obstacle

Example Sentences

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As the dust settles on her unexpected candidacy, political observers are assessing Raman’s prospects — both her strengths and the obstacles that stand between her and the mayor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

To overcome this obstacle, the team engineered a modular nanostructure assembled from small components, similar to building with Lego blocks.

From Science Daily

Physical intimacy is not the obstacle, emotional intimacy is.

From Salon

But a recent swing through the Maracaibo region in northwestern Venezuela dramatized the many obstacles.

From Los Angeles Times

Although she has been a supporter of the tax, she has also concluded that it is a major obstacle to building new housing.

From Los Angeles Times