This state of affairs represents an unspeakable human tragedy, and is also major obstacle to development.
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But the recent standoff indicates that the border issue remains an obstacle to closer ties.
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The underlying obstacle to getting Saudis to work is that schools are not producing employable people.
The chief obstacle to reform is the leadership's abhorrence of social unrest even small-scale protests.
Another big obstacle to reform could be a lack of enthusiasm among local governments.
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But the biggest obstacle to economic recovery is political indecision, especially concerning foreign policy.
But the idea is gaining currency that Britain may be an intolerable obstacle to European unity.
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When this journey began, I envisioned the biggest obstacle to my success would be physical.
The biggest obstacle to these co-branded or franchised offerings is the danger of brand dilution.
An obstacle to creating photo books is that many photos are posted on social networks.
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For too long these differences have been an obstacle to getting a coherent national energy policy.
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.
Settlements are illegal, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two state-solution impossible.
This culture of legal confusion and corruption is by far the biggest obstacle to investment.
Mr. GIULIANI: Fred was the single biggest obstacle to tort reform in the United States Senate.
However the main obstacle to the implementation of more tidal farms remains the cost.
Becky's main obstacle to being a pro flirter, Steinberg told me later, is her brain.
High (and expensive) fuel burn has always been seen as the main obstacle to such performance.
But the biggest obstacle to consolidation may have been the very breathing-space created by protection.
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.
Alcohol soon became an even greater obstacle to writing than the need to pay the bills.
This highlights the real obstacle to saving Russia's infrastructure: politics and mentality, rather than finance.
The biggest obstacle to competing online is the often stratospheric cost of acquiring customers.
However, protectionist restrictions are not the only obstacle to the development of pan-Asian fund-management houses.
America's tough restrictions on cross-ownership of different media businesses may pose a further obstacle to restructuring.
But being inscrutable apparently is no obstacle to success in defense, because Raytheon is thriving.
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