unnecessary barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofunnecessaryandbarrier

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unnecessary
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
us
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
not needed or wanted, or more than is needed ...
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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 ofunnecessaryandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunnecessary barrier

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I have to say that if we do so alone we shall be needlessly erecting anunnecessarybarrierto trade.
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This removed anunnecessarybarrierto recruitment and widened the recruitment pool.
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It should be fairly close to the bottom, and because of this provision we are imposing anunnecessarybarrierin starting off in this direction.
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They distort competition, providing anunnecessarybarrierto trade.
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It is anunnecessarybarrierto the extension of the taxi industry into areas in which it does not now operate.
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We therefore propose to simplify the eligibility rules for collective enfranchisement in respect of blocks of flats, which have proved to be anunnecessarybarrierto leaseholders' legitimate expectations.
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We have removed theunnecessarybarrier.
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We should like to see all unnecessary barriers and distortions to trade dismantled.
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All of us are therefore beholden especially those who have the onerous task of governing on our behalf, to remove unnecessary barriers to adoption.
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We are reviewing entry requirements and standards for police recruitment with a view to ensuring that unnecessary barriers to recruitment are removed.
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We do not want to put unnecessary barriers in the way of breeding pet fish.
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I stressed the need for a new and sustained initiative towards liberalising road tranport, reducing transport costs and removing unnecessary barriers to trade.
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Let us give them the most generous possible choice and place no unnecessary barriers in their way.
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However, that does not mean that we are putting unnecessary barriers in the way of the mayor mobilising additional resources.
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Especially at a time of economic constraint, it is essential that no unnecessary barriers should impede cost-effective use of resources.
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We are also committed to removing unnecessary barriers to flexibility in business.
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We are committed to removing such unnecessary barriers to their employment.
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They urgently need these artificial and unnecessary barriers to be removed.
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