insuperable obstacle

collocation in English

meaningsofinsuperableandobstacle

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insuperable
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈsjuː.pər.ə.bəl/us
/ɪnˈsuː.pɚ.ə.bəl/
(especially of a problem) so great or severe that it cannot be defeated or dealt ...
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obstacle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒb.stə.kəl/us
/ˈɑːb.stə.kəl/
something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made ...
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(Definition ofinsuperableandobstaclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We do not regard the absence of evidence of public demand as aninsuperableobstacleto legislation.
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We do not believe that finance should prove aninsuperableobstacle.
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I do not think it could be regarded as aninsuperableobstaclefrom the military point of view.
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All this is not, in itself, aninsuperableobstacleto obtaining a happy blend between local authority good management practice and private sector operations.
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I do not regard that as being aninsuperableobstacle.
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I do not think that this is aninsuperableobstacle, however.
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But, for most people, the lack of reasonably priced housing is aninsuperableobstacle.
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There would have to be a certain amount of adjustment, but that is not in any way aninsuperableobstacleto this suggestion.
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I do not myself believe that will be a permanentlyinsuperableobstacle.
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The aim of legal aid is, as far as possible, to prevent lack of funds from becoming aninsuperableobstacleto access to the law.
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They do not present anyinsuperableobstacleto the working out of the scheme.
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But it is our view that, technically—it is still a matter for technical discussion—there is noinsuperableobstaclein harmonising them.
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I did not say that it presented aninsuperableobstaclebut that from the point of view of my advisers there was an administrative difficulty.
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But the point is that it is not aninsuperableobstacle.
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I do not consider them to be aninsuperableobstacleto a settlement.
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I do not believe there would be anyinsuperableobstacleto that.
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Therefore, they have erected thisinsuperableobstacleof paramountcy.
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Will anyone suggest that the loss of the eye will not be aninsuperableobstacleto his engagement?
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That is not aninsuperableobstacle, but it would be a tedious task.
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