structural barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofstructuralandbarrier

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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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 ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no requirement for backboards or sideboards (as in bocce), but dedicated playing areas are often enclosed in boards or some otherstructuralbarrier.
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Most teens are constantly trying to create astructuralbarrierbetween their private life and their parents.
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Study participants reported major financial and structural barriers, problematic interactions with service providers, and inadequate information about services.
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These tensions raise questions about the degree of user empowerment that might realistically accrue from direct payments, largely because of structural barriers.
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Unfortunately, there is no consideration of the needs of disabled people or the structural barriers that limit their participation.
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For many ex-prisoners, this exclusion manifests itself through a series of social and structural barriers to inclusion.
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The palisade parenchyma and thick cuticle thus appear to form the two main structural barriers to desiccation.
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Thus, the contribution of individuals, though significant, takes place within an organisational context, which itself is influenced by structural barriers to improved joint working.
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Some of the structural barriers had been addressed and there was explicit policy intent to engage in partnership and community engagement.
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The consequences of these structural barriers include mental and physical health disparities, less adequate health care, and a general mistrust of the health profession and of scientific research.
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These powers will be especially important as structural barriers place disabled people at a very big disadvantage.
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We have to look at some of the structural barriers that we as a society are also putting in place in terms of active inclusion.
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That is why it is so vital that we should continue to tackle some of the structural barriers to employment that we have erected.
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There are also other structural barriers.
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He may be overemphasising the structural barriers.
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Some structural barriers to employment were removed by making it easier to combine income from work with income from social transfers.
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Simply, smart economics assumes that women are entirely capable of increasingly contributing for economic growth amid the ongoing structural barriers to realize their capabilities.
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In their analysis of why the campaign was ineffective, they identify regime-based barriers to behavior change, including infrastructure, financial, and structural barriers.
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Legal restrictions and structural barriers prevent permanent settlement in their host destinations, forcing the workers to return home.
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Structural barriers result from the actions of public and private organizations, and are usually beyond the control of the individual energy end user.
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