internal barriers

collocation in English

meaningsofinternalandbarrier

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withbarrier.
internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
See more atinternal
barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
See more atbarrier

(Definition ofinternalandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinternal barriers

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
However, internal barriers remain; these include professional rivalries and new power relationships between the new services and professionals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
So far as concerns the internal barriers, most of those are already well on their way to being dismantled in any case.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This does not mean that the removal of internal barriers is therefore wrong.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The supposedly common market suffers from internal barriers of every kind.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the early years it had the comparatively easy and well-worn task of removing internal barriers to trade.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Secondly, many internal barriers still persist within the common market created by the free movement of capital, goods and services.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Economically, the removal of its internal barriers is essential if our relative prosperity is to be maintained in the new world of high technology.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Progress in removing internal barriers has been disappointing.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have an internal market, we have an action plan for integration of financial services, but we still have a lot of internal barriers and inefficiency.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The panels interlocked by means of steel baffles - internal barriers meant to create fillable compartments or to deflect projectiles that penetrate the outer wall.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Colbert also worked to decrease internal barriers to trade, reducing internal tariffs and building an extensive network of roads and canals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofinternal
Go to the definition ofbarrier
See other collocations withbarrier