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make it more difficult vs make it very difficult

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different levels of difficulty. 'Make it more difficult' implies increasing the level of difficulty from its current state, while 'make it very difficult' suggests making it extremely challenging. The choice between the two depends on the desired degree of difficulty enhancement.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1364 views

make it more difficult

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate increasing the level of difficulty.

This phrase is used when you want to enhance the difficulty of something from its current level.
  • Jan 21, 2015 ... Ten Republicans in the House of Delegates have introduced a bill that would make it more difficult for workers to sue their employers over ...
  • Jan 10, 2015 ... The Tories will look to make it more difficult for teachers, nurses and others who work in key public services to strike if they win the general ...
  • Jan 27, 2015 ... “Lower oil prices are going to make it more difficult to achieve climate-change goals,” said Alan Krupnick, co-director of the Center for Energy ...
  • Oct 1, 2014 ... We make it more difficult to vote than do other democracies. REUTERS/John Gress. In the United States, the responsibility is on the citizen to ...

Alternatives:

  • increase the difficulty
  • raise the difficulty level
  • make it harder
  • intensify the challenge
  • heighten the complexity

make it very difficult

This phrase is correct and conveys the idea of making something extremely challenging.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize a high level of difficulty, making the task or situation very hard.
  • Nov 5, 2014 ... "The legal and political barriers being thrown up are going to make it very difficult to do that." Bernanke also fired back at critics of the Fed's own ...
  • Nov 5, 2014 ... ... doing it are not really economic," Bernanke said. "The legal and political barriers being thrown up are going to make it very difficult to do that.".
  • Dec 2, 2014 ... “A lot of parents in that area work in Dundee and Baldragon would make it very difficult for some of them,” he said. “The transport issue is a big ...
  • 3 days ago ... ... does Metro PCS suck so much? They make it very difficult to make a payment, their "automated" system keeps you going in endless circles.

Alternatives:

  • make it extremely difficult
  • make it exceedingly hard
  • make it incredibly challenging
  • make it exceptionally tough
  • make it overwhelmingly difficult

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