_NNS to_TO concentrate_VB ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO win_VB ,_, "_" he_PRP declared_VBD ,_, ``_`` when_WRB you_PRP can_MD 't_VB get_VB an_DT inch_NN on_IN fourth-and-inches_NNS ._. ''_'' the_DT hardest_JJ preparation_NN i_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB done_VBN was_VBD for_IN number_NN one_CD ,_, also_RB called_VBN pro_NNP ,_, about_IN a_DT football_NN player_NN ,_, in_IN 1968_CD ._. if_IN you_PRP try_VBP to_TO unite_VB communities_NNS of_IN interest_NN around_IN the_DT downtown_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO end_VB up_IN with_IN a_DT majority_NN hispanic_JJ district_NN ._. and_CC even_RB if_IN they_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB a_DT legal_JJ case_NN if_IN everyone_NN signs_VBZ the_DT proper_JJ forms_NNS ,_, "_" says_VBZ soocher_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN i_PRP had_VBD 11_CD tryouts_NNS with_IN eight_CD teams_NNS before_IN landing_VBG a_DT job_NN with_IN kansas_NNP city_NNP ,_, "_" lowery_NNP said_VBD ._. piniella_NNP never_RB thought_VBD repeating_VBG could_MD be_VB so_RB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ incredibly_RB hard_JJ if_IN the_DT woman_NN is_VBZ a_DT higher_JJR achiever_NN and_CC making_VBG maybe_RB more_JJR than_IN the_DT man_NN ._. ''_'' there_EX was_VBD a_DT sense_NN of_IN isolation_NN ,_, of_IN not_RB fitting_JJ in_IN ,_, that_WDT was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO overcome_VB ,_, she_PRP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO continue_VB the_DT momentum_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP will_MD be_VB lot_NN harder_JJ to_TO get_VB physicians_NNS to_TO sign_VB up_IN for_IN the_DT reserves_NNS or_CC stay_VB in_IN the_DT reserves_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB where_WRB cash_NNP gets_VBZ her_PRP$ perspective_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB the_DT same_JJ team_NN i_PRP faced_VBD last_JJ year_NN or_CC the_DT year_NN before_RB ,_, so_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD hawkins_NNP ,_, obviously_RB not_RB wanting_VBG to_TO analyze_VB this_DT thing_NN to_TO death_NN ._. ``_`` you_PRP have_VBP to_TO wait_VB a_DT long_JJ time_NN for_IN your_PRP$ next_JJ game_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO stay_VB sharp_JJ ._. ''_'' that_DT 's_VBZ a_DT beautiful_JJ quality_NN and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB :_: a_DT man_NN committed_VBN to_TO marriage_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ now_RB ,_, in_IN hindsight_NN ,_, to_TO say_VB that_IN this_DT guy_NN would_MD ever_RB have_VB responded_VBN to_TO rational_JJ pressure_NN like_IN sanctions_NNS ,_, "_" says_VBZ democratic_JJ adviser_NN michael_NNP mccurry_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO define_VB what_WP it_PRP 's_VBZ doing_VBG for_IN me_PRP because_IN i_PRP eat_VBP well_RB ,_, get_VB enough_RB sleep_VB and_CC exercise_VB the_DT best_JJS i_PRP can_MD ._. ''_'' she_PRP has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN getting_VBG around_IN but_CC has_VBZ help_VB at_IN home_NN ._. the_DT humvee_NNP climbs_VBZ a_DT 60-degree_JJ grade_NN ,_, is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO flip_VB and_CC runs_VBZ in_IN ice_NN ,_, mud_NN ,_, snow_NN and_CC ,_, of_IN course_NN ,_, sand_NN ._. the_DT standard_JJ gas_NN plasma_NN screen_NN was_VBD replaced_VBN by_IN an_DT electroluminescent_NN display_NN ;_: the_DT gas_NN plasma_NN screen_NN was_VBD easy_JJ to_TO read_VB but_CC overheated_VBN quickly_RB ,_, and_CC astronauts_NNS rejected_VBD the_DT replacement_NN liquid_JJ crystal_NN display_NN as_IN hard_JJ to_TO read_VB ._. to_TO complicate_VB matters_NNS ,_, readers_NNS had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN finding_VBG alpine_NNP lace_NNP lean_NNP n_NN '_POS free_NNP ._. using_VBG statistical_JJ evidence_NN and_CC interviews_NNS ,_, gordon_NNP makes_VBZ a_DT good_JJ case_NN for_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO care_VB ._. allegations_NNS that_IN the_DT proposed_VBN edenvale_NNP amendment_NN represents_VBZ the_DT most_RBS significant_JJ change_NN in_IN land_NN use_NN policy_NN in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP in_IN 20_CD years_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO fathom_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN a_DT parent_NN to_TO think_VB about_IN a_DT child_NN being_VBG put_VB in_IN that_DT situation_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. on_IN wednesday_NNP night_NN ,_, a_DT new_JJ group_NN of_IN opponents_NNS emerged_VBD to_TO argue_VB that_IN the_DT center_NN should_MD not_RB be_VB named_VBN after_IN mcenery_NNP because_IN no_DT one_PRP would_MD recognize_VB it_PRP and_CC the_DT convention_NN center_NN would_MD therefore_RB be_VB harder_JJ to_TO market_VB ._. as_IN i_PRP started_VBD the_DT long_JJ descent_NN ,_, which_WDT was_VBD harder_JJ than_IN the_DT ascent_NN ,_, someone_NN told_VBD me_PRP the_DT oldest_JJS person_NN to_TO reach_VB the_DT summit_NN was_VBD 74_CD years_NNS old_JJ ._. if_IN you_PRP have_VBP n_NN 't_NN seen_VBN dame_NNP edna_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB her_PRP$ ._. ``_`` in_IN the_DT entire_JJ downtown_NN area_NN ,_, we_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG get_VB any_DT aluminum_NN cans_NNS and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_DT nobody_NN in_IN that_DT area_NN recycles_VBZ any_DT cans_NNS at_IN all_DT ,_, "_" said_VBD janet_NNP foreman_NNP ,_, recycling_NN coordinator_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB the_DT situation_NN could_MD be_VB otherwise_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO reconcile_VB the_DT two_CD but_CC the_DT crusaders_NNPS ,_, who_WP were_VBD once_RB the_DT jazz_NNP crusaders_NNPS ,_, were_VBD also_RB once_RB a_DT fairly_RB formidable_JJ band_NN ._. as_IN a_DT sluggish_JJ ,_, uneven_JJ recovery_NN begins_VBZ in_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. economy_NN ,_, wall_NNP street_NNP analysts_NNS say_VBP its_PRP$ benefits_NNS are_VBP especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO see_VB in_IN service_NN businesses_NNS ._. ``_`` there_EX 's_VBZ been_VBN numerous_JJ thefts_NNS of_IN ostriches_NNS and_CC emus_VBD all_DT over_IN texas_NNP and_CC georgia_NNP ,_, and_CC they_PRP 're_VBP extremely_RB hard_JJ to_TO trace_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD malcom_NNP wilkes_VBZ ,_, a_DT milam_NNP county_NNP sheriff_NNP 's_POS department_NNP investigator_NN ._. he_PRP conceded_VBD that_IN any_DT democrat_NNP will_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN beating_VBG bush_NNP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB for_IN peace_NN from_IN a_DT sealed_VBN room_NN ._. and_CC as_IN a_DT man_NN gets_VBZ older_JJR ,_, boxers_NNS find_VBP it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO keep_VB in_IN training_NN ._. yet_RB people_NNS in_IN the_DT surrounding_VBG neighborhoods_NNS have_VBP strong_JJ emotional_JJ ties_NNS to_TO each_DT campus_NN --_: and_CC each_DT campus_NN can_MD be_VB expected_VBN to_TO draw_VB vociferous_JJ support_NN in_IN a_DT series_NN of_IN public_JJ hearings_NNS that_WDT start_VBP monday_NNP and_CC are_VBP to_TO culminate_VB on_IN feb_NNP ._. 28_CD with_IN hard_JJ decisions_NNS by_IN the_DT school_NN board_NN ._. finding_VBG a_DT new_JJ job_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, but_CC more_JJR people_NNS are_VBP planting_VBG roots_NNS in_IN fields_NNS where_WRB they_PRP lack_VBP experience_NN ._. what_WP is_VBZ hard_JJ is_VBZ finding_VBG a_DT shortstop_NN or_CC catcher_NN for_IN less_JJR than_IN five_CD bucks_NNS who_WP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN hurt_VBD you_PRP ._. ''_'' although_IN he_PRP acknowledged_VBD that_IN conclusive_JJ evidence_NN of_IN discrimination_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, lantos_NNP said_VBD the_DT anecdotes_NNS formed_VBD a_DT ``_`` distressing_JJ pattern_NN ''_'' unique_JJ to_TO japanese_JJ companies_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN this_DT compromise_NN will_MD be_VB any_DT more_RBR durable_JJ than_IN the_DT others_NNS proposed_VBN since_IN the_DT foundation_NN began_VBD to_TO pursue_VB a_DT plan_NN to_TO add_VB 45_CD ,_, 000_CD square_NN feet_NNS to_TO its_PRP$ clinic_NN and_CC research_NN facilities_NNS ._. that_DT was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO get_VB to_TO ,_, "_" says_VBZ ernie_NNP piini_NNP of_IN san_NNP jose_NNP ,_, a_DT retired_VBN electrical_JJ engineer_NN who_WP has_VBZ seen_VBN 11_CD eclipses_NNS in_IN the_DT past_JJ 20_CD years_NNS ._. not_RB ecstatically_RB ,_, but_CC with_IN the_DT justified_VBN satisfaction_NN of_IN someone_NN who_WP has_VBZ achieved_VBN within_IN 100_CD years_NNS more_JJR than_IN his_PRP$ forebears_NNS dreamed_VBD of_IN ;_: with_IN the_DT self-confidence_NN of_IN someone_NN who_WP firmly_RB believed_VBD ,_, even_RB in_IN times_NNS when_WRB it_PRP was_VBD very_RB hard_JJ indeed_RB to_TO believe_VB ,_, that_IN the_DT day_NN would_MD come_VB when_WRB the_DT whole_JJ world_NN --_: including_VBG our_PRP$ enemies_NNS --_: would_MD accept_VB the_DT reality_NN of_IN israel_NNP ._. most_JJS are_VBP easy_JJ to_TO grow_VB ,_, but_CC the_DT task_NN of_IN transplanting_VBG the_DT desired_VBN native_JJ tree_NN from_IN the_DT woods_NNS to_TO your_PRP$ lawn_NN can_MD be_VB a_DT hard_JJ one_CD ._. land_NNP and_CC labor_NN costs_NNS add_VBP up_IN quickly_RB ,_, and_CC ,_, in_IN the_DT event_NN of_IN failure_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO convert_VB the_DT buildings_NNS into_IN other_JJ uses_NNS ,_, eisenzimmer_NNP said_VBD ._. in_IN the_DT last_JJ two_CD years_NNS ,_, times_NNS have_VBP been_VBN hard_JJ ;_: everyone_NN is_VBZ on_IN a_DT downswing_NN ._. ``_`` mentally_RB he_PRP 's_VBZ fine_JJ ,_, confident_JJ ,_, playing_VBG great_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ,_, but_CC i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ good_JJ for_IN him_PRP ,_, "_" la_NNP russa_NNP said_VBD ._. what_WP is_VBZ much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO replicate_VB and_CC even_RB more_RBR crucial_JJ is_VBZ the_DT underlying_VBG process_NN technology_NN required_VBN to_TO make_VB and_CC constantly_RB improve_VB new_JJ generations_NNS of_IN products_NNS ._. mr_NNP kennedy_NNP ,_, however_RB ,_, takes_VBZ office_NN at_IN a_DT time_NN when_WRB problems_NNS are_VBP more_RBR subtle_JJ and_CC the_DT answers_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. tilbury_NNP said_VBD he_PRP has_VBZ heard_VBN of_IN some_DT victims_NNS bidding_NN on_IN homes_NNS ,_, but_CC that_DT has_VBZ been_VBN primarily_RB in_IN the_DT hills_NNS for_IN hard_JJ to-find_JJ three_CD -_: and_CC four-bedroom_JJ houses_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB whether_IN there_EX are_VBP more_JJR women_NNS being_VBG abused_VBN or_CC whether_IN there_EX 's_VBZ just_RB a_DT lot_NN more_JJR awareness_NN and_CC women_NNS know_VBP that_IN we_PRP 're_VBP here_RB ,_, "_" lee-siegmann_NNP said_VBD ._. a_DT few_JJ specialty_NN stores_NNS (_( such_JJ as_IN tex_NNP 's_POS toys_NNPS in_IN mountain_NNP view_NNP )_SYM carried_VBD moon_NNP shoes_NNP ,_, but_CC they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. ``_`` i_PRP was_VBD completely_RB fooled_VBN ,_, "_" pat_NNP admits_VBZ ,_, not_RB easy_JJ for_IN a_DT guy_NN who_WP 's_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO fool_VB for_IN 62_CD years_NNS ._. seven_CD out_IN of_IN 10_CD municipalities_NNS predicted_VBD that_IN it_PRP would_MD be_VB harder_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO meet_VB their_PRP$ financial_JJ needs_NNS than_IN it_PRP was_VBD last_JJ year_NN ._. so_RB fewer_JJR ,_, more_RBR inadequately_RB prepared_VBN players_NNS are_VBP being_VBG asked_VBN to_TO do_VB a_DT job_NN that_WDT is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO do_VB than_IN before_RB ._. ``_`` he_PRP is_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ person_NN in_IN the_DT league_NN to_TO guard_VB ,_, "_" oliver_NNP said_VBD ._. she_PRP dresses_VBZ nicely_RB ,_, too_RB --_: heels_NNS and_CC jewely_RB in_IN the_DT middle_NN of_IN the_DT day_NN at_IN home_NN ,_, june_NNP cleaver-style_JJ ,_, which_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP all_PDT the_DT harder_JJ to_TO picture_VB her_PRP$ rooting_NN through_IN the_DT dumpsters_NNS behind_IN k_NNP mart_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT gray_JJ area_NN and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO define_VB ._. after_IN 17_CD months_NNS as_IN a_DT hostage_NN ,_, david_NNP jacobsen_NNP said_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN to_TO do_VB was_VBD allow_VB himself_PRP to_TO be_VB emotional_JJ again_RB --_: particularly_RB with_IN people_NNS he_PRP loves_VBZ ._. there_EX 's_VBZ a_DT fine_JJ line_NN between_IN stimulating_VBG sales_NNS with_IN new_JJ products_NNS and_CC alienating_VBG customers_NNS by_IN putting_VBG out_IN too_RB much_JJ product_NN ,_, as_IN companies_NNS such_JJ as_IN atari_NNP discovered_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ._. times_NNP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ but_CC dreams_NNS live_VBP on_IN in_IN the_DT minds_NNS of_IN the_DT faithful_JJ --_: faithful_JJ lotto_NN players_NNS ,_, that_WDT is_VBZ ._. caffe_NNP verona_NNP is_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ place_NN to_TO pigeonhole_NN ,_, but_CC don_VB 't_NN let_NN that_WDT put_VBP you_PRP off_RB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ and_CC painful_JJ to_TO believe_VB ,_, but_CC perhaps_RB he_PRP really_RB thinks_VBZ so_RB ._. also_RB ,_, fax_NN modem_NN software_NN is_VBZ almost_RB always_RB harder_JJ to_TO learn_VB to_TO use_VB than_IN a_DT fax_NN machine_NN is_NNS ._. of_IN course_NN ,_, presidents_NNS sometimes_RB learn_VBP the_DT hard_JJ way_NN that_IN delegating_VBG can_MD be_VB dangerous_JJ ._. ``_`` we_PRP have_VBP professional_JJ people_NNS on_IN our_PRP$ staff_NN to_TO analyze_VB the_DT bids_NNS ,_, and_CC we_PRP 've_VBP been_VBN asked_VBN by_IN the_DT mayor_NN to_TO do_VB that_IN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ,_, adding_VBG that_IN legally_RB liability_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB ._. it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO conceive_VB of_IN three_CD more_RBR different_JJ presences_NNS ._. ``_`` is_VBZ it_PRP going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP ?_. ''_'' president_NNP mikhail_NNP gorbachev_NNP has_VBZ warned_VBN of_IN a_DT hard_JJ winter_NN and_CC urged_VBD the_DT west_NNP to_TO contribute_VB food_NN as_IN his_PRP$ country_NN makes_VBZ the_DT painful_JJ move_NN from_IN a_DT centralized_JJ economy_NN to_TO a_DT market_NN system_NN ._. but_CC the_DT secret_JJ itself_PRP was_VBD just_RB as_IN hard_JJ ._. the_DT shamir_NNP 's_POS daily_JJ life_NN writes_VBZ the_DT decalogue_NNP ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ written_VBN on_IN two_CD plates_NNS ,_, the_DT hard_JJ facts_NNS of_IN life_NN ,_, and_CC all_DT facts_NNS are_VBP ``_`` one_CD ''_'' ._. injuries_NNS aside_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ at_IN times_NNS for_IN smaller_JJR schools_NNS to_TO field_VB teams_NNS in_IN all_PDT the_DT sports_NNS they_PRP 'd_MD like_VB to_TO offer_VB ._. ``_`` the_DT thing_NN about_IN bill_NNP even_RB then_RB ,_, "_" marchibroda_NNP recalled_VBD wednesday_NNP of_IN their_PRP$ time_NN together_RB in_IN baltimore_NNP ,_, ``_`` is_VBZ that_IN when_WRB you_PRP gave_VBD him_PRP some_DT work_NN ,_, he_PRP never_RB asked_VBD how_WRB hard_JJ is_VBZ it_PRP or_CC how_WRB long_JJ will_MD it_PRP take_VB ._. and_CC because_IN the_DT maine_NNP republican_NNP just_RB spent_VBD six_CD years_NNS on_IN the_DT panel_NN that_WDT oversees_VBZ the_DT cia_NNP and_CC other_JJ aspects_NNS of_IN american_JJ spycraft_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO decide_VB where_WRB fact_NN ends_NNS and_CC fiction_NN begins_VBZ ._. still_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO overlook_VB nutrition_NN ._. from_IN the_DT south_NNP bay_NNP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP to_TO wear_VB for_IN a_DT jaunt_NN to_TO the_DT northeast_NNP corridor_NNP ._. 