enormous hurdle

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandhurdle

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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hurdle
noun
uk
/ˈhɜː.dəl/us
/ˈhɝː.dəl/
a frame or fence for jumping over in ...
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(Definition ofenormousandhurdlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The tribal divide between psychologists and psychiatrists is anenormoushurdle.
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My constituent was trying to run a business facing thisenormoushurdle.
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That also is not anenormoushurdleto have to clamber over.
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That is difficult enough for an educated person hut, without wishing to be patronising, to a person who is of a limited literacy it presents anenormoushurdle.
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There are still enormous hurdles to overcome, but there is no alternative to trying again when tempers have cooled.
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The things that we take for granted are enormous hurdles for people who have disabilities.
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There are some remarkable examples of good practice, despite the enormous hurdles.
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It produced enormous hurdles for children from disadvantaged backgrounds trying to obtain the best education possible.
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Therefore, we have the irony of money being expended on child tax allowances without public expenditure constraints, whereas the same amount, if allocated to child benefit, would encounter enormous hurdles.
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There are enormous hurdles to overcome.
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