France may be a large obstacle to a broader European recovery in 2013.
The notion that Splunk has so much utility, even beyond IT, can be a real obstacle for a new employee to overcome.
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Both the distance from America and the lack of genuine innovators are exacerbated by a third obstacle: a shortage of venture capitalists.
Dunham may say that the company is not for sale, but getting McClendon out removes a big obstacle in a way of a hostile takeover.
That lack of brand awareness is a huge obstacle in a land where luxury consumers tend to embrace well-grooved narratives about premium goods and leave little room for other story lines.
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Frasier says the music industry has gone from being a major obstacle to becoming a partner and even a customer.
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The limited damage the stock price has suffered from these setbacks suggests the investing world sees the Dreamliner-gate as a temporary obstacle rather than a lethal blow.
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However, there is quite a big obstacle to creating a public sector superfund, which is that each of the separate schemes has its own trust deed and trustees - and getting them to agree to merge would not be easy.
The committee added that the split between Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank was a central obstacle to creating a united and democratic Palestinian state, and called for elections that could be accepted by all parties.
Illiteracy keeps women marginalized and constitutes a foremost obstacle to reducing extreme poverty in a technology-driven world where reading, writing and numeracy are indispensable for enjoying basic rights and opportunities.
"FAST's activities are a major obstacle for all those independent, new companies and artists who are looking to pioneer a legitimate online music market, " the group said in a statement.
But a new obstacle has arisen: Congress has approved two bills whose effect is to reverse the recent repeal of a bankruptcy law which favoured debtors at the expense of banks.
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The house had grown disturbed doors pestering at their frames whenever the weather drew breath, clatters on the roof, something twisting, searching overhead, and meanwhile she dreamed a little of being underwater, swimming the length of an obstacle course, both a game and an obstacle course, in some kind of terrible amusement park.
Nasa has designed rovers that can thread their way through a Martian obstacle course.
This is a major obstacle for women scientists in terms of opportunities, learning and support.
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For Stevens, the net neutrality fight has morphed from an irritant to a genuine obstacle.
Discord between Moscow and Washington on how to move forward has been a major obstacle.
Mr Gross's case is seen as a major obstacle to attempts to improve US-Cuban relations.
Still, the corps' surrender would remove a significant obstacle to coalition control of the city.
The case of Mr Gross is seen as a major obstacle to better US-Cuban relations.
Under Armour will employ signage and a branded obstacle and activation space at the finish line.
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To succeed in this, though, the ship would have to overcome a crucial obstacle: speed.
Britain's liberal energy market, in which long-term contracts are a rarity, is a bigger obstacle.
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But they are a big obstacle to hopes of improving relations with Arab allies.
With McClendon out, a significant obstacle to the takeover of Chesapeake will have been removed.
But the first-past-the-post voting system for MPs is a huge obstacle for any small party.
America's tough restrictions on cross-ownership of different media businesses may pose a further obstacle to restructuring.
This is a surmountable obstacle: Cutting and sewing are the last steps in the apparel-manufacturing process.
Shielding them with high tariff walls would place a huge obstacle in the way of reform.
It also underscores what Zeng says is a major obstacle to future growth: logistical bottlenecks.
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