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Meanings of stumbling block in English
A specific problem or obstacle impeding achievement of a goal.
Synonyms
Examples for "difficulty"
Examples for "difficulty"
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The short and to be fair obvious answer is with great difficulty.
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But the difficulty to find real new drugs is a major problem.
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The regime will continue attacking one after another without difficulty, he said.
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Despite the difficulty, the Osprey had a good safety record, he said.
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Informed sources believe she would have secured a second term without difficulty.
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We expect this entry barrier will continue to support Emerald's market positions.
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Cost remains a barrier for people seeking health care, particularly after hours.
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Microtek's products include infection barrier equipment drapes and operating room cleanup systems.
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This means that very often, the barrier to entry is quite high.
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They passed the Vaugirard barrier in the simplest manner in the world.
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However, efficient delivery into tumor cells remains a major obstacle for treatment.
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MOVES to end the Albanian crisis hit a new obstacle last night.
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This was just an obstacle course on the way to his objective.
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But there's one serious problem, one insurmountable obstacle that I can't overcome.
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There remains one last obstacle, however: Tweetie is only for Mac users.
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They include perjury, abuse of power, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
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And she found an actual delight in bounding over the next obstruction.
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It did not conclude whether those actions constituted the crime of obstruction.
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And it is apparently becoming a greater obstruction with each passing year.
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Maximum detrusor contractility power showed significant positive correlation with bladder outlet obstruction.
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Healthcare costs are also a major impediment to job growth, he said.
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Tougher rules for the financial sector overall may also be an impediment.
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The Greek Government had put no impediment in the way of arbitration.
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Sure, concern about data privacy is an impediment to luring shoppers online.
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The impediment made the car swerve and it ran into a lamp-post.
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These verses are a proof that business was not the hinderance
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With the aid of the holy Church, no hinderanceisinsuperable.
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This is a great hinderancetothe receiving of truth, and very prejudicial.
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Yet such hinderancetorest brought a refreshment all its own.
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Her papers are all right, and she may go on without further hinderance
Usage of stumbling block in English
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Maybe it's not a stumbling block when money and power are involved.
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Their stumbling block right now is the level of streaming video service.
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He insisted that fishing was not the main stumbling block in talks.
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A very recent stumbling block could actually get the metaphorical green light!
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Didn't someone once say that every stumbling block is really a stepping-stone?
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The looming pension deficit at the airline remains a central stumbling block.
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The main stumbling block is the permissible scope of Iran's uranium enrichment.
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This is foreseen to be the core stumbling block during the negotiations.
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Quick guide Why is the Irish border a stumbling block for Brexit?
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The lack of seaside may or may not be a stumbling block.
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The stumbling block that she could not get over was Francis Levison.
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She's been a stumbling block in my way ever since I came.
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Poor cash management is probably the most frequent stumbling block for entrepreneurs.
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However analysts said Northern's pension deficit could prove a stumbling block.
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Another stumbling block was a new global pollution rights trading system.
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A rise in reports of child abuse has also proved a stumbling block.
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