41.   There were further difficulties within most of the republics stemming from demands for local autonomy or even independence.

42.   There were some difficulties in achieving a smooth transition to independence.

43.   These difficulties are due to the conflicts that arise between both institutions that lay claim to democratic legitimacy.

44.   These difficulties are still unresolved, although many solutions have been suggested.

45.   When the need for assistance is not even recognised, there is considerable difficulty for any advice agency in providing assistance.

46.   Yet language difficulties have never been insurmountable barriers.

47.   The first difficulty is that, old-fashioned or not, it is very good.

48.   They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.

49.   Why?One difficulty is to construct the agreements.

50.   During November there had been difficulties in paying money held in hard currency accounts to foreigners, a sign of the shortage of hard currency in the union account.