it should be not difficult vs it should not be difficult

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "It should not be difficult" is the more common and natural way to express that something is not expected to be hard. On the other hand, "It should be not difficult" is less common and might sound a bit awkward, but it could be used for emphasis or in a specific style of writing.

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it should be not difficult

This phrase is less common and might sound a bit awkward, but it could be used for emphasis or in a specific style of writing.

This phrase could be used for emphasis or in a specific style of writing, but it is less common than the alternative.

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It should not be too difficult to reach an overall agreement on this.
Therefore, it should not be difficult to pay its creditors punctually.
In this case, there is such a small difference between the different points of view that it should not be difficult to reach a compromise.
I am not an expert in factories... but reutilizarlas to produce armored cars... it should not be difficult.
It is very easy to reach out and press this button, it should not be difficult for any Member.
Therefore, it should not be difficult to draw up common strategic objectives and to gain support for them among all the EU Member States.
Firstly, it should not be difficult to understand that international trade has tremendous potential to promote development and prosperity.
At the same time, it should not be difficult for surfactant producers to pass on this rather low increase in cost in the final price of their products.
Statistics will tell us that it should not be very difficult to do it much better, which may not even be good enough, but definitely it is an opportunity.
I could understand you answering both our questions together, but it should not be so difficult to give me a separate answer to my question on what consultation arrangements there have been over the past five years between the Commission and the Member States.
In the annex to the report we have listed a number of questions, some of which are actually quite straightforward, and it should not be difficult to provide an answer to them.
If you need a helping hand, I will be there to help you in that respect, but it is a matter for the parliamentarians themselves to see that they find a common ground and I believe that it should not be that difficult.
It should not be difficult, he stressed, for young people to be able to find a job to enable them "to start a family and buy a few possessions."
Now, this is not difficult.
Well, you'll find I'm not difficult to please.
My decision was hurried, but not difficult.
Look, it's not difficult, I promise you.
It is not difficult to become a poplar.
It's not difficult to know what you're thinking of me.
That's not difficult with your little monkey brain.

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it should not be difficult

it should not be difficult

This is the more common and natural way to express that something is not expected to be hard.

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express that something is not expected to be hard.

Show examples from the web [+]

Therefore, it should not be difficult to pay its creditors punctually.
In this case, there is such a small difference between the different points of view that it should not be difficult to reach a compromise.
Firstly, it should not be difficult to understand that international trade has tremendous potential to promote development and prosperity.
At the same time, it should not be difficult for surfactant producers to pass on this rather low increase in cost in the final price of their products.
I am not an expert in factories... but reutilizarlas to produce armored cars... it should not be difficult.
It is very easy to reach out and press this button, it should not be difficult for any Member.
Therefore, it should not be difficult to draw up common strategic objectives and to gain support for them among all the EU Member States.
In the annex to the report we have listed a number of questions, some of which are actually quite straightforward, and it should not be difficult to provide an answer to them.
It should not be difficult, he stressed, for young people to be able to find a job to enable them "to start a family and buy a few possessions."
It should not be too difficult to reach an overall agreement on this.
Statistics will tell us that it should not be very difficult to do it much better, which may not even be good enough, but definitely it is an opportunity.
I could understand you answering both our questions together, but it should not be so difficult to give me a separate answer to my question on what consultation arrangements there have been over the past five years between the Commission and the Member States.
If you need a helping hand, I will be there to help you in that respect, but it is a matter for the parliamentarians themselves to see that they find a common ground and I believe that it should not be that difficult.
Finding the balance can be difficult.
Finding our way back can be difficult.
Hypoglycaemia may be difficult to recognise in subjects receiving beta blockers.
Sometimes... relationships can be difficult.
But teenagers with issues can be difficult to control.
This can be difficult in democratic systems.
The road would be difficult, he remarked, but the pace unstoppable.

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it should be not difficult vs it should not be difficult