structural obstacles
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstructuralandobstacle
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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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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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The crucialstructuralobstacleto this is the lack of capacity in the north-west for young men under the age of 21 remanded in custody or committed for trial.
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More disturbingly still, these structural obstacles were compounded by an initial delay in the release of government loans and allowances.
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The strategic and structural obstacles are precisely what the music industry is focusing on.
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Executive or legislative actors frequently face structural obstacles in states where power is widely dispersed among various elements of government.
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Agency by national and international actors can pay off in the face of structural obstacles posed by culture, economic structure and warfare.
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However, the complex interactions between various structural obstacles to change are rather glossed over.
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Economic reforms in developing countries during the last decade have strengthened markets considerably and removed structural obstacles to some extent, making this analytical approach more appropriate.
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As you yourselves have already emphasised, there are a whole range of structural obstacles preventing the achievement of a more just society.
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Furthermore, we want to remove wherever possible the structural obstacles to environmental incentives.
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On the one hand, national and regional policies must concentrate on removing structural obstacles, whether financial, technical, legal or administrative.
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Thus, we must remove the structural obstacles to development, which are the debt and intolerable financial constraints imposed by international financial institutions.
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The catalyst actions call for particularly creative responses to structural obstacles.
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This demonstrates the idea that subordinate social groups can achieve upward mobility without overcoming structural obstacles.
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The growth of the country's manufacturing industries was hampered by numerous structural obstacles.
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