'people_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG realize_VB how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP was_VBD for_IN me_PRP to_TO miss_VB wimbledon_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB you_PRP effectively_RB carry_VBP them_PRP out_IN if_IN you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG have_VBP a_DT government_NN you_PRP can_MD work_VB with_IN ._. ''_'' sometimes_RB the_DT kremlin_NNP revolution_NN was_VBD harder_JJ to_TO follow_VB than_IN an_DT old_JJ ``_`` twin_NNP peaks_NNP ''_'' show_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ going_NN back_RB to_TO a_DT place_NN you_PRP called_VBD home_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ a_DT home_NN no_RB longer_RB --_: a_DT place_NN where_WRB you_PRP laid_VBD down_JJ roots_NNS ._. ''_'' sound_NNP bite_NNP :_: bo_NNP jackson_NNP still_RB walks_VBZ with_IN crutches_NNS and_CC laments_VBZ about_IN excruciating_JJ slowness_NN of_IN his_PRP$ recovery_NN from_IN a_DT hip_NN injury_NN :_: ;_: ``_`` mentally_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ because_IN i_PRP 'm_VBP not_RB able_JJ to_TO run_VB yet_RB ,_, "_" he_PRP says_VBZ ._. some_DT may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO latch_VB or_CC unlatch_VB ,_, the_DT national_NNP highway_NNP traffic_NNP safety_NNP administration_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` honestly_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB track_NN of_IN all_PDT the_DT litigation_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ going_VBG on_IN ,_, "_" said_VBD drew_NNP peck_NNP ,_, who_WP follows_VBZ both_DT companies_NNS for_IN the_DT securities_NNS firm_NN donaldson_NNP ,_, lufkin_NNP and_CC jenrette_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO get_VB anything_NN done_VBN in_IN the_DT building_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD demarcus_NNP ,_, who_WP has_VBZ spent_VBN $_$ 310_CD alone_RB on_IN lunches_NNS with_IN one_CD staff_NN person_NN ,_, marianne_NNP payne_NNP ,_, since_IN january_NNP 1990_CD ._. these_DT are_VBP much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB --_: just_RB about_IN impossible_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB at_IN first_JJ ,_, but_CC there_EX really_RB are_VBP drawbacks_NNS to_TO becoming_VBG well-known_JJ ._. the_DT 16_CD years_NNS since_IN he_PRP met_VBD landy_NNP have_VBP been_VBN the_DT musician_NN 's_POS hardest_JJ ,_, with_IN wilson_NNP positioned_VBD as_IN a_DT pawn_NN in_IN a_DT battle_NN for_IN control_NN between_IN landy_NNP --_: who_WP has_VBZ termed_VBN himself_PRP brian_NNP 's_POS ``_`` good_JJ father_NN ''_'' --_: and_CC the_DT beach_NNP boys_NNPS camp_NN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ asking_VBG the_DT courts_NNS to_TO appoint_VB a_DT legal_JJ conservator_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN the_DT president_NN is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO have_VB to_TO make_VB a_DT decision_NN on_IN what_WP kinds_NNS of_IN export_NN conditions_NNS are_VBP going_VBG be_VB placed_VBN on_IN cheap_JJ work_NN stations_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PRP looks_VBZ like_IN this_DT is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO happen_VB ,_, "_" said_VBD roszel_NNP thomsen_NNP ii_NNP ,_, a_DT washington_NNP lawyer_NN who_WP represents_VBZ work_NN station_NN makers_NNS ._. the_DT giants_NNP ended_VBN shawon_NNP dunston_NNP 's_POS 14-game_JJ hitting_NN streak_NN thursday_NNP ,_, but_CC pitchers_NNS may_MD find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO stop_VB his_PRP$ salary_NN drive_NN ._. i_PRP am_VBP always_RB amazed_VBN that_IN people_NNS are_VBP amazed_VBN that_IN i_PRP actually_RB cook_VBP from_IN gourmet_NNP --_: the_DT common_JJ assumption_NN is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ too_RB hard_JJ and_CC time-consuming_JJ ._. robert_NNP reitherman_NNP ,_, a_DT half_NNP moon_NNP bay-based_JJ consultant_NN who_WP recently_RB completed_VBN a_DT study_NN of_IN a_DT 1972_CD state_NN law_NN that_WDT effectively_RB prohibits_VBZ building_NN within_IN 50_CD feet_NNS of_IN an_DT active_JJ fault_NN ,_, said_VBD the_DT new_JJ law_NN would_MD be_VB much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO implement_VB because_IN there_EX 's_VBZ less_JJR agreement_NN among_IN scientists_NNS about_IN which_WDT areas_NNS are_VBP subject_NN to_TO severe_JJ ground_NN motion_NN ,_, liquefaction_NN or_CC landslides_NNS than_IN about_IN the_DT location_NN of_IN faults_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ art_NN and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB ,_, "_" oneal_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC with_IN so_RB many_JJ others_NNS offering_NN similar_JJ appeal_NN to_TO viewers_NNS ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB ``_`` eddie_NNP dodd_NNP ''_'' can_MD win_VB the_DT final_JJ verdict_NN of_IN judge_NNP nielsen_NNP ._. while_IN some_DT men_NNS may_MD find_VB her_PRP$ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ,_, her_PRP$ venom_NN is_VBZ rarely_RB directed_VBN at_IN them_PRP ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO excuse_VB his_PRP$ blindly_RB fatalistic_JJ view_NN ''_'' that_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. and_CC the_DT ussr_NNP would_MD forever_RB be_VB mortal_JJ enemies_NNS locked_VBN in_IN global_JJ struggle_NN ,_, bradley_NNP said_VBD ,_, citing_VBG gates_NNP '_POS speeches_NNS and_CC classified_VBN analyses_NNS ._. plus_NNP ,_, it_PRP 'd_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN the_DT general_JJ to_TO grant_VB interviews_NNS from_IN washington_NNP ,_, since_IN he_PRP 's_VBZ still_RB on_IN duty_NN in_IN the_DT persian_NNP gulf_NNP ._. but_CC on_IN the_DT whole_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB disasters_NNS in_IN which_WDT the_DT victims_NNS ought_MD to_TO be_VB better_RBR prepared_VBN financially_RB to_TO take_VB care_NN of_IN themselves_PRP ._. since_IN we_PRP know_VBP what_WP 's_VBZ coming_VBG ,_, however_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO focus_VB much_JJ on_IN this_DT prelude_NN ._. but_CC most_RBS researchers_NNS agree_VBP that_IN the_DT small_JJ ,_, year-to-year_JJ fluctuations_NNS linked_VBN to_TO human_JJ activities_NNS would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO spot_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ,_, "_" hargrove_NNP said_VBD ._. yes_UH ,_, one_CD (_( a_DT boy_NN )_SYM did_VBD give_VB me_PRP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ,_, in_IN that_DT he_PRP demanded_VBD to_TO know_VB what_WP rain_NN was_VBD when_WRB i_PRP forbade_VBD him_PRP to_TO go_VB outside_RB ._. there_EX 's_VBZ another_DT slice_NN of_IN reality_NN as_IN well_RB ,_, one_CD that_DT 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO cover_VB up_IN because_IN the_DT casualties_NNS are_VBP right_RB here_RB at_IN home_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ when_WRB you_PRP practice_VBP running_VBG forward_RB for_IN a_DT year_NN and_CC then_RB start_VB running_VBG backward_RB again_RB ._. ``_`` the_DT no_DT ._. 1_CD thing_NN (_( prospective_JJ contestants_NNS )_SYM say_VBP when_WRB they_PRP come_VBP here_RB is_VBZ ,_, 'i_PRP can_MD 't_VB believe_VB how_WRB hard_JJ this_DT test_NN is_VBZ ,_, '_POS "_" says_VBZ harv_NNP selsby_NNP ,_, wheel_NNP contestant_NN coordinator_NN ._. so_RB funny_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB creators_NNS jay_NNP warde_NNP and_CC bill_NNP scott_NNP ,_, both_DT of_IN whom_WP died_VBD in_IN the_DT '80s_NNS ,_, did_VBD original_JJ episodes_NNS for_IN only_RB three_CD seasons_NNS ,_, two_CD on_IN abc_NNP and_CC one_CD on_IN nbc_NNP ,_, in_IN the_DT late_JJ '50s_NNS and_CC early_JJ '60s_NNS ._. three-year-old_JJ chip_NN maker_NN cyrix_NNP corp_NNP ._. is_VBZ learning_VBG hard_JJ lessons_NNS at_IN a_DT very_RB young_JJ age_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP you_PRP 're_VBP up_IN against_IN without_IN going_VBG in_IN there_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ._. you_PRP build_VBP a_DT list_NN ,_, complete_JJ with_IN clues_NNS and_CC phonetic_JJ misspellings_NNS of_IN words_NNS :_: if_IN your_PRP$ child_NN has_VBZ trouble_NN spelling_NN ``_`` difficult_JJ ,_, "_" give_VB him_PRP a_DT clue_NN such_JJ as_IN ``_`` hard_JJ ''_'' and_CC misspell_VBG the_DT word_NN as_IN ``_`` dificult_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT better_JJR bargain_NN in_IN software_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ these_DT days_NNS to_TO pick_VB a_DT good_JJ day_NN for_IN an_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ pitcher_NN to_TO struggle_VB ,_, but_CC sunday_NNP might_MD have_VB been_VBN the_DT worst_JJS day_NN for_IN ron_NNP darling_NNP to_TO lose_VB his_PRP$ first_JJ game_NN in_IN an_DT a_NNP 's_VBZ uniform_NN ._. a_DT congressional_JJ aide_NN said_VBD the_DT north_NNP koreans_NNPS want_VBP a_DT congressional_JJ delegation_NN to_TO receive_VB the_DT remains_NNS ,_, as_IN in_IN an_DT earlier_JJR exchange_NN ,_, but_CC said_VBD such_JJ a_DT high-ranking_JJ group_NN would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO convene_VB each_DT time_NN remains_NNS are_VBP turned_VBN over_RB ._. what_WP measurable_JJ help_NN the_DT articles_NNS offer_VBP owners_NNS is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO discern_VB --_: unless_IN you_PRP have_VBP no_DT desire_NN to_TO spend_VB time_NN compiling_VBG names_NNS and_CC ranking_JJ players_NNS ._. ``_`` maybe_RB the_DT federal_JJ equivalent_NN of_IN selling_VBG your_PRP$ boat_NN is_VBZ to_TO make_VB some_DT very_RB hard_JJ and_CC sometimes_RB painful_JJ decisions_NNS ,_, reducing_VBG some_DT of_IN things_NNS that_WDT are_VBP nice_JJ to_TO have_VB but_CC (_( you_PRP )_SYM don_VB 't_NN need_NN to_TO have_VB ._. ''_'' so_RB i_PRP decided_VBD to_TO stick_VB to_TO my_PRP$ own_JJ thing_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB my_PRP$ thing_NN there_RB ._. l_NNP ._. a_DT ._. women_NNS are_VBP very_RB closeted_JJ because_IN of_IN the_DT industry_NN (_( pressure_NN )_SYM ._. a_DT few_NN of_IN the_DT controls_NNS are_VBP on_IN the_DT dashboard_NN to_TO the_DT left_NN of_IN the_DT steering_NN wheel_NN ,_, which_WDT puts_VBZ them_PRP out_IN of_IN sight_NN and_CC makes_VBZ them_PRP hard_JJ to_TO operate_VB while_IN driving_VBG ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ extremely_RB hard_JJ for_IN any_DT athlete_NN to_TO be_VB injured_VBN ,_, "_" says_VBZ brick_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN us_PRP to_TO vote_VB on_IN this_DT law_NN ._. ``_`` lillian_NNP 's_POS bread_NN is_VBZ so_RB good_NN and_CC everything_NN tastes_NNS so_RB much_RB better_RBR here_RB that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO eat_VB too_RB much_JJ ''_'' ,_, said_VBD the_DT secretary_NN ruefully_RB eyeing_VBG her_PRP$ extra_JJ pounds_NNS ._. there_EX have_VBP been_VBN no_DT reported_VBN defaults_NNS involving_VBG the_DT paper_NN held_VBN by_IN the_DT tax-free_JJ funds_NNS in_IN their_PRP$ 10_CD year-plus_JJ history_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO evaluate_VB credit_NN quality_NN for_IN tax-free_JJ funds_NNS than_IN for_IN taxable_JJ funds_NNS ,_, says_VBZ russell_NNP e_NN ._. long_NNP ,_, assistant_NN vice_NN president_NN for_IN standard_NNP and_CC poor_NNP 's_POS mutual_JJ fund_NN group_NN in_IN new_NNP york_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP will_MD not_RB be_VB 54-0_JJ ,_, but_CC it_PRP will_MD be_VB a_DT hard_JJ game_NN for_IN them_PRP ,_, "_" lentz_NNP said_VBD ._. if_IN the_DT funds_NNS rate_NN is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO go_VB all_DT over_IN the_DT place_NN ,_, it_PRP makes_VBZ the_DT job_NN of_IN telling_VBG much_JJ harder_JJ ._. ''_'' they_PRP may_MD have_VB stolen_VBN the_DT items_NNS for_IN a_DT buyer_NN who_WP reneged_VBD on_IN paying_VBG or_CC may_MD have_VB decided_VBN the_DT items_NNS would_MD be_VB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO sell_VB ,_, police_NN said_VBD ._. it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN a_DT hard_JJ road_NN back_RB but_CC now_RB ,_, with_IN plenty_NN of_IN political_JJ ammunition_NN given_VBN him_PRP by_IN the_DT government_NN in_IN recent_JJ sessions_NNS ,_, he_PRP is_VBZ leading_VBG the_DT opposition_NN with_IN skill_NN and_CC assurance_NN and_CC is_VBZ a_DT match_NN for_IN the_DT prime_NNP minister_NNP across_IN the_DT floor_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT little_JJ bit_NN harder_JJ than_IN it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN before_RB ,_, (_( but_CC )_SYM as_RB long_RB as_IN there_EX is_VBZ a_DT strategic_JJ aspect_NN to_TO it_PRP ,_, (_( alliances_NNS )_SYM are_VBP moving_VBG along_IN as_IN they_PRP have_VBP been_VBN in_IN the_DT past_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD sanford_NNP robertson_NNP ,_, founding_NN partner_NN of_IN robertson_NNP ,_, stephens_NNP and_CC co_NNP ._. ,_, a_DT san_NNP francisco_NNP investment_NN banking_NN firm_NN ._. times_NNP being_VBG hard_JJ ,_, and_CC distance_NN and_CC expense_NN outweighing_VBG fond_JJ sentiment_NN ,_, the_DT regrets_NNS are_VBP 100_CD percent_NN ._. yes_UH ,_, today_NN 's_VBZ a_DT sad_JJ day_NN and_CC the_DT days_NNS ahead_RB will_MD be_VB harder_JJ days_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN neither_DT matt_NNP nor_CC furry_NNP would_MD realize_VB that_IN flying_VBG missions_NNS against_IN the_DT arabs_NNPS in_IN a_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. -_: marked_VBN f-15_NNP ,_, while_IN the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS is_VBZ studiously_RB neutral_JJ ,_, might_MD have_VB a_DT disastrous_JJ effect_NN on_IN national_JJ policy_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB you_PRP could_MD n_NN 't_NN make_NN some_DT effort_NN to_TO consolidate_VB them_PRP and_CC not_RB save_VB money_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ brownstein_NNP ._. this_DT makes_VBZ life_NN hard_JJ both_DT for_IN japan_NNP 's_POS high-paying_JJ consumers_NNS and_CC foreign_JJ companies_NNS that_WDT face_VBP steep_JJ costs_NNS and_CC other_JJ obstacles_NNS in_IN breaking_VBG into_IN the_DT market_NN ._. in_IN this_DT rural_JJ community_NN of_IN 6_CD ,_, 200_CD people_NNS ,_, imperial_NNP food_NNP products_NNPS was_VBD the_DT biggest_JJS employer_NN ,_, and_CC the_DT 225_CD jobs_NNS it_PRP provided_VBD ,_, mostly_RB in_IN the_DT $_$ 5_NN -_: to_TO $_$ 5_NN ._. 50-an-hour_JJ range_NN ,_, are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB trade_NN pressure_NN on_IN one_CD product_NN could_MD be_VB interpreted_VBN in_IN china_NNP as_IN a_DT protest_NN against_IN non-trade_JJ related_VBN human_JJ rights_NNS abuses_NNS ._. the_DT difference_NN is_VBZ ,_, if_IN they_PRP can_MD call_VB you_PRP a_DT nazi_NNP and_CC make_VB it_PRP stick_VB --_: tough_JJ ,_, really_RB hard_JJ ._. sometimes_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN in_IN the_DT world_NN to_TO do_VB is_VBZ ._. ._. ._. huh_UH ?