Words similar to obstacle

Example sentences for: obstacle

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The paper points out that Clinton suggested yesterday that one obstacle to taking action at the time was a lack of credible information about what was actually going on.
..[were] approaching the water obstacle during the cross-country section of the Harrods International Grand Prix when the leading pair became confused, turned back and became entangled with the second pair.
In my view the chief obstacle to clearing up this unfortunate onomastic mess is the inflexibility and conservatism of those who dominate the official associations of these racquet sports.
The Thernstroms say they recognize that racial discrimination, though dramatically diminished, continues to pose an obstacle to African-Americans.
But the most formidable obstacle to online voting may be entrenched interests threatened by change.