small difficulty

With no small difficulty he saved himself from toppling over the brink.

They found Jack examining the piece of cloth, which he had taken from the bulldog with no small difficulty.

Evidently if she cared a great deal for Lucy, the little girl in time would have small difficulty in having her own way.

These things made it a matter of no small difficulty to resume and press that negotiation with Spain.

But owing to the opposition offered by the unconscious man, the task proved to be one of no small difficulty.