unnecessary obstacle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunnecessaryandobstacle
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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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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 ofunnecessaryandobstaclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Does a rule requiring two-parent permission provide additional protection, or does it merely serve as anunnecessaryobstaclegiven today's family structure?
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It is an unsatisfactory andunnecessaryobstacleagainst which the railways have to work.
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Such conditions may present anunnecessaryobstacleto uniform standard of maintenance and of improvement.
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Obviously, we do not want to put anyunnecessaryobstaclein their way.
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He felt that everyunnecessaryobstacleshould be removed.
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It has been suggested that it could constitute anunnecessaryobstacleto the success of the new service.
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It would be quite impossible to get 100 per cent agreement and it is, therefore, anunnecessaryobstacleput in the way of commonhold.
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If we want to help these areas with employment, surely we want to remove anyunnecessaryobstacleto employment.
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I know that the commission feels strongly that the present requirement for reference of complaints by councillors is anunnecessaryobstaclein the path of the citizen requiring help.
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Anunnecessaryobstacleought to be avoided.
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Civil war does not cause drought and crop failure, hut it is a serious andunnecessaryobstacleto efforts to alleviate the effects of natural disasters.
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In view of this, these measures must take account of the financial fragility of airlines and, therefore, should not be unnecessary obstacles to their operation.
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The market will undertake to do this, if we do not place unnecessary obstacles in its way.
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It seems to me to be simply raising absolutely unnecessary obstacles in the case.
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The authority's duty is to promote the development of cable, not to impose unnecessary obstacles in its path.
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But what we ask for is that unnecessary obstacles be removed.
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Therefore, a cautious and careful approach is justified but there is a difference between being cautious and careful and raising unnecessary obstacles along the road.
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We have the opportunity to remove some of the unnecessary obstacles that stand in the way of voluntary work.
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We should at least receive information on legislation in good time, so as not to create unnecessary obstacles.
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Let us refrain from creating unnecessary obstacles between us.
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