_. we_PRP made_VBD some_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS ._. the_DT days_NNS of_IN bull_NNP connor_NNP seem_VB so_RB remote_JJ now_RB that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ (_( even_RB for_IN a_DT son_NN of_IN the_DT south_NNP who_WP began_VBD covering_VBG sit-ins_NNS in_IN the_DT summer_NN of_IN 1960_CD )_SYM to_TO recall_VB the_DT climate_NN of_IN official_NN and_CC unofficial_JJ menace_NN that_IN king_NNP and_CC his_PRP$ comrades_NNS and_CC followers_NNS had_VBD to_TO overcome_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ being_VBG a_DT child_NN star_NN and_CC having_VBG to_TO grow_VB up_IN ,_, but_CC she_PRP and_CC i_PRP understand_VBP each_DT other_JJ and_CC all_DT about_IN it_PRP ._. ''_'' since_IN january_NNP ,_, however_RB ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ gotten_VBN harder_JJ to_TO live_VB the_DT homeless_JJ life_NN here_RB ._. but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO deny_VB that_DT something_NN is_VBZ going_VBG on_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ something_NN to_TO hear_VB it_PRP on_IN tv_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO cope_VB with_IN when_WRB you_PRP come_VBP into_IN school_NN and_CC see_VB that_IN empty_JJ seat_NN ._. saddam_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remove_VB in_IN part_NN because_IN he_PRP and_CC his_PRP$ followers_NNS came_VBD to_TO power_VB through_IN a_DT military_JJ coup_NN and_CC are_VBP determined_VBN to_TO keep_VB others_NNS from_IN following_VBG the_DT same_JJ blueprint_NN ._. while_IN employers_NNS are_VBP rewarding_JJ the_DT service_NN of_IN persian_NNP gulf_NNP veterans_NNS ,_, they_PRP might_MD also_RB remember_VB the_DT longer_RB ,_, harder_JJ ,_, lonelier_RBR service_NN of_IN vietnam_NNP veterans_NNS ._. another_DT user_NN demand_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ likely_JJ to_TO outpace_VB technology_NN is_VBZ for_IN better_JJR handwriting_NN recognition_NN ,_, one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ problems_NNS in_IN pen_NN computing_VBG ._. but_CC ,_, second-guessing_NN anyway_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO fathom_VB why_WRB harris_NNP '_POS band_NN ,_, the_DT nash_NNP ramblers_NNP ,_, was_VBD n_NN 't_NN given_VBN more_JJR visibility_NN in_IN ads_NNS ._. this_DT is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO prove_VB ,_, because_IN the_DT film_NN houses_NNS still_RB make_VBP money_NN on_IN the_DT popcorn_NN ._. furtney_NNP said_VBD he_PRP found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN sp_NNP could_MD be_VB accused_VBN of_IN being_VBG uncooperative_JJ in_IN the_DT '76_CD spill_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO gauge_VB city_NNP channel_NNP 's_POS impact_NN has_VBZ because_IN no_DT audience_NN ratings_NNS for_IN the_DT cable_NN station_NN are_VBP available_JJ ._. he_PRP 's_VBZ received_VBD tons_NNS of_IN publicity_NN for_IN his_PRP$ achievement_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO miss_VB the_DT mac_NNP format_NN of_IN his_PRP$ paper_NN ._. written_VBN by_IN university_NNP of_IN north_NNP carolina_NNP housing_NN professor_NN michael_NNP stegman_NNP ,_, the_DT 144-page_JJ treatise_NN concludes_VBZ that_IN ``_`` privatizing_VBG public_JJ housing_NN is_VBZ not_RB necessarily_RB a_DT bad_JJ idea_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB costly_JJ ,_, very_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB right_NN and_CC has_VBZ very_RB limited_JJ application_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ raising_VBG a_DT daughter_NN on_IN my_PRP$ own_JJ ,_, "_" the_DT woman_NN said_VBD ._. driving_VBG through_IN the_DT hills_NNS of_IN oakland_NNP --_: or_CC saratoga_NNP ,_, los_NNP altos_NNP ,_, los_NNP gatos_NNP --_: in_IN these_DT years_NNS of_IN drought_NN ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB a_DT fleeting_JJ thought_VBD :_: ;_: my_PRP$ god_NNP ,_, what_WP on_IN earth_NN would_MD happen_VB if_IN a_DT spark_NN got_VBD loose_JJ on_IN this_DT land_NN ?_. democrats_NNS conceded_VBD in_IN advance_NN that_IN the_DT bitter_JJ fight_NN over_IN thomas_NNP would_MD make_VB it_PRP particularly_RB hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO get_VB the_DT 10_CD gop_NNP votes_NNS they_PRP would_MD have_VB needed_VBN to_TO prevail_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP would_MD be_VB real_JJ hard_JJ to_TO write_VB a_DT job_NN description_NN for_IN special_JJ assistant_NN to_TO the_DT president_NN and_CC general_JJ manager_NN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ willie_NNP 's_POS formal_JJ title_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ the_DT giants_NNP '_POS duffy_NNP jennings_NNP ._. the_DT final_JJ step_NN of_IN her_PRP$ quest_NN to_TO become_VB a_DT triathlete_NN was_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO extend_VB your_PRP$ body_NN when_WRB sliding_VBG feet_NNS first_JJ ._. the_DT psychological_JJ implications_NNS here_RB are_VBP even_RB harder_JJ to_TO visualize_VB than_IN small_JJ type_NN ._. this_DT is_VBZ the_DT toughest_JJS lie_NN to_TO rebut_VB ,_, when_WRB one_CD is_VBZ out_RP there_RB on_IN the_DT cutting_VBG edge_NN ,_, all_DT alone_RB with_IN a_DT story_NN we_PRP all_DT found_VBD hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. ``_`` my_PRP$ wife_NN complains_VBZ i_PRP should_MD be_VB out_IN making_VBG money_NN ,_, but_CC this_DT has_VBZ become_VBN such_JJ an_DT infatuating_VBG thing_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO do_VB it_PRP all_PDT the_DT time_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD paul_NNP dupont_NNP ,_, 48_CD ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB agitated_VBD about_IN extravagant_JJ parades_NNS during_IN a_DT week_NN when_WRB henry_NNP kissinger_NNP plays_VBZ guest_NN weatherman_NN on_IN the_DT cbs_NNP morning_NN show_NN ._. and_CC because_IN of_IN the_DT church_NN 's_POS architecture_NN and_CC location_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT building_NN in_IN san_NNP jose_NNP that_DT 's_VBZ more_RBR important_JJ to_TO preserve_VB ._. i_PRP felt_VBD --_: i_PRP just_RB --_: it_PRP was_VBD just_RB --_: i_PRP mean_VBP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO describe_VB ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT jewish_JJ heroine_NN --_: ``_`` a_DT positive_NN ,_, well-balanced_JJ ,_, successful_JJ ,_, admirable_JJ jewish_JJ woman_NN ._. ''_'' most_JJS hindus_NNP prefer_VBP the_DT time-honored_JJ cremation_NN by_IN wood_NN fire_NN ,_, although_IN some_DT find_NN it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO witness_VB ._. little_JJ people_NNS ,_, however_RB ,_, --_: like_IN kyle_NNP ,_, 10_CD ,_, and_CC daria_NNP ,_, 3_CD 1_CD 1_CD 2_CD --_: are_VBP much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO put_VB aside_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP state_NN larry_NNP will_MD be_VB in_IN when_WRB he_PRP does_VBZ come_VBN back_RB ,_, if_IN there_EX is_VBZ any_DT brain_NN damage_NN ''_'' day_NNP said_VBD ._. controversial_JJ legislation_NN aimed_VBN at_IN making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN manufacturers_NNS to_TO control_VB the_DT sales_NNS and_CC servicing_NN policies_NNS of_IN discount_NN retailers_NNS cleared_VBD a_DT major_JJ hurdle_NN wednesday_NNP when_WRB the_DT senate_NNP voted_VBD 63-35_JJ to_TO cut_VB off_IN debate_NN and_CC bring_VB the_DT measure_NN to_TO a_DT vote_NN later_RB this_DT week_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ for_IN minority_NN non-profit_JJ groups_NNS to_TO say_VB no_DT when_WRB other_JJ donors_NNS stay_VBP away_RB ._. farmers_NNP ,_, who_WP depend_VBP on_IN bees_NNS to_TO pollinate_VB crops_NNS ,_, and_CC beekeepers_NNS fear_VBP the_DT africanized_JJ bees_NNS '_POS economic_JJ damage_NN even_RB more_JJR than_IN their_PRP$ stings_NNS because_IN they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO manage_VB and_CC devote_VB much_NN of_IN their_PRP$ energy_NN to_TO swarming_VBG and_CC creating_VBG new_JJ colonies_NNS ._. chips_NNPS hard_JJ to_TO trace_VB ;_: detectives_NNP complain_VBP on_IN one_CD hand_NN that_IN there_EX are_VBP no_DT markings_NNS on_IN the_DT small_JJ chips_NNS that_WDT can_MD be_VB used_VBN to_TO effectively_RB trace_VB their_PRP$ origin_NN ;_: and_CC on_IN the_DT other_NN ,_, that_IN the_DT chips_NNS can_MD wind_VB up_IN anywhere_RB in_IN the_DT world_NN within_IN hours_NNS ._. school_NN nutritionists_NNS say_VBP the_DT shape_NNP program_NN and_CC individual_JJ schools_NNS face_VBP many_JJ obstacles_NNS that_WDT make_VBP serving_VBG a_DT healthy_JJ lunch_NN harder_JJ than_IN it_PRP looks_VBZ ,_, among_IN them_PRP :_: ;_: (_( box_NN )_SYM a_DT fast-food_NN generation_NN of_IN children_NNS so_RB susceptible_JJ to_TO advertising_NN that_IN they_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN eat_VB food_NN that_WDT does_VBZ n_NN 't_NN look_NN as_IN though_IN it_PRP came_VBD from_IN mcdonald_NNP 's_POS ._. the_DT manufacturer_NN warns_VBZ you_PRP about_IN this_DT ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO compensate_VB ._. ``_`` this_DT action_NN will_MD put_VB more_JJR american_JJ grain_NN and_CC other_JJ food_NN into_IN the_DT pipeline_NN now_RB ,_, so_RB that_IN it_PRP will_MD arrive_VB at_IN its_PRP$ destination_NN in_IN time_NN to_TO be_VB of_IN assistance_NN during_IN the_DT hard_JJ winter_NN facing_VBG the_DT soviet_JJ people_NNS ,_, "_" bush_NNP said_VBD in_IN a_DT statement_NN ._. one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ things_NNS he_PRP 's_VBZ faced_VBN is_VBZ losing_VBG some_DT of_IN his_PRP$ friends_NNS ._. we_PRP ambitious_JJ ,_, discontented_JJ girls_NNS of_IN 30_CD years_NNS ago_RB had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN imagining_VBG how_WRB to_TO imagine_VB ourselves_PRP ._. vote_NN :_: 5-4_JJ ;_: criminal_JJ :_: made_VBN it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN n_NN n_NN n_NN y_NNP y_NNP y_NNP y_NNP y_NNP y_NNP ;_: defendants_NNS to_TO make_VB second_JJ federal_JJ ;_: appeals_NNS ._. bombarded_VBN by_IN bad_JJ news_NN ,_, disturbed_VBN by_IN threats_NNS of_IN terrorism_NN ,_, confounded_VBN by_IN an_DT economy_NN that_WDT has_VBZ skidded_VBN into_IN recession_NN and_CC angered_VBN by_IN elected_JJ officials_NNS who_WP posture_VBP and_CC pontificate_VB rather_RB than_IN step_NN up_IN to_TO the_DT hard_JJ questions_NNS of_IN deficits_NNS ,_, ethics_NNS and_CC accountability_NN --_: people_NNS are_VBP upset_VBN ._. but_CC the_DT inevitability_NN of_IN cheaper_JJR technology_NN and_CC competition_NN have_VBP made_VBN it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO be_VB envious_JJ of_IN laser_NN printer_NN owners_NNS ._. then_RB the_DT senate_NNP passed_VBD a_DT budget_NN resolution_NN with_IN a_DT provision_NN that_WDT would_MD make_VB it_PRP still_RB harder_JJ to_TO raise_VB taxes_NNS to_TO pay_VB for_IN extensions_NNS ,_, and_CC no_DT one_CD challenged_VBD that_DT clause_NN ._. ``_`` i_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN adjusting_VBG to_TO being_VBG a_DT bench_NN player_NN ,_, "_" herr_NNP acknowledged_VBD ._. it_PRP wasn_VBP 't_VBG hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB ._. the_DT draft_NN did_VBD n_NN 't_NN seem_VB particularly_RB encouraging_VBG --_: i_PRP grade_NN it_PRP a_DT b_NNP -_: ,_, at_IN best_JJS --_: and_CC the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN to_TO overcome_VB in_IN the_DT nfl_NNP is_VBZ a_DT succession_NN of_IN weak_JJ drafts_NNS ._. in_IN either_DT direction_NN ,_, the_DT wild_JJ ,_, wind-swept_JJ scenery_NN is_VBZ so_RB mesmerizing_VBG that_IN it_PRP can_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB your_PRP$ eyes_NNS on_IN the_DT narrow_JJ road_NN ._. but_CC while_IN campus_NN administrators_NNS worry_VBP over_IN spech_NN codes_NNS that_WDT place_VBP a_DT civil_JJ framework_NN around_IN debate_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB the_DT debate_NN ._. despite_IN this_DT ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB these_DT tapes_NNS will_MD cause_VB more_JJR than_IN a_DT ripple_NN with_IN anyone_NN other_JJ than_IN die-hard_JJ fans_NNS ._. of_IN all_PDT these_DT uncertainties_NNS ,_, the_DT most_RBS serious_JJ and_CC the_DT hardest_JJ to_TO fathom_VB ,_, in_IN greenspan_NNP 's_POS view_NN ,_, is_VBZ the_DT continued_VBN failure_NN of_IN banks_NNS to_TO make_VB loans_NNS to_TO creditworthy_NN customers_NNS ._. we_PRP have_VBP a_DT four-year_JJ deficit_NN to_TO make_VB up_IN and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB with_IN one_CD good_JJ march_NNP ._. #_# ``_`` this_DT recession_NN has_VBZ been_VBN especially_RB difficult_JJ for_IN media_NNS companies_NNS and_CC particularly_RB hard_JJ on_IN the_DT second_JJ newspaper_NN company_NN in_IN a_DT market_NN ,_, "_" buzzetta_NNP said_VBD ._. but_CC such_JJ reforms_NNS are_VBP highly_RB unlikely_JJ to_TO pass_VB ,_, which_WDT shows_VBZ ,_, for_IN all_DT of_IN wilson_NNP 's_POS apparent_JJ boldness_NN ,_, how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO go_VB back_RB to_TO the_DT simple_NN ,_, accountable_JJ form_NN of_IN government_NN once_RB considered_VBD commonplace_JJ ._. but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ generally_RB agreed_VBN that_IN bakers_NNS will_MD have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN finding_VBG new_JJ jobs_NNS in_IN their_PRP$ field_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, if_IN they_PRP do_VBP ,_, the_DT closest_JJS major_JJ bakery_NN is_VBZ at_IN least_JJS 35_CD miles_NNS away_RB ._. but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB whether_IN his_PRP$ fellow_NN senators_NNS are_VBP applauding_VBG his_PRP$ gifts_NNS as_IN an_DT orator_NN or_CC his_PRP$ mastery_NN over_IN the_DT pork_NN barrel_NN ._. that_DT could_MD be_VB easy_JJ to_TO do_VB in_IN the_DT 40-member_NNP senate_NNP ,_, where_WRB the_DT 26_CD democrats_NNPS and_CC one_CD independent_JJ hold_NN two-thirds_NNS of_IN the_DT votes_NNS ,_, but_CC much_JJ harder_JJ in_IN the_DT 80-member_NNP assembly_NNP ,_, where_WRB the_DT 47_CD democrats_NNPS are_VBP seven_CD votes_NNS short_NN of_IN a_DT two-thirds_NNS margin_NN ._. ``_`` but_CC it_PRP will_MD be_VB harder_JJ for_IN us_PRP to_TO do_VB that_DT ._. ''_'' and_CC in_IN the_DT end_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO read_VB this_DT book_NN without_IN anger_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO write_VB about_IN peter_NNP jennings_NNP and_CC tom_NNP brokaw_NNP ._. ``_`` the_DT first_JJ semester_NN was_VBD hard_JJ ,_, but_CC i_PRP really_RB tried_VBD ._. the_DT coach_NN said_VBD he_PRP 'd_MD never_RB done_VBN anything_NN harder_JJ than_IN what_WP he_PRP was_VBD about_IN to_TO do_VB ._. arresting_VBG people_NNS might_MD have_VB been_VBN especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO do_VB in_IN the_DT oakland_NNP fire_NN ,_, considering_VBG some_DT authorities_NNS actually_RB welcomed_VBD some_DT people_NNS who_WP ignored_VBD the_DT evacuation_NN order_NN ._. furthermore_RB ,_, the_DT white_NNP house_NNP bill_NN would_MD have_VB offered_VBN states_NNS 3-for-1_JJ funding_NN for_IN major_JJ highways_NNS but_CC only_RB 2-for-1_JJ for_IN public_JJ transit_NN ,_, making_VBG highways_NNS hard_JJ for_IN cash-starved_JJ states_NNS to_TO turn_VB down_RB ._. marc_NNP girardelli_NNP ,_, a_DT favorite_NN along_IN with_IN tomba_NNP ,_, fell_VBD on_IN the_DT first_JJ run_NN ,_, the_DT victim_NN of_IN a_DT hard_JJ and_CC unusually_RB slick_JJ course_NN ._. if_IN someone_NN with_IN a_DT good_JJ imagination_NN tried_VBD hard_JJ ,_, he_PRP could_MD have_VB seen_VBN downtown_NN san_NNP jose_NNP 's_POS park_NNP avenue_NNP and_CC almaden_NNP boulevard_NNP as_IN 50_CD driveway_NN courts_NNS sunday_NNP ._. worship_NNP leaders_NNS are_VBP finding_VBG it_PRP increasingly_RB hard_JJ to_TO wring_VB money_NN from_IN church_NN budgets_NNS for_IN serious_JJ music_NN ,_, because_IN pastors_NNS and_CC other_JJ members_NNS of_IN the_DT hierarchy_NN are_VBP unsympathetic_JJ ,_, messerli_NNP said_VBD ._. times_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ in_IN the_DT advertising_NN business_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT loss_NN so_RB total_JJ that_IN the_DT discovery_NN of_IN a_DT mailbox_NN ,_, a_DT broken_VBN teacup_NN ,_, a_DT tomato_NN plant_NN sends_VBZ tears_NNS of_IN joy_NN streaming_VBG down_RP the_DT face_NN ._. the_DT president_NNP had_VBD set_VBN for_IN himself_PRP the_DT task_NN ,_, which_WDT he_PRP believed_VBD vital_JJ ,_, of_IN awakening_VBG the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. and_CC its_PRP$ allies_NNS to_TO the_DT hard_JJ and_CC complex_JJ effort_NN necessary_JJ to_TO shift_VB that_DT balance_NN ._. well_UH dug-in_JJ infantry_NN are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO destroy_VB by_IN aerial_JJ bombardment_NN ._. like_IN other_JJ average_JJ families_NNS ,_, we_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN putting_VBG away_RB a_DT few_JJ dollars_NNS every_DT month_NN for_IN our_PRP$ children_NNS 's_POS college_NN education_NN ._. these_DT requirements_NNS call_VBP for_IN almost_RB superhuman_JJ self-restraint_NN and_CC magnanimity_NN on_IN both_DT sides_NNS ,_, and_CC that_DT will_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO achieve_VB if_IN the_DT physical_JJ segregation_NN of_IN the_DT two_CD races_NNS continues_VBZ ._. ``_`` it_PRP seems_VBZ to_TO me_PRP we_PRP 've_VBP done_VBN the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD assemblywoman_NNP delaine_NNP eastin_NNP ,_, d-union_NNP city_NNP ._. after_IN all_DT ,_, if_IN existing_VBG downtown_NN businesses_NNS fail_VBP ,_, they_PRP may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO replace_VB :_: witness_VB the_DT pavilion_NNP 's_POS problem_NN renting_VBG space_NN ._. but_CC while_IN they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO spot_VB ,_, the_DT chinese_JJ pants_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG last_JJ long_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ really_RB hard_JJ to_TO see_VB anything_NN much_JJ below_IN 9_CD percent_NN ._. finding_VBG room_NN for_IN more_JJR kids_NNS is_VBZ hard_JJ enough_RB ,_, but_CC the_DT location_NN of_IN this_DT far-flung_JJ development_NN adds_VBZ costs_NNS ._. ``_`` once_RB a_DT kid_NN is_VBZ too_RB far_RB gone_VBN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO put_VB them_PRP back_RB on_IN the_DT right_JJ track_NN ,_, "_" lindsay_NNP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO