barrier
Example Sentences
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it had "overhauled the planning system and removed long-standing barriers that have held back housebuilding".
From BBC
Despite this promise, serious technical barriers still stand in the way of real world use.
From Science Daily
Negotiations on lower tariffs and reducing non-tariff barriers are "exactly what the world has been doing for the past 75 years", he said.
From Barron's
But Hanoi's ballooning surplus with the bloc has rankled European leaders who have called for the removal of non-tariff barriers on EU products such as automobiles.
From Barron's
Other options include significant revisions that could make trade more expensive and limit exemptions from U.S. tariffs, and a withdrawal by one of the countries, both of which would result in significant trading barriers.
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