The way the clay swells in volume makes transport more difficult than expected.
Unexpected rain made the hill climb more difficult than anyone had anticipated.
That being said, some are more difficult than others.
Hauling luggage up the stairs was more difficult than I had anticipated.
Porter les bagages en haut des escaliers s'est avéré plus difficile que prévu.
Staying the course can sometimes be more difficult than starting a new venture.
Persévérer peut parfois être plus difficile que de se lancer dans une nouvelle entreprise.
This of course makes it more difficult than necessary to trade.
Il est évident que cela rend le commerce plus difficile que nécessaire.
But that may prove to be more difficult than he thinks.
His second term was more difficult than the first because of the economic crisis.
Son second mandat a été plus difficile que le premier à cause de la crise économique.
That is more difficult than obtaining popular support for the treaty.
Ceci est plus difficile que d'obtenir le soutien populaire pour le traité.
Getting this number correct is more difficult than it sounds.
The hike in was a little more difficult than the easy rating.
La randonnée en était un peu plus difficile que la cote facile.
My life until now has been more difficult than that.
Ma vie jusqu'à présent a été bien plus difficile que cela.
But delivering the programs is a lot more difficult than it seems.