break_VB this_DT to_TO you_PRP ,_, guys_NNS ,_, but_CC volume_NN control_NN does_VBZ not_RB sound_VB like_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ your_PRP$ only_JJ problem_NN ._. we_PRP just_RB tried_VBD to_TO make_VB things_NNS hard_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD humphries_NNP ._. phat_NNP nguyen_NNP ,_, a_DT vietnamese_JJ field_NN representative_NN for_IN heritage_NNP cablevision_NNP ,_, learned_VBD this_DT the_DT hard_JJ way_NN when_WRB he_PRP began_VBD tracking_VBG down_RB local_JJ relatives_NNS of_IN the_DT refugees_NNS tran_NNP had_VBD taped_VBN in_IN the_DT philippines_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP will_MD be_VB harder_JJ this_DT semester_NN but_CC it_PRP will_MD also_RB allow_VB us_PRP to_TO see_VB the_DT immediacy_NN of_IN the_DT issue_NN ._. ''_'' but_CC men_NNS willing_JJ to_TO sail_VB at_IN all_DT into_IN waters_NNS where_WRB wooden_JJ ships_NNS could_MD be_VB crushed_VBN like_IN eggs_NNS were_VBD hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. ``_`` the_DT farther_RB we_PRP move_VBP ,_, the_DT harder_JJ the_DT fight_NN willbecome_NN ,_, "_" predicted_VBD lt_NNP ._. gen_NNP ._. walter_NNP boomer_NNP ,_, commander_NN of_IN the_DT more_JJR than_IN 30_CD ,_, 000_CD u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. marines_NNS who_WP poured_VBD into_IN kuwait_NNP on_IN sunday_NNP ._. i_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN accepting_VBG that_IN in_IN my_PRP$ kids_NNS ._. for_IN me_PRP or_CC any_DT woman_NN listening_VBG ,_, it_PRP can_MD be_VB very_RB hard_JJ sometimes_RB ._. ''_'' nelson_NNP attempted_VBD to_TO soften_VB his_PRP$ remarks_NNS wednesday_NNP ,_, saying_VBG ,_, ``_`` pete_NNP played_VBD only_RB two_CD minutes_NNS ,_, so_IN it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO look_VB good_JJ ,_, but_CC ,_, of_IN course_NN ,_, we_PRP lose_VBP the_DT game_NN if_IN i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG get_VB him_PRP out_IN of_IN there_RB ._. ''_'' --_: mitch_NNP richmond_NNP ;_: ``_`` this_DT was_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ trade_NN i_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB made_VBN ._. gorbachev_NNP is_VBZ not_RB the_DT only_RB soviet_JJ official_NN proving_VBG hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB ._. ``_`` you_PRP 're_VBP going_VBG to_TO have_VB to_TO learn_VB the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ''_'' was_VBD something_NN else_RB my_PRP$ parents_NNS told_VBD me_PRP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB a_DT time_NN of_IN so_RB much_JJ confusion_NN on_IN the_DT state_NN of_IN the_DT economy_NN and_CC the_DT financial_JJ markets_NNS ._. good_JJ numbers_NNS of_IN steelhead_NN are_VBP holding_VBG ,_, but_CC they_PRP are_VBP extremely_RB hard_JJ to_TO catch_VB ._. air_NNP force_NNP specifications_NNS called_VBN for_IN the_DT new_JJ plane_NN to_TO have_VB about_IN double_VB the_DT range_NN of_IN the_DT f-15_NNP fighter_NN ,_, which_WDT it_PRP replaces_VBZ ,_, and_CC be_VB more_RBR maneuverable_JJ and_CC harder_JJ for_IN enemy_NN radar_NN to_TO detect_VB ._. he_PRP 's_VBZ found_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO be_VB both_DT a_DT mother_NN and_CC a_DT father_NN to_TO his_PRP$ highway_NN ._. brett_NNP butler_NNP cautions_VBZ that_IN there_EX are_VBP nearly_RB 100_CD games_NNS remaining_VBG ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO ignore_VB the_DT fact_NN ._. the_DT hard_JJ part_NN is_VBZ finding_VBG out_IN who_WP did_VBD it_PRP ._. ''_'' (_( hbox_NN )_SYM ;_: if_IN fresh_JJ fish_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, frozen_VBN fish_NN of_IN good_JJ quality_NN is_VBZ tasty_JJ prepared_VBN this_DT way_NN ._. san_NNP francisco_NNP ,_, like_IN other_JJ cities_NNS ,_, has_VBZ had_VBN to_TO install_VB bus-stop_JJ seats_NNS that_WDT have_VBP been_VBN engineered_VBN so_RB that_IN they_PRP are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO sleep_VB on_RB ._. whoever_WP is_VBZ taking_VBG the_DT plants_NNS --_: and_CC wherever_WRB they_PRP end_VBP up_IN --_: the_DT bottom_NN line_NN is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN homeowners_NNS and_CC others_NNS to_TO protect_VB their_PRP$ plants_NNS from_IN snatchers_NNS ._. it_PRP is_VBZ a_DT book_NN that_WDT tries_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO stay_VB grounded_VBN in_IN numbers_NNS ,_, a_DT sensible_JJ book_NN whose_WP$ goal_NN is_VBZ to_TO tell_VB us_PRP when_WRB we_PRP 're_VBP being_VBG silly_JJ ._. ``_`` they_PRP say_VBP the_DT world_NN out_IN there_EX is_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD sen_NNP ._. jay_NNP rockefeller_NNP ,_, d-w_NNP ._. va_NNP ._. ,_, chairman_NN of_IN the_DT national_NNP commission_NNP on_IN children_NNS ._. detmer_NNP hedged_VBD when_WRB asked_VBD to_TO critique_NN his_PRP$ performance_NN --_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO rate_VB on_IN a_DT personal_JJ basis_NN when_WRB you_PRP have_VBP 10_CD other_JJ guys_NNS out_IN there_EX ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD --_: but_CC was_VBD happy_JJ that_IN the_DT cougars_NNPS opened_VBD against_IN the_DT no_DT ._. 1_CD team_NN ._. i_PRP maintain_VBP if_IN people_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG have_VBP the_DT means_NNS to_TO support_VB whatever_WDT children_NNS they_PRP have_VBP ,_, having_VBG another_DT will_MD only_RB make_VB things_NNS harder_JJ ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB how_WRB to_TO patch_VB holes_NNS when_WRB they_PRP run_VBP through_IN the_DT foundations_NNS of_IN your_PRP$ life_NN ._. ``_`` even_RB if_IN george_NNP bush_NNP would_MD like_VB to_TO play_VB it_PRP both_DT ways_NNS ,_, he_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO find_VB it_PRP much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB away_RB with_IN ,_, "_" said_VBD wendy_NNP sherman_NNP ,_, executive_JJ director_NN of_IN emily_NNP 's_POS list_NNP ,_, a_DT fund-raising_NN group_NN for_IN democratic_JJ women_NNS who_WP support_VBP abortion_NN rights_NNS ._. people_NNS are_VBP giving_VBG their_PRP$ doctors_NNS a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ._. the_DT reason_NN presidents_NNS avoid_VBP the_DT subject_NN is_VBZ obvious_JJ ,_, according_VBG to_TO amy_NNP davis_NNP ,_, an_DT economic_JJ historian_NN at_IN purdue_NNP university_NNP :_: ``_`` once_RB you_PRP predict_VBP a_DT recession_NN it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ for_IN it_PRP to_TO become_VB a_DT self-fulfilling_JJ prophecy_NN ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO turn_VB negative_JJ perceptions_NNS into_IN positive_JJ than_IN the_DT other_JJ way_NN around_IN ._. ''_'' there_EX i_PRP got_VBD off_IN ,_, crossed_VBD the_DT square_NN ,_, and_CC on_IN the_DT side_NN directly_RB opposite_JJ the_DT gate_NN found_VBD a_DT good_JJ restaurant_NN ,_, hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN in_IN this_DT part_NN of_IN the_DT city_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO be_VB there_EX and_CC not_RB play_VB ._. some_DT lawyers_NNS said_VBD the_DT wilson_NNP proposal_NN would_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN women_NNS to_TO get_VB jobs_NNS ._. figures_NNS were_VBD hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, said_VBD one_CD of_IN the_DT report_NN 's_POS three_CD authors_NNS ,_, william_NNP arkin_NNP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO pick_VB up_IN these_DT little_JJ pieces_NNS of_IN candy_NN without_IN smearing_VBG the_DT furniture_NN ._. ``_`` unless_IN he_PRP has_VBZ had_VBN a_DT change_NN in_IN his_PRP$ thinking_NN about_IN forestry_NN ,_, "_" young_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` we_PRP 're_VBP having_VBG a_DT hard_JJ time_NN thinking_VBG we_PRP will_MD go_VB to_TO the_DT table_NN ._. the_DT plan_NN ,_, filed_VBN wednesday_NNP with_IN the_DT federal_JJ bankruptcy_NNP court_NNP in_IN new_NNP york_NNP ,_, would_MD force_VB the_DT maker_NN of_IN steel_NN and_CC aerospace_NN equipment_NN to_TO auction_VB part_NN of_IN its_PRP$ operations_NNS just_RB as_IN buyers_NNS may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. there_EX 's_VBZ so_RB much_JJ going_NN on_IN backstage_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. with_IN the_DT constant_JJ shifting_NN on_IN the_DT 49ers_CD '_POS offensive_JJ line_NN ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO know_VB what_WP to_TO expect_VB ._. but_CC i_PRP thought_VBD you_PRP said_VBD property_NN trades_NNS are_VBP a_DT good_JJ way_NN for_IN an_DT owner_NN to_TO get_VB rid_JJ of_IN hard_JJ to-sell_JJ income_NN property_NN ._. yet_RB despite_IN the_DT deadly_JJ pounding_VBG his_PRP$ former_JJ countrymen_NNS are_VBP taking_VBG now_RB ,_, khazzoom_NNP finds_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO muster_VB much_JJ sympathy_NN for_IN them_PRP or_CC iraq_NNP ._. although_IN american_JJ troops_NNS --_: men_NNS and_CC women_NNS --_: were_VBD deployed_VBN to_TO the_DT persian_NNP gulf_NNP in_IN august_NNP ,_, essentials_NNS still_RB were_VBD hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN as_RB late_RB as_IN january_NNP ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB her_PRP$ ._. to_TO be_VB fair_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB any_DT tv_NN game_NN show_NN on_IN paper_NN ,_, no_DT matter_NN how_WRB clever_JJ and_CC diverting_VBG it_PRP may_MD be_VB ,_, and_CC not_RB make_VB it_PRP sound_VB idiotic_JJ ._. actually_RB it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN out_IN for_IN a_DT few_JJ months_NNS ,_, but_CC i_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN look_NN at_IN it_PRP right_RB away_RB because_IN of_IN how_WRB little_JJ i_PRP like_IN wordperfect_NNP on_IN the_DT pc_NN (_( it_PRP 's_VBZ powerful_JJ but_CC hard_JJ to_TO use_VB )_SYM and_CC because_IN of_IN the_DT bad_JJ memories_NNS of_IN wordperfect_NNP 1_CD ._. 0_CD for_IN the_DT mac_NNP ._. even_RB the_DT kennedy_NNP clan_NN would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG up_IN with_IN this_DT type_NN of_IN disgraceful_JJ behavior_NN ._. it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB just_RB that_IN in_IN the_DT middle_NN of_IN a_DT revolution_NN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO predict_VB the_DT future_NN ._. i_PRP was_VBD going_VBG to_TO say_VB that_IN sometimes_RB the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN in_IN the_DT world_NN to_TO do_VB is_VBZ get_VB a_DT good_JJ night_NN 's_POS sleep_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN about_IN that_DT is_VBZ keeping_VBG my_PRP$ grades_NNS up_IN ._. ''_'' on_IN the_DT tape_NN ,_, most_RBS of_IN the_DT guests_NNS are_VBP off-camera_JJ and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB whether_IN they_PRP fought_VBD back_RB ._. they_PRP went_VBD to_TO nusseibeh_NNP ,_, 41_CD ,_, one_CD of_IN the_DT west_NNP bank_NNP 's_POS senior_JJ ,_, most_RBS sophisticated_JJ political_JJ leaders_NNS ,_, to_TO ask_VB him_PRP some_DT ``_`` hard_JJ questions_NNS ''_'' about_IN his_PRP$ current_JJ political_JJ views_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB one_CD of_IN the_DT guys_NNS go_VBP ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. now_RB comes_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN :_: comparison_NN shopping_NN among_IN lenders_NNS to_TO get_VB the_DT best_JJS loan_NN ._. if_IN loan_NN covenants_NNS are_VBP bent_VBN or_CC broken_VBN ,_, you_PRP may_MD be_VB in_IN for_IN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN that_WDT gets_VBZ progressively_RB worse_JJR ._. any_DT deal_NN could_MD prove_VB hard_JJ to_TO consummate_JJ because_IN one_CD member_NN of_IN the_DT ethics_NNS panel_NN --_: sen_NNP ._. jesse_NNP helms_NNP ,_, r-n_NNP ._. c_NN ._. --_: appears_VBZ unlikely_JJ to_TO go_VB along_RB ._. 1987_CD cabernet_NNP sauvignon_NNP ,_, columbia_NNP valley_NNP :_: sweet_NNP cherry_JJ aroma_NN ;_: full-bodied_JJ ,_, lively_JJ ,_, soft_JJ ,_, without_IN a_DT hard_JJ tannic_JJ edge_NN ;_: $_$ 14_CD ._. what_WP 's_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ about_IN writing_VBG 120_CD pages_NNS of_IN mostly_RB white_JJ space_NN ?_. ``_`` and_CC ,_, if_IN you_PRP can_MD 't_VB get_VB someone_NN to_TO complain_VB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO start_VB any_DT action_NN against_IN these_DT kinds_NNS of_IN bars_NNS ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. ``_`` good_JJ baby_NN sitters_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ,_, are_VBP n_NN 't_NN they_PRP ?_. ''_'' with_IN fresh_JJ ,_, quick-cooking_JJ pasta_NN widely_RB available_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB many_RB quicker_JJR dishes_NNS ._. vincent_NNP said_VBD ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO convince_VB people_NNS there_EX are_VBP financial_JJ problems_NNS ,_, "_" given_VBN the_DT huge_JJ tv_NN contracts_NNS baseball_NN signed_VBD last_JJ year_NN and_CC the_DT four-year_JJ ,_, $_$ 21_CD million_CD contract_NN that_IN the_DT red_NNP sox_NNP gave_VBD pitcher_NN roger_NNP clemens_NNP last_JJ week_NN ._. ``_`` america_NNP has_VBZ flung_VBN itself_PRP again_RB into_IN one_CD of_IN those_DT spasms_NNS of_IN passionate_JJ moral_JJ debate_NN that_IN nations_NNS more_RBR tolerant_JJ of_IN human_JJ frailty_NN find_NN so_RB hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB ,_, "_" the_DT sunday_NNP times_NNP of_IN london_NNP said_VBD sunday_NNP in_IN a_DT report_NN that_WDT carried_VBD the_DT headline_NN ``_`` talking_VBG dirty_JJ ._. ''_'' his_PRP$ basic_JJ message_NN :_: cracking_VBG is_VBZ not_RB as_RB hard_JJ as_IN it_PRP seems_VBZ to_TO an_DT outsider_NN ,_, and_CC it_PRP often_RB goes_VBZ undetected_JJ by_IN legitimate_JJ users_NNS of_IN ``_`` cracked_VBD ''_'' computers_NNS ._. but_CC it_PRP will_MD also_RB be_VB a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ because_IN city_NN and_CC county_NN officials_NNS opted_VBD not_RB to_TO build_VB a_DT bypass_NN for_IN express_NN trains_NNS ._. but_CC if_IN the_DT 49ers_CD don_NN 't_NN win_VB their_PRP$ next_JJ two_CD games_NNS ,_, against_IN the_DT rams_NNP and_CC raiders_NNPS ,_, you_PRP can_MD bet_VB it_PRP will_MD be_VB much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO fit_VB the_DT pieces_NNS of_IN a_DT soap-opera_JJ plot_NN together_RB ._. and_CC economists_NNS suspect_VBP it_PRP will_MD be_VB harder_JJ than_IN in_IN previous_JJ recessions_NNS to_TO get_VB consumers_NNS back_RB into_IN stores_NNS and_CC auto_NN showrooms_NNS ._. kellar_NNP said_VBD that_IN the_DT general_JJ public_NN has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN relating_VBG to_TO football_NN players_NNS '_POS athletic_JJ gear_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO know_VB whether_IN he_PRP is_VBZ accommodating_VBG the_DT white_NNP house_NNP or_CC if_IN this_DT is_VBZ just_RB the_DT sensible_JJ thing_NN to_TO do_VB ,_, "_" says_VBZ allan_NNP meltzer_NNP ,_, an_DT economist_NN at_IN carnegie-mellon_NNP university_NNP in_IN pittsburgh_NNP and_CC a_DT longtime_JJ fed-watcher_NNP ._. but_CC attorneys_NNS warned_VBD that_IN because_IN antitrust_JJ violations_NNS are_VBP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB ,_, the_DT vast_JJ majority_NN of_IN these_DT suits_NNS are_VBP won_VBN by_IN the_DT defendants_NNS ._. if_IN you_PRP need_VBP to_TO cash_VB out_IN before_IN the_DT maturity_NN date_NN ,_, they_PRP could_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO sell_VB ,_, and_CC you_PRP might_MD lose_VB money_NN if_IN you_PRP are_VBP forced_VBN to_TO sell_VB at_IN the_DT wrong_JJ time_NN ._. a_DT former_JJ player_NN said_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO switch_VB ._. ``_`` the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN about_IN learning_VBG a_DT language_NN is_VBZ expressing_VBG yourself_PRP in_IN it_PRP ,_, "_" green_NNP said_VBD ._. the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN for_IN children_NNS (_( and_CC adults_NNS )_SYM to_TO get_VB used_VBN to_TO in_IN this_DT system_NN is_VBZ that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ not_RB based_VBN on_IN the_DT usual_JJ 0-100_JJ range_NN ,_, as_IN is_VBZ the_DT system_NN of_IN percent_NN ,_, for_IN example_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO compare_VB the_DT defenders_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP just_RB have_VBP a_DT real_JJ hard_JJ time_NN with_IN us_PRP telling_VBG everyone_NN what_WP to_TO do_VB to_TO stay_VB safe_JJ and_CC how_WRB to_TO do_VB it_PRP ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. but_CC an_DT editor_NN 