constitutional barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandbarrier

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constitutional
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
allowed by or contained in ...
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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 ofconstitutionalandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They could never decide whether there was an insuperableconstitutionalbarrierto the single currency.
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If, in truth, there is aconstitutionalbarrier, such a decision makes a dramatic difference to our future foreign and economic policy.
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If there is aconstitutionalbarrier, then rule it out for good.
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It would be appalling to drift into a decision that there was, in fact, an insuperableconstitutionalbarrier, without thinking through the consequences of that.
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I also say that there is noconstitutionalbarrierto joining.
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In doing so, it is not in any way bound or limited by anyconstitutionalbarrier.
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I have said that of course there are important political and constitutional questions, but the issue is whether there is aconstitutionalbarrierto joining.
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We have said that there is noconstitutionalbarrierto joining, and we have already started making preparations to do so.
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The first is whether there is an absoluteconstitutionalbarrier.
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If one believes that there is aconstitutionalbarrierto a single currency, one's policy on joining should be "never".
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Is there, therefore, aconstitutionalbarrier?
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Even where there are no constitutional barriers to citizenship for migrants, they may still experience wide-ranging discrimination.
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