main obstacle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainandobstacle
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main
adjective[before noun]
uk/meɪn/us/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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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 ofmainandobstaclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmain obstacle
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This is indeed themainobstacleto a strict prevention of consanguinity.
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At present, target-sur face impurities seem to be themainobstacleto reliable and efficient acceleration of metallic ions in the foil substrate.
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Themainobstaclein approaching the book is that its content is highly inconsistent.
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Political debates mostly focused on agricultural subsidies as being themainobstacleto enlargement.
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Themainobstaclewas that the compiler was too conservative about inlining and rewriting.
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Themainobstacleto exploiting this finding was the need to achieve a balance between attraction and enhanced entry for all kinds of flies.
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Thus, themainobstacleis the difficulty of expressing labeled membrane proteins at high yield.
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By the 1943-4 season, with cocoa's commercial value rising, inflation replaced financial risk as themainobstacleto producer-price increases.
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The need to investigate diversity was themainobstacle.
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As is normal in the case of environmental valuation, biophysical aspects and measures are themainobstacleto the application of a monetary value.
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A down-to-earth issue is to try to solve themainobstaclein the interaction between human and computer.
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Themainobstaclewas their widely differing views on how to tackle the economic problems that led to the ever growing budget deficits.
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Relaxation processes are known to be themainobstacleto the observation of this effect.
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The general sample was much more likely to name market issues and on-farm difficulties as themainobstaclefacing further adoption of organic farming.
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Onemainobstacleis the retreat of the state and the minimalist view of governance institutions and mechanisms.
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Lack of data is still themainobstacleto the more detailed study of non-marital pregnancies.
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Themainobstacleto ensemble playing was lack of concentration.
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Presently, target-sur face impurities seem to be themainobstacleto reliable and efficient acceleration of the metallic ions in the foil substrate.
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There is still a great deal of work to be carried out on the small craft and currently the problem of steering it is themainobstacle.
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Themainobstacleis that the above fungal species have wide host ranges and their biology and ecology in the coffee environment is almost completely unknown.
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