's_POS note_NN said_VBD that_IN in_IN some_DT places_NNS where_WRB many_JJ party_NN members_NNS are_VBP religious_JJ believers_NNS ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._. ._. ._. members_NNS together_RB ._. ._. ._. (_( for_IN )_SYM meetings_NNS ._. ``_`` if_IN you_PRP 're_VBP not_RB from_IN a_DT high_JJ income_NN bracket_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD lauvinia_NNP ,_, a_DT nurse_NN who_WP works_VBZ from_IN midnight_NN to_TO 8_CD a_DT ._. m_NN ._. at_IN kaiser_NNP hospital_NNP in_IN hayward_NNP ,_, where_WRB her_PRP$ husband_NN also_RB works_VBZ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB dennis_NNP the_DT menace_NNP that_DT seriously_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ been_VBN real_JJ hard_JJ ,_, but_CC you_PRP got_VBD to_TO keep_VB going_VBG ,_, "_" lopez_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` everybody_NN recognizes_VBZ it_PRP would_MD be_VB a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ to_TO move_VB while_IN the_DT diplomacy_NN is_VBZ going_VBG on_IN ,_, "_" an_DT official_NN remarked_VBD thursday_NNP ._. but_CC the_DT native_JJ flame_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO snuff_VB ._. ``_`` two_CD -_: and_CC three-year-olds_NNS are_VBP hardest_JJ ,_, "_" hope_NNP says_VBZ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT little_JJ hard_JJ to_TO have_VB a_DT rivalry_NN when_WRB the_DT all-time_JJ series_NN consists_VBZ of_IN one_CD game_NN played_VBD 39_CD years_NNS ago_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB singleton_NNP is_VBZ only_RB pushing_VBG 24_CD ._. in_IN fact_NN ,_, he_PRP will_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN fulfilling_VBG any_DT of_IN his_PRP$ campaign_NN goals_NNS as_RB long_RB as_IN the_DT rest_NN of_IN the_DT council_NN continues_VBZ to_TO strive_VB for_IN high-density_JJ housing_NN along_IN transportation_NN corridors_NNS and_CC a_DT high-profile_JJ downtown_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO functionally_RB understand_VB that_IN the_DT principles_NNS of_IN man-to-man_RB work_VBP no_DT matter_NN what_WP ._. eagles_NNP redux_NN ;_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO deny_VB people_NNS like_IN the_DT beat_NN of_IN just_RB plain_JJ rock_NN ,_, "_" adds_VBZ olson_NNP ._. ``_`` he_PRP had_VBD a_DT very_RB hard_JJ time_NN dealing_VBG with_IN it_PRP ._. those_DT items_NNS are_VBP going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB and_CC they_PRP 're_VBP going_VBG to_TO get_VB expensive_JJ ._. ''_'' and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO ignore_VB the_DT debt_NN from_IN the_DT buyout_NN ,_, a_DT burden_NN only_RB made_VBD heavier_JJR by_IN the_DT nationwide_JJ real_JJ estate_NN slump_NN ._. today_NN was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO swallow_VB ,_, "_" welch_NNP said_VBD ._. saddam_NNP possibly_RB could_MD re-emerge_VB as_IN a_DT regional_JJ power_NN ,_, but_CC surely_RB it_PRP will_MD be_VB far_RB harder_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO rearm_VB than_IN it_PRP was_VBD to_TO arm_VB ._. but_CC suddenly_RB ,_, which_WDT two_CD has_VBZ become_VBN a_DT question_NN he_PRP may_MD find_VB hard_JJ to_TO answer_VB ._. his_PRP$ books_NNS ,_, which_WDT do_VBP not_RB even_RB explain_VB how_WRB to_TO win_VB a_DT war_NN ,_, are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB and_CC even_RB more_RBR difficult_JJ to_TO read_VB ._. the_DT sophomore_NN jinx_NN ;_: ``_`` in_IN a_DT way_NN the_DT second_JJ movie_NN is_VBZ harder_JJ than_IN the_DT first_JJ because_IN there_EX is_VBZ that_DT pressure_NN to_TO do_VB as_IN well_RB or_CC to_TO do_VB better_JJR ,_, "_" haines_NNP says_VBZ on_IN a_DT fast_JJ lunch_NN break_NN at_IN the_DT cbs-mtm_NNP studio_NN ._. so_RB it_PRP can_MD be_VB argued_VBN that_IN it_PRP should_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB much_JJ harder_JJ for_IN today_NN 's_POS player_NN to_TO deviate_VB from_IN the_DT statistical_JJ norm_NN as_RB dramatically_RB as_IN dimaggio_NNP or_CC williams_NNP did_VBD in_IN '41_CD ._. price_NN fluctuations_NNS make_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO set_VB it_PRP early_JJ ._. lucille_NNP ball_NNP found_VBD out_RP the_IN hard_JJ way_NN ;_: likewise_RB mary_NNP tyler_NNP moore_NNP ,_, several_JJ times_NNS ._. costas_NNP quickly_RB apologized_VBD ,_, claiming_VBG the_DT champagne_NN in_IN his_PRP$ eyes_NNS and_CC juanita_NNP 's_POS white_JJ cap_NN made_VBD it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO see_VB in_IN the_DT locker_NN room_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ like_IN reading_VBG a_DT book_NN ;_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO relate_VB ._. but_CC the_DT acceptance_NN of_IN farm-raised_JJ venison_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO gauge_VB because_IN of_IN what_WP some_DT in_NN the_DT industry_NN call_NN the_DT ``_`` bambi_NNP factor_NN ,_, "_" meaning_VBG the_DT reluctance_NN of_IN some_DT americans_NNPS to_TO eat_VB deer_NN ,_, sometimes_RB perceived_VBN ,_, not_RB as_IN a_DT food_NN source_NN ,_, but_CC as_IN a_DT cuddly_JJ woodsy_JJ creature_NN ._. browning-ferris_NNP industries_NNPS ,_, which_WDT serves_VBZ the_DT areas_NNS ,_, has_VBZ a_DT variety_NN of_IN rates_NNS for_IN those_DT on_IN fixed_VBN incomes_NNS and_CC residents_NNS of_IN hard_JJ to-serve_JJ areas_NNS ._. sometimes_RB the_DT slight_NN is_VBZ so_RB ambiguous_JJ or_CC unintentional_JJ that_IN it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO confront_VB ._. there_EX were_VBD a_DT few_JJ people_NNS in_IN the_DT bar_NN ,_, elderly_JJ ,_, well-off_JJ ,_, artistic_JJ ,_, who_WP ,_, you_PRP felt_VBD ,_, had_VBD made_VBN a_DT hard_JJ bargain_NN for_IN giving_VBG up_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ awfully_RB hard_JJ to_TO scrape_VB dimes_NNS and_CC quarters_NNS off_IN the_DT bottom_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PRP gets_VBZ easier_JJR with_IN a_DT little_JJ practice_NN ._. but_CC boroff_NNP said_VBD it_PRP would_MD n_NN 't_NN have_NN been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB pointer_NNP capable_JJ of_IN child_NN neglect_NN ._. regardless_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB the_DT paintings_NNS would_MD offend_VB anyone_NN ._. they_PRP just_RB have_VBP a_DT swinging_VBG lifestyle_NN that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN more_JJR than_IN one_CD youngster_NN to_TO hang_VB on_RB ._. the_DT doors_NNS :_: this_DT may_MD be_VB music_NN to_TO the_DT ears_NNS of_IN those_DT of_IN you_PRP like_IN genevieve_NNP sheffer_NNP ,_, who_WP wrote_VBD to_TO say_VB she_PRP has_VBZ stopped_VBN going_VBG to_TO the_DT fremont_NNP main_NNP library_NNP by_IN herself_PRP because_IN the_DT front_NN doors_NNS are_VBP too_RB hard_JJ to_TO open_VB ._. these_DT would_MD be_VB his_PRP$ hardest_JJ years_NNS ,_, she_PRP knew_VBD ,_, and_CC he_PRP missed_VBD his_PRP$ father_NN desperately_RB ._. exact_JJ figures_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, but_CC united_NNP airlines_NNP estimates_NNS that_IN this_DT year_NN it_PRP will_MD carry_VB more_JJR than_IN 100_CD ,_, 000_CD unaccompanied_JJ minors_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP 'm_VBP a_DT christian_NNP and_CC a_DT catholic_NNP and_CC i_PRP really_RB believe_VBP that_IN ,_, and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ required_VBN of_IN me_PRP to_TO forgive_VB no_DT matter_NN how_WRB hard_JJ that_DT is_VBZ ,_, and_CC i_PRP am_VBP determined_VBN to_TO do_VB that_DT ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP 's_VBZ gone_VBN on_IN so_RB long_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD monday_NNP ,_, 29_CD ,_, one_CD of_IN three_CD bay_NNP area_NNP relatives_NNS of_IN hostages_NNS taken_VBN in_IN beirut_NNP ._. mark_NNP foster_NNP ,_, a_DT policy_NN analyst_NN for_IN consumer_NNP action_NNP ,_, a_DT san_NNP francisco_NNP consumer_NN advocacy_NN group_NN ,_, said_VBD the_DT appointments_NNS will_MD ``_`` make_VB our_PRP$ work_NN that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ ._. ''_'' asked_VBN how_WRB many_JJ other_JJ officials_NNS of_IN his_PRP$ rank_NN ,_, at_IN the_DT peak_NN of_IN the_DT chinese_JJ political_JJ system_NN ,_, still_RB believe_VBP in_IN marxism_NNP ,_, he_PRP said_VBD :_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ,_, but_CC probably_RB very_RB few_JJ ._. even_RB on_IN a_DT small-scale_JJ michelin_NNP map_NN ,_, marnoz_NNP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. i_PRP trust_VBP him_PRP and_CC am_VBP sure_JJ nothing_NN sexual_JJ is_VBZ going_VBG on_IN but_CC i_PRP do_VBP feel_VB threatened_VBN by_IN that_DT woman_NN and_CC find_VB their_PRP$ friendship_NN hard_JJ to_TO accept_VB ._. there_EX is_VBZ a_DT shortage_NN of_IN child_NN care_NN in_IN the_DT state_NN ,_, and_CC low-income_JJ families_NNS would_MD find_VB it_PRP that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO find_VB affordable_JJ care_NN ._. ``_`` we_PRP 've_VBP always_RB known_VBN some_DT of_IN the_DT circles_NNS were_VBD hoaxes_NNS ,_, but_CC i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB two_CD men_NNS could_MD have_VB created_VBN hundreds_NNS of_IN these_DT circles_NNS ,_, which_WDT often_RB appear_VB on_IN the_DT same_JJ nights_NNS in_IN widely_RB different_JJ parts_NNS of_IN the_DT country_NN ._. ''_'' traffic_NN engineers_NNS stress_VBP that_IN the_DT plan_NN is_VBZ only_RB a_DT list_NN of_IN options_NNS ,_, and_CC that_IN politicians_NNS will_MD have_VB to_TO make_VB the_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS ._. she_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN making_VBG him_PRP understand_VBP that_IN it_PRP was_VBD farouk_NNP she_PRP wished_VBD to_TO meet_VB ._. said_VBD edberg_NNP :_: ``_`` beating_NNP john_NNP on_IN grass_NN is_VBZ always_RB going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` they_PRP 've_VBP come_VB up_IN with_IN so_RB many_JJ big_JJ kicks_NNS it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB a_DT bad_JJ word_NN about_IN the_DT field-goal_JJ unit_NN ._. ''_'' i_PRP 'm_VBP sure_JJ it_PRP will_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO leave_VB after_IN 14_CD years_NNS at_IN nbc_NNP ,_, but_CC he_PRP ought_MD to_TO do_VB it_PRP before_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ too_RB late_JJ and_CC the_DT studios_NNS stop_VBP calling_VBG ._. one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ elements_NNS for_IN outsiders_NNS to_TO understand_VB is_VBZ the_DT relationship_NN between_IN saddam_NNP and_CC the_DT people_NNS he_PRP rules_VBZ ,_, analysts_NNS say_VBP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB if_IN a_DT story_NN happens_VBZ in_IN this_DT odd_JJ little_JJ film_NN ,_, but_CC an_DT office_NN romance_NN may_MD be_VB taking_VBG place_NN :_: ``_`` pssst_NNP !_. there_EX are_VBP hard_JJ questions_NNS raised_VBN by_IN people_NNS of_IN conscience_NN :_: ;_: was_VBD the_DT conflict_NN a_DT war_NN or_CC a_DT massacre_NN ?_. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO lay_VB most_RBS of_IN the_DT blame_NN for_IN their_PRP$ failures_NNS on_IN the_DT pope_NN ._. the_DT central_JJ message_NN is_VBZ nicely_RB summed_VBN up_IN in_IN a_DT quote_NN from_IN poet_NN e_NN ._. e_NN ._. cummings_NNS :_: ``_`` to_TO be_VB nobody_NN but_CC yourself_PRP in_IN a_DT world_NN which_WDT is_VBZ doing_VBG its_PRP$ best_JJS ,_, night_NN and_CC day_NN ,_, to_TO make_VB you_PRP into_IN everybody_NN else_RB ,_, is_VBZ to_TO fight_VB the_DT hardest_JJ fight_NN a_DT man_NN can_MD fight_VB ,_, and_CC never_RB stop_VB fighting_VBG ._. ''_'' after_IN a_DT hard_JJ day_NN 's_POS night_NN in_IN a_DT british_JJ court_NN ,_, apple_NNP computer_NNP inc_NNP ._. and_CC apple_NNP corps_NNP decided_VBD to_TO come_VB together_RB and_CC settle_VB a_DT 2-year-old_JJ case_NN pitting_VBG the_DT computer_NN giant_NN against_IN the_DT beatles_NNPS ._. --_: gary_NNP l_NNP ._. bailey_NNP ;_: sunnyvale_NNP ;_: overwork_NNP plagues_VBZ the_DT silicon_NNP valley_NNP ;_: the_DT parallel_JJ to_TO silicon_NNP valley_NNP executives_NNS is_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO follow_VB in_IN ``_`` japan_NNP fears_NNS epidemic_NN of_IN deaths_NNS from_IN overwork_NN ''_'' (_( mercury_NNP news_NNP ,_, june_NNP 2_CD )_SYM ,_, but_CC is_VBZ a_DT word_NN to_TO the_DT wise_JJ sufficient_JJ ?_. (_( check_NN )_SYM ``_`` girls_NNP with_IN babies_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG tend_VBP to_TO get_VB much_JJ respect_NN --_: it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO date_VB with_IN a_DT kid_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ willeane_NNP lockett_NNP who_WP expects_VBZ her_PRP$ second_JJ child_NN in_IN july_NNP ._. in_IN the_DT face_NN of_IN generally_RB admiring-to-glowing_JJ reviews_NNS ,_, iannone_NNP took_VBD on_IN ``_`` middle_NNP passage_NN ''_'' and_CC concluded_VBD that_IN it_PRP was_VBD ``_`` hard_JJ to_TO take_VB (_( johnson_NNP 's_POS )_SYM prize-winning_JJ book_NN seriously_RB as_IN literature_NN ._. ''_'' andy_NNP mutch_NNP ,_, assistant_NN curator_NN of_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. golf_NNP association_NNP library_NNP ,_, says_VBZ ``_`` it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO prove_VB ,_, but_CC it_PRP seems_VBZ like_IN a_DT logical_JJ conclusion_NN ._. ''_'' it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_WDT wasted_VBD form_NN with_IN tubes_NNS and_CC needles_NNS invading_VBG his_PRP$ body_NN is_VBZ the_DT same_JJ man_NN ._. the_DT substance_NN of_IN a_DT successful_JJ negotiation_NN ,_, the_DT give-and-take_NN needed_VBN to_TO make_VB it_PRP work_VB ,_, is_VBZ still_RB hard_JJ to_TO envisage_VB ._. pentagon_NNP spokesman_NN pete_NNP williams_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO control_VB the_DT flow_NN of_IN cash_NN once_RB they_PRP start_VBP to_TO sell_VB oil_NN ._. ''_'' a_DT paraplegic_JJ park_NN ranger_NN and_CC his_PRP$ climbing_NN partner_NN are_VBP finding_VBG their_PRP$ ascent_NN of_IN yosemite_NNP 's_POS half_NNP dome_NNP a_DT little_JJ harder_JJ than_IN they_PRP expected_VBD and_CC will_MD take_VB an_DT extra_JJ day_NN to_TO complete_VB the_DT climb_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ still_RB hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB ._. hammer_NNP said_VBD asian_JJ power_NN was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO achieve_VB because_IN asian_JJ neighborhoods_NNS are_VBP generally_RB more_RBR dispersed_VBN than_IN hispanic_JJ neighborhoods_NNS ._. the_DT sweet_JJ smell_NN of_IN a_DT free_JJ meal_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO ignore_VB ._. social_JJ services_NNS tend_VBP to_TO be_VB fragmented_JJ ,_, uncoordinated_JJ ,_, hard_JJ to_TO access_VB ,_, overlapping_VBG ,_, bureaucratic_JJ ._. there_EX are_VBP mikhail_NNP and_CC vladimir_NNP and_CC boris_NNP and_CC all_DT sorts_NNS of_IN people_NNS with_IN names_NNS we_PRP once_RB considered_VBD hard_JJ to_TO pronounce_VB ._. problem_NNP hard_JJ to_TO curb_VB ;_: q_NN your_PRP$ may_NNP 4_CD item_NN pertaining_VBG to_TO public_JJ streets_NNS and_CC parking_NN is_NNS of_IN particular_JJ interest_NN to_TO me_PRP ._. truth_NN is_VBZ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ than_IN you_PRP think_VBP ._. ``_`` i_PRP thought_VBD it_PRP was_VBD as_IN hard_JJ a_DT trip_NN as_IN we_PRP 've_VBP ever_RB taken_VBN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO make_VB sleaze_NN sound_NN genuine_JJ ,_, but_CC korder_NNP does_VBZ ._. that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB --_: but_CC never_RB should_MD have_VB been_VBN an_DT issue_NN ._. this_DT is_VBZ harder_JJ work_NN than_IN covering_VBG with_IN plastic_NN ._. the_DT many_JJ voices_NNS provide_VBP a_DT ``_`` you-are-there_RB ''_'' effect_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO match_VB with_IN any_DT structure_NN ._. soothing_VBG tunes_NNS ;_: besides_IN ,_, if_IN you_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG believe_VBP they_PRP 're_VBP real_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO take_VB the_DT rest_NN of_IN the_DT turtle_NNP lore_NN seriously_RB ,_, or_CC to_TO believe_VB that_IN the_DT turtles_NNPS have_VBP ditched_VBD their_PRP$ violent_JJ crime-fighting_JJ image_NN in_IN favor_NN of_IN more_RBR peaceful_JJ conflict_NN resolution_NN ._. even_RB if_IN kevin_NNP does_VBZ play_VB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO step_VB back_RB in_IN and_CC pick_NN it_PRP up_IN where_WRB he_PRP left_VBD off_IN ._. ''_'' ``_`` we_PRP could_MD but_CC it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ ._. ''_'' valuable_JJ land_NN ;_: ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO build_VB a_DT cost-efficient_JJ hotel_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ two_CD stories_NNS ._. ._. ._. the_DT land_NN is_VBZ worth_JJ a_DT lot_NN more_JJR ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. that_DT can_MD lead_VB to_TO an_DT injury_NN that_IN sidelines_NNS someone_NN for_IN weeks_NNS ,_, even_JJ months_NNS ,_, and_CC getting_VBG back_RB in_IN shape_NN can_MD be_VB that_IN much_JJ harder_JJ ._. well_UH this_DT would_MD be_VB 100_CD times_NNS harder_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD the_DT official_NN ,_, who_WP estimated_VBD the_DT army_NNP would_MD have_VB to_TO send_VB tens_NNS of_IN thousands_NNS of_IN soldiers_NNS into_IN baghdad_NNP ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP 's_VBZ exactly_RB behind_IN all_PDT this_DT ._. ``_`` it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO move_VB ._. ''_'' the_DT hard_JJ way_NN of_IN peace_NN ._. in_IN the_DT dark_NN ,_, or_CC even_RB at_IN dusk_NN ,_, it_PRP would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB them_PRP apart_RB ._. some_DT think_NN it_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN make_NN much_JJ difference_NN in_IN their_PRP$ skiing_NN ,_, while_IN others_NNS fear_VBP that_IN it_PRP will_MD make_VB the_DT skis_NNS hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. with_IN each_DT passing_VBG day_NN ,_, that_DT goal_NN has_VBZ become_VBN harder_JJ to_TO achieve_VB ._. ``_`` as_IN a_DT result_NN we_PRP have_VBP to_TO sometimes_RB make_VB hard_JJ decisions_NNS ._. ''_'' we_PRP recently_RB had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN choosing_VBG between_IN the_DT southwestern_NNP meat_NN loaf_NN on_IN grilled_JJ sourdough_NN with_IN jalapeno_JJ gravy_NN (_( $_$ 6_CD )_SYM or_CC the_DT grilled_JJ eggplant_NN sandwich_NN with_IN roasted_VBN peppers_NNS and_CC pepper-jack_JJ cheese_NN (_( $_$ 5_NN ._. 