Synonym: barrier, block, catch, deterrent, hindrance, hitch, impediment, obstruction, snag, stoppage. Antonym: help. Similar words: spectacle, obstreperous, manacle, miracle, stack, substance, substantial, substantially. Meaning: ['ɑbstəkl /'ɒb-] n. 1. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted 2. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented).
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91. Labor-Management Cooperation Many public managers believe that unions are the greatest obstacle standing in the way of entrepreneurial government.
92. While Haile Selassie was backed by the United States this proved no obstacle.
93. Lack of childcare provision was cited as a major obstacle for women who wish to participate in training and employment initiatives.
94. But the commune continued to act as a major obstacle to the emergence of any substantial stratum of better-off peasants.
95. With man effort not often matched in the animal kingdom, he overcame that considerable obstacle.
96. But the appointment of a receiver at Birmingham has removed any obstacle.
97. He became an embarrassment, and, perhaps more important, an obstacle to trade.
98. Mowbray hurried along the parapet. In the dark he would not see the obstacle.
99. The largest obstacle facing reservation crime-fighters is a lack of funding for more officers, basic equipment and detention facilities.
100. But perhaps the most intractable obstacle to mass college attendance was the elite character of the college itself.
101. Both made their error at the treble which was by far the most troublesome obstacle.
102. Our picture shows John in full training before surveying the camp obstacle course.
103. The ultimate obstacle is not one of technique but of political and ethical constraint.
104. Advertisements for Harvard dealers pointed out demurely that remuneration was no obstacle for the right person.
105. But the major obstacle to wider use of computers for textual processing is the time taken to input data.
106. But there are strings attached, and a fresh bureaucratic and political obstacle course lies ahead.
107. Another obstacle to congressional effectiveness is the communication gap between the executive and legislative branches.
108. A fail-safe system triggered a red signal, giving the driver of the train time to stop and remove the obstacle.
109. Another obstacle to headmen serving as representatives of the principles behind the legal administration was their own participation in crime.
110. Insuring the bonus, now expected to be $ 1. 8 million, has become an obstacle.
111. I've always told my kids to treat every obstacle as an opportunity in disguise.
112. While we agree with this, we would add another major obstacle, namely problems of definition of the object of study.
112. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
113. The Velcro obstacle course will be 40 feet of trouble for those trying to get through it.
114. Centralization of authority within the parties was seen as the major obstacle to the implementation of their demands.
115. The principal remaining obstacle in this enterprise is the unknown relation between genes and culture.
116. Guidance delayed by legal hitch Restraint guidance for children in care, long delayed by the government, has hit another obstacle.
117. There's no reason why the fact of being a parent should be an obstacle to women's career progression.
118. Yet the biggest obstacle is locating a suitable venue for this gargantuan Christmas dinner.
119. Visits, though immensely enjoyable, had elements of both the obstacle race and the assault course.
120. The main obstacle was the steep Crooksbury Hill after 19 miles, with the Punchbowl being a descent.
More similar words: spectacle, obstreperous, manacle, miracle, stack, substance, substantial, substantially, a class, observe, observer, abstract, observation, abstinence, intact, attach, tackle, attack, tactic, get across, attach to, uncle, clerk, clear, cycle, cut across, put across, muscle, circle, clear up.