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Used with adjectives:
"
He walks with considerable difficulty."
(considerable, extreme, great, major, real, serious, severe)
"
They have had increasing difficulty in filling that position."
(increasing)
"
This plan presents a potential difficulty."
(potential, special)
"
We knew it would be an economic difficulty."
(economic, financial, practical, technical)
"
The child has emotional difficulty."
(emotional, learning)
Used with verbs:
"
You will encounter difficulty."
(encounter, experience, face, get into, have, run into)
"
I don't mean to cause any difficulties in the situation."
(cause, create, pose, present)
"
I admire her ability to cope with difficulty."
(cope with, deal with, overcome, resolve, solve)
"
It's impossible to avoid difficulty."
(avoid)
Used with prepositions:
"
She goes to work despite her difficulty."
(despite)
"
We hiked the mountain with difficulty."
(with, without)
"
The difficulty of finding a job frustrated him."
(of, in)
"
My father has difficulty with the computer."
(with)