50_CD )_SYM ._. the_DT m_NNP ._. o_NNP ._. was_VBD n_NN 't_NN hard_JJ to_TO deduce_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO describe_VB the_DT feelings_NNS parents_NNS get_VBP when_WRB we_PRP see_VBP our_PRP$ children_NNS ,_, "_" daniels_NNP said_VBD ._. for_IN the_DT general_JJ populace_NN ,_, it_PRP might_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO picture_VB running_VBG back_RB roger_NNP craig_NNP in_IN anything_NN other_JJ than_IN a_DT 49ers_CD uniform_NN ._. 'it_NN 's_POS how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP will_MD be_VB to_TO go_VB back_RB to_TO biosphere_RB 1_CD ._. ''_'' still_RB ,_, idealism_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO maintain_VB in_IN the_DT face_NN of_IN constant_JJ discouragement_NN --_: and_CC smith_NNP is_VBZ severely_RB discouraged_VBN ,_, time_NN after_IN time_NN ._. it_PRP seems_VBZ likely_JJ that_IN the_DT indian_NNP python_NN comes_VBZ out_RP ahead_RB because_IN records_NNS of_IN its_PRP$ growth_NN have_VBP been_VBN made_VBN more_RBR carefully_RB and_CC frequently_RB ;_: it_PRP responds_VBZ exceptionally_RB well_RB to_TO captivity_NN and_CC does_VBZ not_RB reach_VB proportions_NNS that_WDT make_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB ._. ``_`` but_CC there_EX will_MD be_VB another_DT group_NN that_WDT will_MD march_VB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` and_CC when_WRB they_PRP do_VBP ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB if_IN there_EX 's_VBZ anything_NN they_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN say_NN ._. ''_'' --_: d_NN ._. k_NNP ._. ,_, san_NNP jose_NNP ;_: a_DT spider_NNP mites_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB that_IN soviet_JJ politicians_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG resort_NN to_TO dirty_VB tricks_NNS ._. ''_'' ``_`` but_CC others_NNS will_MD identify_VB with_IN the_DT old_JJ way_NN of_IN running_VBG the_DT business_NN and_CC find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO change_VB ._. ''_'' japan_NNP ,_, which_WDT feels_VBZ the_DT americans_NNPS are_VBP using_VBG debt_NN forgiveness_NN to_TO reward_VB certain_JJ nations_NNS ,_, complains_VBZ that_IN this_DT policy_NN encourages_VBZ irresponsibility_NN and_CC makes_VBZ saying_VBG no_DT to_TO other_JJ countries_NNS with_IN similar_JJ problems_NNS much_JJ harder_JJ ._. that_DT young_NNP guns_NNS reference_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO escape_VB when_WRB looking_VBG at_IN monday_NNP night_NN 's_POS season_NN opener_NN between_IN the_DT 49ers_CD and_CC giants_NNP at_IN the_DT meadowlands_NNS ._. i_PRP wo_MD n_NN 't_NN be_VB concerning_VBG myself_PRP with_IN his_PRP$ or_CC the_DT troops_NNS '_POS morale_NN because_IN ,_, frankly_RB ,_, the_DT choice_NN he_PRP and_CC others_NNS like_IN him_PRP have_VBP made_VBN is_VBZ making_VBG it_PRP damned_JJ hard_JJ to_TO maintain_VB my_PRP$ own_JJ ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB --_: at_IN least_JJS on_IN his_PRP$ part_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ placing_VBG a_DT value_NN on_IN it_PRP by_IN describing_VBG it_PRP ._. some_DT analysts_NNS said_VBD the_DT incident_NN could_MD make_VB it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN the_DT two_CD sides_NNS to_TO agree_VB on_IN a_DT $_$ 2_CD billion_CD standby_JJ loan_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO anticipate_VB your_PRP$ needs_NNS for_IN medical_JJ care_NN ,_, so_RB buy_VB the_DT broadest_JJS policy_NN you_PRP can_MD afford_VB ._. ``_`` the_DT course_NN is_VBZ just_RB hard_JJ ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. some_DT mornings_NNS ,_, caught_VBN in_IN the_DT stinging_NN ,_, cold_JJ rain_NN that_IN pelts_NNS northern_JJ arkansas_NNP in_IN march_NNP ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO make_VB out_RP the_IN simple_JJ metal_NN plate_NN that_IN marks_NNS steve_NNP mason_NNP 's_POS burial_NN ground_NN ._. hammer_NNP 's_POS home_NN is_VBZ v-shaped_JJ --_: somewhat_RB like_IN a_DT stealth_NNP bomber_NN --_: and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB from_IN the_DT flatlands_NNS because_IN of_IN its_PRP$ low_JJ profile_NN ._. like_IN a_DT lot_NN of_IN those_DT young_JJ kids_NNS out_IN there_EX ,_, he_PRP 's_VBZ having_VBG a_DT real_JJ hard_JJ time_NN functioning_VBG ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. despite_IN the_DT luxurious_JJ appointments_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO find_VB some_DT downright_RB cheap_JJ things_NNS about_IN this_DT car_NN ,_, such_JJ as_IN a_DT flimsy_JJ sunroof_NN cover_NN and_CC a_DT console_VB box_NN panel_NN that_WDT pops_VBZ out_IN to_TO reveal_VB the_DT gears_NNS below_RB ._. now_RB comes_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN ._. volunteers_NNS may_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN owing_JJ to_TO the_DT lure_NN of_IN actual_JJ combat_NN and_CC the_DT uncertainty_NN of_IN the_DT future_NN with_IN a_DT new-fangled_JJ device_NN ._. that_DT makes_VBZ me_PRP the_DT last_JJ network_NN radio_NN comic_JJ in_IN america_NNP ,_, hard_JJ though_IN that_DT may_MD be_VB to_TO believe_VB ._. ''_'' though_IN life_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ ,_, he_PRP adds_VBZ ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ improved_VBN since_IN the_DT state_NN loosened_VBD its_PRP$ grip_NN and_CC allowed_VBN free_JJ enterprise_NN like_IN his_PRP$ own_JJ to_TO spread_VB ._. even_RB though_IN its_PRP$ design_NN is_VBZ not_RB particularly_RB revolutionary_JJ ,_, a_DT prospective_JJ purchaser_NN ,_, until_IN recently_RB ,_, had_VBD to_TO search_VB long_JJ and_CC hard_JJ to_TO find_VB such_JJ a_DT piece_NN ._. ``_`` they_PRP have_VBP n_NN 't_NN bottomed_VBN out_IN yet_RB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB when_WRB they_PRP will_MD ._. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ ,_, in_IN my_PRP$ opinion_NN ,_, to_TO achieve_VB fair_JJ balance_NN ._. privately_RB ,_, giants_NNP officials_NNS have_VBP said_VBD they_PRP are_VBP skeptical_JJ about_IN working_VBG with_IN santa_NNP clara_NNP and_CC say_VBP the_DT city_NN 's_POS staff_NN and_CC council_NN were_VBD extremely_RB hard_JJ to_TO deal_VB with_IN last_JJ year_NN ._. the_DT home_NNP stretch_NNP :_: this_DT last_JJ month_NN of_IN the_DT season_NN holds_VBZ so_RB much_JJ promise_NN that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO restrain_VB yourself_PRP --_: from_IN yawning_VBG ._. in_IN the_DT january_NNP survey_NN ,_, people_NNS who_WP said_VBD jobs_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB outnumbered_VBD those_DT who_WP said_VBD they_PRP are_VBP n_NN 't_NN by_IN 3_CD to_TO 1_CD ._. while_IN this_DT tendency_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN companies_NNS to_TO keep_VB secrets_NNS ,_, it_PRP greatly_RB facilitates_VBZ the_DT transmission_NN of_IN ideas_NNS that_WDT sometimes_RB lead_VB to_TO new_JJ products_NNS or_CC companies_NNS ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO remember_VB turner_NNP as_IN all-purpose_JJ buffoon_NN ,_, but_CC he_PRP was_VBD ._. howie_NNP had_VBD favoured_VBN a_DT bolt_NN but_CC this_DT would_MD have_VB been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO stage_VB ,_, so_IN he_PRP fell_VBD back_RB on_IN a_DT stroke_NN ._. ``_`` you_PRP can_MD teach_VB the_DT short_JJ game_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO teach_VB length_NN ._. ``_`` the_DT city_NN of_IN fremont_NNP is_VBZ larger_RBR now_RB ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB from_IN here_RB to_TO there_RB if_IN someone_NN needs_VBZ to_TO get_VB to_TO a_DT doctor_NN ._. allegation_NNP questioned_VBD ;_: one_CD u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. official_NN ,_, who_WP insisted_VBD on_IN anonymity_NN ,_, said_VBD ,_, ``_`` if_IN someone_NN is_VBZ serious_JJ about_IN the_DT jesuit_NNP case_NN and_CC had_VBD credible_JJ evidence_NN about_IN the_DT case_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB they_PRP would_MD wait_VB until_IN the_DT second_JJ anniversary_NN of_IN the_DT deaths_NNS and_CC release_VB that_DT evidence_NN to_TO the_DT media_NNS ,_, rather_RB than_IN turn_NN that_DT evidence_NN over_IN as_RB quickly_RB as_IN possible_JJ to_TO the_DT judge_NN in_IN this_DT case_NN ,_, who_WP has_VBZ proven_VBN his_PRP$ commitment_NN to_TO prosecute_VB whoever_WP has_VBZ been_VBN accused_VBN ._. ''_'' there_EX was_VBD a_DT moment_NN of_IN silence_NN ,_, hard_JJ to_TO break_VB ._. of_IN course_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO put_VB an_DT exact_JJ dollar_NN value_NN on_IN land_NN if_IN no_DT one_CD makes_VBZ a_DT direct_JJ profit_NN from_IN it_PRP ._. (_( ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN to_TO teach_VB ,_, "_" she_PRP sighs_VBZ ._. )_SYM ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB that_IN things_NNS like_IN this_DT can_MD happen_VB in_IN the_DT united_NNP states_NNPS ._. ''_'' it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO lose_VB your_PRP$ friends_NNS ._. about_IN 10_CD political_JJ prisoners_NNS in_IN northeastern_JJ china_NNP are_VBP planning_VBG a_DT hunger_NN strike_NN unless_IN the_DT prison_NN authorities_NNS stop_VBP beating_VBG them_PRP and_CC forcing_VBG them_PRP to_TO work_VB 14-hour_JJ days_NNS on_IN a_DT diet_NN of_IN hard_JJ bread_NN and_CC vegetables_NNS ,_, a_DT chinese_JJ person_NN who_WP has_VBZ been_VBN briefed_VBN on_IN their_PRP$ circumstances_NNS says_VBZ ._. lap-top_JJ screens_NNS use_VBP lightweight_JJ technology_NN that_WDT eats_VBZ up_IN as_IN little_JJ power_NN as_IN possible_JJ --_: and_CC therefore_RB are_VBP dimmer_RB ,_, smaller_JJR and_CC harder_JJ to_TO read_VB than_IN desk-top_JJ displays_NNS ._. ``_`` the_DT president_NN says_VBZ we_PRP 're_VBP not_RB in_IN a_DT recession_NN ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` but_CC i_PRP 've_VBP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN believing_VBG that_IN when_WRB 80_CD percent_NN of_IN our_PRP$ clients_NNS are_VBP telling_VBG us_PRP that_DT business_NN is_VBZ lousy_JJ ._. ''_'' sometimes_RB it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN what_WP they_PRP want_VBP ._. ''_'' ``_`` the_DT important_JJ thing_NN is_VBZ to_TO make_VB the_DT test_NN for_IN the_DT operator_NN 's_POS license_NN harder_JJ ._. ``_`` and_CC i_PRP find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB she_PRP could_MD be_VB anywhere_RB for_IN three_CD years_NNS without_IN trying_VBG to_TO make_VB contact_NN ,_, "_" says_VBZ sharon_NNP ,_, who_WP carried_VBD a_DT cellular_JJ telephone_NN with_IN her_PRP for_IN nearly_RB a_DT year_NN wherever_WRB she_PRP went_VBD ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO sustain_VB cattle_NNS without_IN bringing_VBG in_IN food_NN and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT very_RB expensive_JJ operation_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ always_RB harder_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT big_JJ guy_NN ,_, "_" said_VBD offensive_JJ coordinator_NN mike_NNP holmgren_NNP ._. ``_`` the_DT new_NNP yorkers_NNPS and_CC people_NNS from_IN new_NNP jersey_NNP find_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO settle_VB down_RB and_CC relax_VB ,_, "_" she_PRP said_VBD ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN travel_NN agents_NNS to_TO sell_VB organized_VBN tours_NNS in_IN america_NNP to_TO americans_NNPS ._. having_VBG used_VBN the_DT full_JJ force_NN of_IN his_PRP$ fiery_JJ oratory_NN to_TO reject_VB any_DT fundamental_JJ change_NN ,_, it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB how_WRB he_PRP can_MD adjust_VB at_IN this_DT late_JJ date_NN to_TO the_DT new_JJ soviet_JJ order_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB from_IN the_DT bottom_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ all_DT too_RB easy_JJ to_TO hear_VB :_: the_DT lab_NN is_VBZ home_NN to_TO a_DT dozen_NN dogs_NNS ._. everything_NN rides_NNS on_IN a_DT very_RB small_JJ portion_NN of_IN his_PRP$ anatomy_NN ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. ''_'' on_IN the_DT day_NN after_IN independence_NNP day_NNP ,_, when_WRB the_DT biggest_JJS traffic_NN jam_NN was_VBD triggered_VBN by_IN ``_`` terminator_NNP 2_CD ''_'' and_CC the_DT toughest_JJS toilers_NNS in_IN town_NN were_VBD reggae_NN rockers_NNS at_IN the_DT san_NNP jose_NNP america_NNP festival_NNP ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO be_VB a_DT working_VBG stiff_JJ while_IN everybody_NN else_RB played_VBD ._. thus_RB his_PRP$ forms_NNS have_VBP become_VBN bunched_VBN ,_, with_IN knobbly_RB casing_VBG and_CC clefts_NNS hard_JJ to_TO read_VB anatomically_RB ,_, and_CC with_IN lean_JJ stumpy_JJ extremities_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN watching_VBG ,_, so_IN i_PRP decided_VBD ,_, why_WRB should_MD he_PRP have_VB all_PDT the_DT fun_NN ?_. "_" it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB the_DT men_NNS of_IN the_DT u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. senate_NNP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN grasp_NN the_DT importance_NN of_IN anita_NNP hill_NNP 's_POS reluctant_JJ charges_NNS against_IN clarence_NNP thomas_NNP :_: historically_RB in_IN washington_NNP ,_, d_NN ._. c_NN ._. ,_, women_NNS are_VBP one_CD of_IN the_DT perks_NNS that_WDT go_VBP with_IN the_DT power_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO justify_VB the_DT kind_NN of_IN money_NN we_PRP make_VBP ._. ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ what_WP makes_VBZ it_PRP so_RB hard_JJ to_TO listen_VB to_TO ,_, "_" she_PRP says_VBZ ._. tourists_NNS planning_NN to_TO stop_VB in_IN on_IN the_DT world_NN 's_POS fair_NN will_MD find_VB rooms_NNS hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. when_WRB the_DT government_NN starts_VBZ whining_VBG about_IN how_WRB hard_JJ it_PRP is_VBZ to_TO make_VB ends_NNS meet_VB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ natural_JJ to_TO sneer_NN and_CC grab_VB hold_NN of_IN your_PRP$ wallet_NN ._. and_CC one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ is_VBZ what_WP to_TO do_VB about_IN career_NN planning_NN when_WRB both_DT wife_NN and_CC husband_NN are_VBP on_IN a_DT fast_JJ track_NN ._. ``_`` this_DT has_VBZ been_VBN the_DT hardest_JJ 12_CD months_NNS of_IN my_PRP$ business_NN career_NN ,_, "_" wright_NNP said_VBD as_IN he_PRP began_VBD the_DT taped_VBN sessions_NNS ._. if_IN all_DT we_PRP learned_VBD from_IN the_DT palm_NNP beach_NNP trial_NN is_VBZ that_DT rape_NN is_VBZ a_DT terrible_JJ thing_NN and_CC a_DT hard_JJ crime_NN to_TO prove_VB ,_, we_PRP have_VBP also_RB learned_VBN very_RB little_JJ ._. simply_RB delicious_JJ ;_: it_PRP was_VBD so_RB good_JJ it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP was_VBD so_RB simple_JJ ._. but_CC between_IN the_DT drought_NN and_CC the_DT shell_NN bursts_NNS ,_, he_PRP said_VBD ,_, ranching_VBG has_VBZ gotten_VBN harder_JJ than_IN ever_RB ._. they_PRP are_VBP convincingly_RB non-human_JJ ,_, exceedingly_RB clever_JJ and_CC even_RB --_: the_DT hardest_JJ trick_NN --_: quite_RB funny_JJ ._. by_IN the_DT end_NN saturday_NNP ,_, it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB the_DT difference_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ just_RB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO believe_VB ._. ''_'' what_WP 's_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ about_IN making_VBG a_DT pim_NNP ?