the more likely it is to be hard to find

[Pink_Flower]

[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif]The longer an error sits in the code base before it is found, [/FONT]the more likely it is to be hard to find[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif], and something that may have been easy to fix originally turns into a debugging adventure that eats up time and energy.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif]Source: a teacher[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif]Is the bold sentence OK? [/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif]Shouldn't it be [/FONT]the more likely it is hard to be found[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif] ?[/FONT]

 

[Yankee]

I prefer the bold.

 

[GoesStation]

No. The infinitive to be is required.

 

[GoesStation]

No. The infinitive to be is required.

… and it has to be where it is in the original sentence. Your version doesn't work. Sorry.