hurdle
Example Sentences
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"The biggest hurdle at the moment is they are still working through the big backlog," she said.
From BBC
“Over the last eight to 10 years or so the Legislature and the governor have really taken a bulldozer to a lot of the bureaucratic hurdles when it comes to housing,” said Wicks.
From Los Angeles Times
“It doesn’t mean separation happens,” said David Percy, a law professor at the University of Alberta, citing hurdles including ratification by the House of Commons and seven of 10 provinces.
“That didn’t happen this quarter, as analysts raised estimates modestly heading into earnings season, making the hurdle tougher.”
From MarketWatch
Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