_. it_PRP seemed_VBD a_DT strange_JJ custom_NN and_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO see_VB for_IN what_WP purpose_NN a_DT man_NN would_MD trouble_VB to_TO make_VB himself_PRP rich_JJ ,_, if_IN he_PRP could_MD not_RB buy_VB more_JJR women_NNS with_IN his_PRP$ riches_NNS ._. once_RB that_DT happens_VBZ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ to_TO lie_VB about_IN it_PRP than_IN it_PRP used_VBD to_TO be_VB ._. undoubtedly_RB belden_NNP was_VBD remembering_VBG when_WRB bread_NN and_CC meat_NN were_VBD hard_JJ for_IN him_PRP to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, that_DT period_NN in_IN 1841_CD when_WRB he_PRP crossed_VBD the_DT plains_NNS as_IN a_DT member_NN of_IN the_DT bidwell-bartleson_NNP party_NN ,_, the_DT first_JJ overland_RB emigrant_VBP train_NN to_TO california_NNP ._. in_IN the_DT 1990s_CD ,_, they_PRP 're_VBP likely_JJ to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO avoid_VB ._. i_PRP would_MD say_VB i_PRP was_VBD going_VBG to_TO be_VB late_JJ to_TO the_DT ballpark_NN or_CC not_RB take_VB batting_VBG practice_NN ,_, and_CC if_IN they_PRP did_VBD n_NN 't_NN like_IN it_PRP ,_, it_PRP was_VBD ,_, 'well_RB i_PRP 'm_VBP out_IN of_IN here_RB or_CC i_PRP 'll_MD fight_VB you_PRP on_IN it_PRP ._. '_'' ;_: ``_`` now_RB if_IN i_PRP am_VBP going_VBG to_TO be_VB late_JJ ,_, i_PRP call_VBP ,_, i_PRP say_VBP i_PRP have_VBP had_VBN a_DT hard_JJ day_NN around_IN the_DT house_NN and_CC i_PRP want_VBP to_TO save_VB the_DT rest_NN of_IN the_DT energy_NN i_PRP have_VBP for_IN the_DT game_NN ._. ''_'' in_IN wilson_NNP 's_POS proposed_VBN shifts_NNS of_IN discretion_NN over_IN certain_JJ programs_NNS to_TO the_DT counties_NNS and_CC to_TO local_JJ voters_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ sometimes_RB hard_JJ to_TO distinguish_VB philosophical_JJ conviction_NN from_IN fiscal_JJ necessity_NN ,_, and_CC even_RB harder_NNP to_TO predict_VB how_WRB the_DT counties_NNS (_( or_CC the_DT voters_NNS )_SYM will_MD use_VB that_DT discretion_NN ._. or_CC value_NN conflicts_NNS may_MD make_VB it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN managers_NNS to_TO do_VB what_WP they_PRP know_VBP is_VBZ right_NN for_IN the_DT business_NN ._. for_IN barney_NNP i_PRP think_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ even_RB harder_JJ ;_: there_EX 's_VBZ a_DT different_JJ kind_NN of_IN stress_NN ._. i_PRP spoke_VBD to_TO the_DT head_NN home_NN economist_NN at_IN the_DT usda_NNP hot_JJ line_NN ,_, susan_NNP conley_NNP ,_, who_WP said_VBD the_DT hardest_JJ part_NN of_IN the_DT job_NN is_VBZ advising_VBG people_NNS that_IN ,_, because_IN of_IN improper_JJ preparation_NN ,_, their_PRP$ turkeys_NNS should_MD be_VB used_VBN for_IN something_NN other_JJ than_IN dinner_NN ,_, such_JJ as_IN landfill_NN ._. not_RB too_RB tight_JJ ,_, you_PRP will_MD n_NN 't_NN get_VB away_RB with_IN doing_VBG this_DT just_RB once_RB ,_, you_PRP 'll_MD only_RB make_VB it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO undo_VB again_RB ._. some_DT airlines_NNS have_VBP found_VBN it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO comply_VB with_IN some_DT of_IN the_DT rules_NNS ._. they_PRP are_VBP often_RB hard_JJ to_TO erect_VB and_CC clumsy_JJ to_TO carry_VB ._. that_DT 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB ._. taxicabs_NNP ,_, especially_RB in_IN the_DT downtown_NN area_NN ,_, are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. but_CC people_NNS subscribing_VBG to_TO hbo_NNP probably_RB are_VBP n_NN 't_NN doing_VBG it_PRP because_IN of_IN the_DT intermittent_JJ sports_NNS programming_NN ,_, and_CC that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO argue_VB for_IN early_JJ morning_NN or_CC even_JJ afternoon_NN coverage_NN ._. the_DT flour_NN tortillas_NNS ,_, plastic-bagged_JJ and_CC kept_VBD warm_JJ ,_, had_VBD gotten_VBN a_DT little_JJ hard_JJ around_IN the_DT edges_NNS ._. a_DT lot_NN of_IN them_PRP irritate_VB my_PRP$ eyes_NNS and_CC make_VB it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO breathe_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB about_IN life_NN without_IN volleyball_NN ,_, "_" beckenhauer-heller_NNP said_VBD ._. we_PRP were_VBD a_DT rock_NN band_NN on_IN one_CD hand_NN ,_, but_CC there_EX 's_VBZ something_NN that_WDT happens_VBZ when_WRB you_PRP put_VBP four_CD girls_NNS on_IN stage_NN in_IN miniskirts_NNS ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ sort_NN of_IN a_DT vibe_NN about_IN it_PRP that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO control_VB ._. but_CC evidence_NN for_IN such_JJ claims_NNS has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_IN ,_, in_IN part_NN because_IN of_IN fears_NNS that_IN public_JJ complaints_NNS from_IN u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. companies_NNS would_MD prompt_VB japanese_JJ equipment_NN makers_NNS to_TO retaliate_VB ._. i_PRP have_VBP moved_VBN to_TO texas_NNP and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ harder_JJ and_CC more_RBR expensive_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO continue_VB calling_VBG the_DT ftb_NNP ._. depardieu_NNP 's_POS would-be_JJ poet_NN and_CC noiret_NNP 's_POS all-loving_JJ philosopher_NN are_VBP particularly_RB hard_JJ to_TO take_VB ._. the_DT former_JJ 49ers_CD coach_NN ,_, honored_VBN at_IN a_DT dinner_NN saturday_NNP night_NN as_IN an_DT outstanding_JJ alumnus_NN of_IN san_NNP jose_NNP state_NNP ,_, always_RB was_VBD able_JJ to_TO make_VB hard_JJ decisions_NNS about_IN telling_VBG a_DT player_NN his_PRP$ time_NN in_IN the_DT nfl_NNP had_VBD run_VBN out_RB ._. the_DT reason_NN laptop_NN computers_NNS have_VBP to_TO be_VB the_DT size_NN of_IN notebooks_NNS is_VBZ because_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB out_IN how_WRB to_TO put_VB hands_NNS on_IN a_DT keyboard_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ any_DT smaller_JJR ._. to_TO be_VB honest_JJ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO feel_VB like_IN a_DT no-nonsense_JJ ,_, take-charge_JJ kind_NN of_IN parent_NN when_WRB you_PRP 're_VBP sitting_VBG at_IN a_DT tiny_JJ desk_NN that_WDT looks_VBZ like_IN it_PRP was_VBD made_VBN in_IN santa_NNP 's_POS workshop_NNP ._. ``_`` it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO see_VB him_PRP like_IN that_DT ,_, "_" said_VBD center_NN jesse_NNP sapolu_NNP ,_, who_WP joined_VBD a_DT large_JJ group_NN of_IN 49ers_CD and_CC eagles_NNP in_IN a_DT reggie_NNP white-led_JJ prayer_NN session_NN on_IN the_DT field_NN after_IN the_DT game_NN ended_VBD ._. ``_`` i_PRP understand_VBP preemies_NNS have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN under_IN the_DT best_JJS of_IN conditions_NNS ._. ''_'' now_RB comes_VBZ the_DT hard_JJ part_NN :_: creating_VBG a_DT stable_JJ and_CC prosperous_JJ society_NN on_IN the_DT ruins_NNS of_IN the_DT old_JJ totalitarian_JJ order_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO improve_VB tetris_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB easy_JJ to_TO spoil_VB the_DT game_NN ,_, "_" pokhilko_NNP says_VBZ ,_, noting_VBG that_IN ideas_NNS for_IN changing_VBG it_PRP are_VBP considered_VBN and_CC discarded_VBD every_DT day_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO like_IN tina_NNP turner_NNP 's_POS ``_`` the_DT bitch_NNP is_VBZ back_RB ,_, "_" and_CC o_NNP 'connor_NN could_MD make_VB a_DT living_VBG on_IN tribute_NN albums_NNS alone_RB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ usually_RB not_RB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO sell_VB workers_NNS on_IN this_DT as_IN it_PRP gives_VBZ them_PRP longer_RB holiday_NN periods_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ kind_NN of_IN hard_JJ to_TO say_VB what_WP will_MD happen_VB in_IN terms_NNS of_IN additional_JJ service_NN because_IN we_PRP 've_VBP got_VBD to_TO get_VB the_DT service_NN up_IN and_CC running_VBG ,_, "_" said_VBD caltrans_NNP spokesman_NN jim_NNP drago_NNP ._. perceptions_NNS and_CC stereotypes_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO dispel_VB ._. from_IN what_WP i_PRP hear_VBP ,_, blushing_VBG ,_, virginal_JJ young_JJ things_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB in_IN hollywood_NNP ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM microwave_NNP method_NN :_: smaller_JJR turkeys_NNS (_( less_JJR than_IN 12_CD pounds_NNS )_SYM may_MD be_VB cooked_VBN in_IN the_DT microwave_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO evenly_RB cook_VBP larger_JJR birds_NNS ._. last_JJ season_NN 's_POS loss_NN was_VBD especially_RB hard_JJ to_TO swallow_VB because_IN irvington_NNP (_( 1-1_JJ )_SYM was_VBD coming_VBG off_IN its_PRP$ first_JJ victory_NN in_IN three_CD seasons_NNS when_WRB it_PRP surprised_VBD the_DT chargers_NNPS ,_, who_WP finished_VBD 2-8_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO get_VB the_DT obese_JJ out_IN to_TO begin_VB exercise_NN than_IN the_DT woman_NN who_WP is_VBZ not_RB obese_JJ ,_, "_" bagwell_NNP said_VBD ._. when_WRB you_PRP lose_VBP ground_NN like_IN that_DT ,_, it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ one_CD of_IN those_DT things_NNS hard_JJ to_TO explain_VB ._. when_WRB i_PRP was_VBD an_DT undergraduate_NN at_IN stanford_NNP in_IN the_DT early_JJ '80s_NNS ,_, one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ classes_NNS to_TO get_VB into_IN in_IN the_DT english_NNP department_NNP was_VBD a_DT seminar_NN called_VBD american_JJ lives_NNS ._. it_PRP makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO do_VB some_DT of_IN the_DT things_NNS i_PRP 'd_MD like_VB to_TO do_VB here_RB because_IN of_IN it_PRP ,_, "_" dunn_NNP said_VBD ._. when_WRB he_PRP 's_VBZ struggling_VBG ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO pitch_VB him_PRP a_DT lot_NN ._. ''_'' ._. that_DT makes_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN teams_NNS to_TO play_VB you_PRP ._. vow_NNP to_TO veto_VB ;_: the_DT legislation_NN is_VBZ designed_VBN to_TO overturn_VB five_CD 1989_CD supreme_NNP court_NNP decisions_NNS that_WDT made_VBD it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN women_NNS and_CC minorities_NNS to_TO win_VB job-discrimination_JJ lawsuits_NNS ._. ``_`` i_PRP would_MD n_NN 't_NN want_NN to_TO discourage_VB anyone_NN from_IN trying_VBG the_DT sport_NN ,_, but_CC after_IN you_PRP play_VBP for_IN the_DT first_JJ few_JJ times_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB opponents_NNS because_IN your_PRP$ abilities_NNS to_TO play_VB change_NN so_RB dramatically_RB ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. although_IN local_JJ rejection_NN rates_NNS are_VBP not_RB immediately_RB available_JJ ,_, agents_NNS working_VBG with_IN south_NNP bay_NNP minority_NN home_NN buyers_NNS say_VBP that_IN the_DT study_NN proves_VBZ something_NN they_PRP experience_VBP regularly_RB --_: subtle_JJ and_CC harder_JJ to-prove_JJ forms_NNS of_IN discrimination_NN ._. army_NN women_NNS ,_, like_IN their_PRP$ counterparts_NNS in_IN the_DT marines_NNPS ,_, had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN finding_VBG sanitary_JJ napkins_NNS ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ going_NN in_IN favored_VBN ._. ''_'' and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN the_DT poor_JJ slobs_NNS who_WP sit_VBP twice_RB a_DT day_NN in_IN bumper-to-bumper_JJ traffic_NN along_IN 101_CD as_IN the_DT spotted_VBN owl_NN of_IN silicon_NNP valley_NNP ._. but_CC this_DT year_NN in_IN hard_JJ economic_JJ times_NNS ,_, only_RB 42_CD percent_NN of_IN the_DT school_NN 's_POS graduates_NNS have_VBP found_VBN jobs_NNS ._. but_CC if_IN she_PRP has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN imagining_VBG how_WRB this_DT could_MD lead_VB to_TO the_DT discombobulation_NN you_PRP describe_VBP ,_, she_PRP nevertheless_RB appreciates_VBZ the_DT practical_JJ wisdom_NN of_IN your_PRP$ suggestion_NN and_CC is_VBZ happy_JJ to_TO pass_VB it_PRP on_RB ._. to_TO his_PRP$ credit_NN ,_, van_NNP poppel_NNP seems_VBZ eager_JJ to_TO absorb_VB some_DT hard_JJ lessons_NNS and_CC everyone_NN says_VBZ he_PRP has_VBZ improved_VBN ._. we_PRP did_VBD it_PRP the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ,_, scoring_VBG everything_NN with_IN two_CD outs_NNS ,_, but_CC that_DT shows_VBZ the_DT character_NN of_IN the_DT team_NN ._. ''_'' for_IN one_CD thing_NN ,_, wagner_NNP concedes_VBZ that_IN a_DT teknekron_NNP start-up_NN 's_POS characteristic_JJ eight_CD -_: to_TO 15-year_VB gestation_NN period_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN a_DT giant_NN to_TO abide_VB ._. the_DT love_NN affair_NN between_IN alice_NNP and_CC erik_NNP ,_, so_RB immediate_JJ and_CC miraculous_JJ ,_, is_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO accept_VB than_IN the_DT premise_NN that_IN a_DT young_JJ woman_NN regularly_RB becomes_VBZ a_DT wolf_NN ._. if_IN an_DT executive_NN in_IN a_DT traditional_JJ male_JJ job_NN ,_, an_DT attractive_JJ woman_NN tends_VBZ to_TO have_VB a_DT harder_JJ time_NN winning_VBG recognition_NN and_CC promotion_NN ._. considering_VBG the_DT willingness_NN of_IN extortionists_NNS to_TO use_VB terror_NN tactics_NNS ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ not_RB hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB why_WRB so_RB many_JJ people_NNS are_VBP apprehensive_JJ ._. i_PRP also_RB have_VBP arthritis_NN in_IN my_PRP$ left_VBN hip_NN ,_, which_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP doubly_RB hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO reach_VB my_PRP$ customers_NNS at_IN times_NNS ._. it_PRP is_VBZ dull_JJ business_NN ,_, detecting_VBG ,_, and_CC hard_JJ on_IN feet_NNS ._. the_DT combination_NN of_IN those_DT things_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO find_VB ._. that_DT 's_VBZ pretty_RB much_JJ what_WP you_PRP have_VBP to_TO tell_VB these_DT pitchers_NNS and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB ._. ''_'' since_IN gregory_NNP was_VBD a_DT toddler_NN growing_VBG up_IN in_IN leatherwood_NNP ,_, va_NNP ._. ,_, it_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB him_PRP off_IN stage_NN ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM more_RBR than_IN 40_CD percent_NN said_VBD it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO reach_VB the_DT cable_NN company_NN on_IN the_DT phone_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO ascertain_VB who_WP was_VBD the_DT most_RBS ineffective_JJ for_IN the_DT cardinal_NNP --_: the_DT offense_NN ,_, defense_NN ,_, kicking_VBG game_NN ,_, coaching_NN ?_. ``_`` most_JJS beginners_NNS say_VBP the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN about_IN the_DT sport_NN is_VBZ holding_VBG your_PRP$ breath_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ all_DT mental_JJ --_: you_PRP burn_VBP up_IN a_DT lot_NN of_IN air_NN with_IN the_DT anxiety_NN ._. ''_'' still_RB ,_, he_PRP has_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ time_NN expressing_VBG why_WRB he_PRP willingly_RB left_VBD the_DT academy_NN and_CC is_VBZ jeopardizing_VBG a_DT comfortable_JJ lifestyle_NN for_IN a_DT chance_NN to_TO start_VB a_DT soviet_JJ telecommunications_NNS firm_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB a_DT bridge_NN that_WDT would_MD be_VB more_RBR important_JJ in_IN the_DT days_NNS following_VBG a_DT quake_NN ._. ``_`` now_RB ,_, israel_NNP may_MD face_VB something_NN it_PRP has_VBZ n_NN 't_NN faced_VBN before_IN --_: a_DT united_VBN arab_NNP approval_NN of_IN a_DT peace_NN conference_NN they_PRP may_MD find_VB hard_JJ to_TO resist_VB ,_, "_" a_DT senior_JJ administration_NN official_NN said_VBD ._. unless_IN an_DT agreement_NN is_VBZ worked_VBN out_IN soon_RB ,_, the_DT city_NN may_MD have_VB to_TO make_VB some_DT hard_JJ choices_NNS about_IN how_WRB many_JJ trips_NNS it_PRP can_MD provide_VB to_TO critically_RB ill_JJ patients_NNS ,_, she_PRP said_VBD ._. but_CC being_VBG the_DT first_JJ one_CD in_IN your_PRP$ neighborhood_NN to_TO visit_VB this_DT forlorn_JJ place_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO write_VB home_NN about_IN it_PRP ._. do_VBP you_PRP feel_VBP it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB in_IN touch_NN with_IN old_JJ friends_NNS ?