high hurdle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhighandhurdle
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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hurdle
noun
uk/ˈhɜː.dəl/us/ˈhɝː.dəl/
a frame or fence for jumping over in ...
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(Definition ofhighandhurdlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Jumping ahighhurdlerequires gaining the acquiescence of political players who are not like-minded, and thus will not respond to incentives provided by party and ideology.
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The practical result of this amendment would be to create ahighhurdlebefore unannounced entry.
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We recognise that it is ahighhurdleto jump.
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I do not believe that the "significant risk" test is ahighhurdlewhen we consider the nature of the clause as currently drafted.
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Whatever it is, it turns out that we fix extremelyhighhurdlerates with very short pay-off periods.
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But in the middle, the small to medium-sized industries which are involved in the regular production and export business face ratherhighhurdlerates.
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That is a narrow test and ahighhurdlefor the defendant to overcome.
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That is because the requirement to identify express knowledge is such ahighhurdlethat people no longer attempt to do it.
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We believe that a simple majority is a sufficientlyhighhurdle.
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We recognise that obtaining the necessary consents is ahighhurdlefor leaseholders, but we do not believe that it is impossibly high.
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That is a veryhighhurdleto reach.
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After all, there is little point in setting ahighhurdleunless we help people get over it.
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I wonder also whether we are grappling with the notion of ahighhurdleor with the notion of a low hurdle.
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The practical result of the amendment will be to create ahighhurdlebefore unannounced entry.
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Even replacing the word "grave"with"substantial" would still present ahighhurdle.
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That is ahighhurdle, particularly when, we should remember, the union must also win a ballot.
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It provides for a quorum of at least five, which, with a commission of only eight, is ahighhurdleto have to overcome.
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High approval percentages are dangerous because an artificiallyhighhurdlemay lead to resentment.
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This is not ahighhurdle: it is only half ahighhurdle.
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I suggest to him that a simple majority is ahighhurdleindeed.
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