61. Legal immigrants may find it harder to apply for citizenship and to bring their family members to the United States. 62. Larger companies in strategic industries, which found it harder to skirt the rules, had put intense pressure on Chen to do away with them. 63. Manufacturers are also finding it harder to borrow as banks cut lending, leading some to slash capital investment plans. 64. Meanwhile, Mattel is finding it harder to sell its established toys, such as Barbie dolls, through traditional retail outlets. 65. Many teachers believe that adolescents find it harder to concentrate when exercise breaks are not scheduled. 66. Natasha found it harder to sew for money as the shops began to import better merchandise. 67. New sheep owners find this harder to accept. 68. Nevertheless, vendors like Data Integrity have found contracts harder to come by than analysts had originally projected. 69. No doubt a rogue trader will find it harder to take such outlandish risks in the future, particularly as firms tighten their controls. 70. Now researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., are suggesting that this is because they find it harder to recognize and understand human speech. |