_. ``_`` this_DT is_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ for_IN them_PRP ._. ``_`` i_PRP just_RB find_VBP it_PRP hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB there_EX are_VBP still_RB 400_CD extra_JJ people_NNS hanging_VBG around_IN cbs_NNP in_IN the_DT fifth_JJ year_NN of_IN the_DT stewardship_NN of_IN larry_NNP tisch_NNP ._. ''_'' its_PRP$ relentlessly_RB cheery_JJ tone_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP a_DT cloying_JJ read_NN for_IN one_CD sitting_VBG ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO beat_VB as_IN a_DT browser_NN ._. that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB after_IN only_RB two_CD weeks_NNS ._. anyone_NN looking_VBG on_IN would_MD be_VB hard_JJ put_NN to_TO see_VB the_DT downturn_NN ._. typically_RB ,_, the_DT computer_NN belongs_VBZ to_TO a_DT corporation_NN or_CC the_DT government_NN and_CC is_VBZ considered_VBN in_IN cracking_VBG circles_NNS to_TO be_VB hard_JJ to_TO penetrate_VB ._. the_DT issue_NN of_IN low_JJ wages_NNS for_IN janitors_NNS is_VBZ much_JJ harder_JJ to_TO solve_VB ._. its_PRP$ efforts_NNS included_VBD a_DT customer_NN survey_NN to_TO find_VB out_IN what_WP was_VBD really_RB hard_JJ to_TO understand_VB in_IN the_DT tax_NN code_NN ,_, forms_NNS ,_, etc_FW ._. dr_NNP ._. robert_NNP huizenga_NNP said_VBD that_IN the_DT multiple_JJ tumors_NNS in_IN alzado_NNP 's_POS brain_NN have_VBP shrunk_VBN and_CC become_VB hard_JJ to_TO see_VB on_IN x-rays_NNS after_IN two_CD ``_`` courses_NNS ''_'' of_IN chemotherapy_NN treatment_NN at_IN the_DT ucla_NNP medical_NNP center_NNP ._. it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VB 125_CD ,_, 000_CD dead_JJ and_CC millions_NNS of_IN homeless_JJ in_IN the_DT united_NNP kingdom_NNP receiving_VBG such_JJ scant_JJ attention_NN so_RB soon_RB after_IN the_DT fact_NN ,_, or_CC the_DT american_JJ public_JJ tolerating_VBG the_DT shortage_NN of_IN news_NN coverage_NN we_PRP are_VBP experiencing_VBG ._. ``_`` as_IN resident_NN manager_NN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ for_IN me_PRP to_TO imagine_VB a_DT full-fledged_JJ research_NN facility_NN without_IN an_DT airfield_NN attached_VBN to_TO it_PRP ,_, "_" compton_NNP said_VBD ._. ``_`` these_DT kinds_NNS of_IN incidents_NNS would_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN us_PRP to_TO find_VB with_IN a_DT random_JJ check_NN of_IN their_PRP$ records_NNS ,_, "_" framiglio_NNP said_VBD ._. many_JJ spots_NNS are_VBP hard_JJ to_TO remove_VB if_IN they_PRP 're_VBP allowed_VBN to_TO "_" set_VBN ._. ``_`` the_DT hard_JJ part_NN is_VBZ over_RB ._. ``_`` that_DT 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO do_VB because_IN i_PRP 'm_VBP still_RB a_DT kid_NN as_RB far_RB as_IN physicality_NN is_VBZ concerned_VBN ._. my_PRP$ husband_NN had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN holding_VBG back_RB the_DT tears_NNS when_WRB he_PRP read_VBP it_PRP ,_, and_CC so_RB did_VBD i_PRP ._. but_CC the_DT money_NN saved_VBN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO count_VB --_: who_WP knows_VBZ if_IN the_DT baby_NN might_MD have_VB required_VBN more_JJR hospitalization_NN ,_, or_CC the_DT 3-year-old_JJ wo_MD n_NN 't_NN need_NN special_JJ education_NN because_IN of_IN parent_NN stimulation_NN and_CC head_NNP start_VB --_: and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ saved_VBN in_IN the_DT future_NN ._. if_IN you_PRP punch_VBP down_RP the_DT dough_NN roughly_RB ,_, it_PRP will_MD become_VB elastic_JJ again_RB and_CC hard_JJ to_TO shape_VB into_IN a_DT loaf_NN ._. french_JJ and_CC italian_JJ breads_NNS ,_, when_WRB sliced_VBN thin_JJ and_CC toasted_VBD tend_VBP to_TO become_VB too_RB hard_JJ and_CC crumble_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB if_IN the_DT claim_NN is_VBZ true_JJ ,_, because_IN these_DT are_VBP very_RB tiny_JJ insects_NNS ._. sure_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ possible_JJ for_IN people_NNS to_TO forget_VB about_IN the_DT camera_NN and_CC go_VB about_IN their_PRP$ business_NN ,_, but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO watch_VB something_NN as_RB intimate_JJ as_IN a_DT phone_NN call_NN to_TO a_DT hoped-for_JJ birth_NN parent_NN by_IN an_DT adopted_VBN child_NN and_CC not_RB feel_VB like_IN an_DT intruder_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ for_IN anyone_NN close_RB to_TO the_DT pows_NNS to_TO approach_VB normalcy_NN with_IN this_DT week_NN 's_POS whirlwind_NN events_NNS ._. gregory_NNP sawers_NNP ,_, an_DT analyst_NN at_IN the_DT new_NNP york_NNP financial_JJ research_NN firm_NN sanford_NNP c_NN ._. bernstein_NNP and_CC co_NNP ._. ,_, said_VBD mci_NNP 's_POS chief_JJ competitors_NNS ,_, american_NNP telephone_NNP and_CC telegraph_NNP co_NNP ._. and_CC u_NNP ._. s_NNP ._. sprint_NNP ,_, would_MD have_VB a_DT hard_JJ time_NN matching_VBG mci_NNP 's_POS promotion_NN because_IN their_PRP$ computerized_JJ billing_NN systems_NNS are_VBP not_RB as_IN sophisticated_JJ ._. a_DT well_UH ,_, a_DT budget_NN agreement_NN ,_, people_NNS know_VBP instinctively_RB if_IN not_RB by_IN hard_JJ lessons_NNS learned_VBD ,_, represents_VBZ a_DT great_JJ deal_NN of_IN sound_NN and_CC fury_NN and_CC little_JJ else_RB ._. still_RB ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO recall_VB any_DT party_NN to_TO a_DT santa_NNP clara_NNP county_NNP labor_NN dispute_NN that_WDT has_VBZ been_VBN as_RB contemptible_JJ as_IN the_DT service_NNP employees_NNP international_NNP union_NNP in_IN its_PRP$ current_JJ effort_NN to_TO establish_VB a_DT union_NN at_IN shine_NNP building_NNP maintenance_NNP ,_, a_DT san_NNP jose_NNP janitorial_JJ company_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB much_JJ good_JJ news_NN out_IN there_RB ._. ''_'' also_RB ,_, the_DT amigo_NNP 's_POS design_NN makes_VBZ it_PRP awfully_RB hard_JJ for_IN an_DT adult_NN to_TO reach_VB the_DT back_JJ seat_NN ._. it_PRP was_VBD something_NN harder_JJ to_TO name_VB ,_, restless_JJ and_CC self-involved_JJ ._. he_PRP could_MD make_VB it_PRP easy_JJ for_IN her_PRP$ ,_, or_CC make_VB it_PRP comparatively_RB hard_JJ ._. nevertheless_RB ,_, okazaki_NNP sympathized_VBD with_IN griffith_NNP ,_, saying_VBG the_DT state_NN did_VBD n_NN 't_NN allocate_VB enough_JJ money_NN for_IN the_DT project_NN ,_, and_CC ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO please_VB everyone_NN ._. ''_'' dr_NNP ._. solomon_NNP 's_POS is_VBZ just_RB too_RB hard_JJ to_TO use_VB ._. with_IN congress_NNP controlled_VBN by_IN democrats_NNPS ,_, that_WDT will_MD be_VB hard_JJ for_IN bush_NNP to_TO do_VB ._. pork_NN is_VBZ one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ foods_NNS to_TO digest_VB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ work_NN for_IN him_PRP at_IN his_PRP$ age_NN ,_, "_" his_PRP$ sponsor_NN ,_, le_NNP huu_NNP dan_NNP ,_, translates_VBZ ._. that_DT instantly_RB cut_VBP the_DT value_NN of_IN investments_NNS in_IN buildings_NNS up_IN to_TO 20_CD percent_NN ,_, throwing_VBG marginal_JJ developments_NNS into_IN bankruptcy_NN and_CC adding_VBG hard_JJ to-sell_JJ assets_NNS to_TO bank_VB balance_NN sheets_NNS ._. besides_IN ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ not_RB to_TO have_VB some_DT fun_NN wearing_VBG a_DT gorilla_NN mask_NN ,_, says_VBZ frida_NNP ._. unfortunately_RB ,_, the_DT display_NN is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO read_VB ,_, the_DT batteries_NNS don_VBP 't_VBG last_JJ long_JJ enough_RB ,_, the_DT processor_NN is_VBZ about_IN to_TO be_VB obsolete_JJ (_( new_JJ machines_NNS introduced_VBD last_JJ month_NN have_VBP faster_JJR processors_NNS or_CC processors_NNS that_WDT extend_VBP battery_NN life_NN )_SYM ,_, and_CC the_DT whole_JJ thing_NN weighs_VBZ a_DT couple_NN of_IN pounds_NNS too_RB much_JJ ._. the_DT legislation_NN began_VBD as_IN an_DT effort_NN to_TO overturn_VB a_DT series_NN of_IN supreme_NNP court_NNP decisions_NNS making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN minorities_NNS and_CC women_NNS to_TO win_VB job-discrimination_JJ lawsuits_NNS ._. hosin_NNP said_VBD he_PRP had_VBD a_DT hard_JJ time_NN convincing_JJ his_PRP$ parents_NNS the_DT situation_NN was_VBD serious_JJ enough_RB to_TO warrant_VB leaving_VBG ._. ``_`` i_PRP know_VBP this_DT is_VBZ going_VBG to_TO be_VB hard_JJ ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. since_IN her_PRP$ july_NNP blackout_NN ,_, she_PRP --_: like_IN thousands_NNS of_IN california_NNP motorists_NNS in_IN similar_JJ circumstances_NNS --_: learned_VBD the_DT hard_JJ way_NN about_IN the_DT department_NNP of_IN motor_NNP vehicles_NNPS '_POS little_RB known_VBN system_NN that_WDT requires_VBZ doctors_NNS to_TO report_VB to_TO state_VB officials_NNS the_DT patients_NNS they_PRP have_VBP treated_VBN for_IN lapses_NNS of_IN consciousness_NN ._. the_DT european_JJ observatory_NN statement_NN said_VBD the_DT chances_NNS of_IN an_DT object_NN hitting_VBG the_DT relatively_RB small_JJ halley_NNP nucleus_NN seem_VB ``_`` extremely_RB remote_JJ ,_, "_" and_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB such_JJ an_DT event_NN could_MD lead_VB to_TO the_DT relatively_RB steady_JJ outflow_NN of_IN dust_NN observed_VBN ._. but_CC common_JJ sense_NN indicates_VBZ that_IN trees_NNS that_WDT have_VBP had_VBN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN ,_, especially_RB the_DT citrus_JJ trees_NNS ,_, would_MD be_VB unable_JJ to_TO combat_VB a_DT whitefly_JJ invasion_NN ._. (_( check_NN )_SYM it_PRP would_MD also_RB nullify_VB other_JJ u_NNP ._. n_NN ._. resolutions_NNS after_IN iraq_NNP 's_POS full_JJ withdrawal_NN ,_, making_VBG it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO enforce_VB technology_NN and_CC military_JJ embargoes_NNS against_IN iraq_NNP ,_, allowing_VBG it_PRP to_TO rebuild_VB its_PRP$ armed_VBN forces_NNS in_IN the_DT future_NN ._. but_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB winning_VBG by_IN playing_VBG that_DT game_NN ,_, experts_NNS say_VBP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ knowing_VBG the_DT success_NN they_PRP 're_VBP having_VBG ,_, "_" richmond_NNP said_VBD ,_, ``_`` and_CC i_PRP 'm_VBP not_RB having_VBG any_DT at_IN all_DT ,_, to_TO tell_VB you_PRP the_DT truth_NN ._. not_RB writing_VBG will_MD be_VB hard_JJ ._. ``_`` the_DT tough_JJ thing_NN is_VBZ ,_, it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VB a_DT big_JJ back_RB with_IN those_DT qualities_NNS ,_, "_" nunnelly_RB said_VBD ._. the_DT union_NN wants_VBZ the_DT company_NN to_TO recognize_VB it_PRP outright_JJ ,_, without_IN an_DT election_NN ,_, a_DT legal_JJ tactic_NN unions_NNS have_VBP embraced_VBN recently_RB because_IN they_PRP say_VBP new_JJ labor_NN laws_NNS make_VBP it_PRP harder_JJ for_IN them_PRP to_TO win_VB traditional_JJ election_NN drives_NNS ._. that_DT 's_VBZ the_DT hardest_JJ thing_NN to_TO deal_VB with_IN more_JJR than_IN anything_NN because_IN i_PRP love_VBP him_PRP very_RB much_RB ,_, "_" said_VBD gama_NNP ._. ``_`` i_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN understanding_NN how_WRB you_PRP can_MD signal_VB before_IN you_PRP get_VBP to_TO the_DT bottom_NN of_IN the_DT pile_NN ._. ''_'' i_PRP learned_VBD this_DT the_DT hard_JJ way_NN ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT hard_JJ way_NN to_TO grow_VB up_IN ,_, having_VBG a_DT name_NN like_IN that_DT ,_, "_" he_PRP said_VBD ._. from_IN the_DT february_NNP day_NN that_IN the_DT sharks_NNP unveiled_VBD their_PRP$ uniform_NN jersey_NN ,_, retailers_NNS have_VBP had_VBN a_DT hard_JJ time_NN keeping_VBG merchandise_NN bearing_VBG the_DT team_NN 's_POS colors_NNS and_CC logo_NN on_IN the_DT shelf_NN ._. here_RB in_IN the_DT south_NNP bay_NNP ,_, one_CD of_IN the_DT hardest_JJ dreams_NNS to_TO change_VB is_VBZ the_DT single-family_JJ house_NN ._. admirable_JJ goals_NNS all_DT ,_, even_RB if_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO tell_VB what_WP the_DT results_NNS will_MD be_VB ._. and_CC this_DT past_JJ spring_NN ,_, santa_NNP clara_NNP valley_NNP water_NNP district_NNP officials_NNS adopted_VBD a_DT 25_CD percent_NN average_JJ cutback_NN --_: requiring_VBG a_DT 30_CD percent_NN reduction_NN in_IN the_DT summer_NN and_CC 15_CD percent_NN in_IN the_DT winter_NN ,_, when_WRB it_PRP 's_VBZ harder_JJ to_TO conserve_VB ._. craig_NNP was_VBD referring_VBG to_TO the_DT new_JJ astrodome_NNP configuration_NN that_WDT makes_VBZ it_PRP harder_JJ to_TO hit_VB homers_NNS to_TO left_VBN and_CC right_NN ._. they_PRP say_VBP they_PRP have_VBP a_DT hard_JJ time_NN telling_VBG the_DT passing_NN of_IN a_DT train_NN from_IN a_DT small_JJ earthquake_NN ._. is_VBZ it_PRP hard_JJ for_IN her_PRP$ to_TO deal_NN with_IN her_PRP$ husband_NN 's_POS past_JJ life_NN and_CC past_JJ wife_NN so_RB often_RB ?_. but_CC it_PRP was_VBD hard_JJ to_TO defend_VB myself_PRP because_IN i_PRP don_VBP 't_VBG speak_VB english_NNP well_RB ._. ''_'' but_CC it_PRP is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB investors_NNS outside_IN the_DT brokerage_NN industry_NN could_MD have_VB learned_VBN about_IN the_DT promising_JJ deal_NN before_IN last_JJ thursday_NNP 's_POS announcement_NN ,_, as_IN it_PRP was_VBD not_RB mentioned_VBN in_IN reports_NNS judicate_NNP has_VBZ filed_VBN with_IN the_DT securities_NNP and_CC exchange_NNP commission_NNP ._. (_( box_NN )_SYM dave_NNP 's_POS coffee_NNP shop_NNP ,_, 4299_CD broadway_NNP ,_, oakland_NNP ,_, (_( 510_CD )_SYM 658-2455_JJ ,_, would_MD be_VB hard_JJ to_TO miss_VB in_IN that_DT dark_JJ neighborhood_NN even_RB without_IN the_DT huge_JJ signs_NNS that_WDT make_VBP very_RB sure_JJ you_PRP know_VBP this_DT is_VBZ dave_NNP 's_POS and_CC it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT coffee_NNP shop_NNP ._. because_IN he_PRP takes_VBZ pain_NN killers_NNS and_CC other_JJ medication_NN ,_, some_DT days_NNS are_VBP harder_JJ than_IN others_NNS ._. just_RB how_WRB many_JJ books_NNS and_CC magazines_NNS are_VBP there_EX is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ._. ``_`` and_CC on_IN the_DT harder_JJ dives_NNS ,_, i_PRP still_RB get_VBP nervous_JJ ._. ''_'' since_IN expo_NNP '86_CD spread_NN word_NN of_IN vancouver_NNP 's_POS charms_NNS ,_, canada_NNP 's_POS third-largest_JJ metropolis_NN fills_VBZ in_IN the_DT summer_NN with_IN a_DT cosmopolitan_JJ mix_NN of_IN tourists_NNS ,_, making_VBG inexpensive_JJ and_CC safe_JJ rooms_NNS hard_JJ to_TO come_VB by_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO get_VB a_DT budget_NN that_WDT 's_VBZ both_DT doable_JJ and_CC realistic_JJ ,_, "_" said_VBD robert_NNP byer_NNP ,_, dean_NN of_IN research_NN ,_, whose_WP$ office_NN is_VBZ slated_VBN for_IN a_DT $_$ 550_CD ,_, 000_CD cut_VB ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ so_RB awful_JJ that_IN it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP 's_VBZ made_VBN by_IN the_DT same_JJ man_NN who_WP created_VBD ``_`` all_DT in_NN the_DT family_NNP ,_, "_" ``_`` maude_NNP ,_, "_" ``_`` mary_NNP hartman_NNP ,_, mary_NNP hartman_NNP ''_'' and_CC ``_`` fernwood_NNP 2-night_JJ ._. ''_'' ``_`` when_WRB all_DT i_PRP 'm_VBP asking_VBG for_IN is_VBZ a_DT no-trade_JJ clause_NN ,_, what_WP 's_VBZ so_RB hard_JJ ?_. ''_'' ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO talk_VB without_IN crying_VBG ,_, "_" ruth_NNP said_VBD early_JJ today_NN from_IN her_PRP$ new_JJ home_NN near_IN grass_NNP valley_NNP ,_, where_WRB she_PRP moved_VBD last_JJ week_NN ._. it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO define_VB ._. reservations_NNS hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ;_: getting_VBG a_DT reservation_NN in_IN popular_JJ coast_NN or_CC redwoods_NNS parks_NNS is_VBZ like_IN winning_VBG a_DT telephone_NN lottery_NN ,_, campers_NNS say_VBP ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB it_PRP was_VBD anyone_NN else_RB ._. ``_`` it_PRP 's_VBZ a_DT lot_NN harder_JJ than_IN i_PRP thought_VBD it_PRP would_MD be_VB ,_, and_CC more_RBR expensive_JJ than_IN i_PRP thought_VBD it_PRP would_MD be_VB ._. ''_'' inside_IN top_JJ fun_NN ;_: 'hot_JJ shots_NNS ,_, '_POS starring_VBG charlie_NNP sheen_NNP and_CC lloyd_NNP bridges_NNP ,_, is_VBZ a_DT parody_NN of_IN so_RB many_JJ movies_NNS it_PRP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO keep_VB track_NN ._. ``_`` our_PRP$ people_NNS work_VBP ,_, and_CC it_PRP 's_VB