main impediment to
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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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impediment
noun[C]
uk/ɪmˈped.ɪ.mənt/us/ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/
something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult ...
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to
preposition
uk/tuː/us/tuː/
used before a verb to show that it is in ...
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(Definition ofmain,impedimentandtofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themainimpedimentto emigration since the war has been at the other end—lack of housing—something over which we have no control.
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The state of emergency is themainimpedimentto the relaxation of sanctions.
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I understand that themainimpedimentto achieving a fast throughput of tube trains is the lack of very modern signalling that can introduce built-in intelligence into the system.
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I was worried that those youngsters, having gone through the education system, felt that themainimpedimentto starting a business was the lack of money.
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In the main, it is a matter of whether proprietors are prepared to do the work, and themainimpedimentis not a shortage of money.
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The protein in the body also burns, but provides less energy than fat, with the water in the body being themainimpedimentto combustion.
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However, the project has not come to fruition with themainimpedimentbeing the large initial investment.
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I see two main impediments to our recovery.
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What are here and now the main impediments to getting this figure of 2,000,000 down?
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The main impediments to a full service are lack of laboratory space and of technicians trained in cytology; both are being remedied as fast as possible.
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