final hurdle

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandhurdle

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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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 offinalandhurdlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For that additional reason, we welcome the amendments and hope that thefinalhurdlecan now be overcome.
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Almost at thefinalhurdle, there is a stumble and optimism turns to despair.
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I have voted for such a change for many years, but it has always seemed to fall at thefinalhurdle.
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It has been through the other place and now takes thefinalhurdlehere.
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Many other matters that have been agreed are waiting to be endorsed once we get over thefinalhurdle.
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It is intended to make sure that as many applications as possible fall at thefinalhurdle.
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Do not let us fall at thefinalhurdle.
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So far as the parties to the conference are concerned, thefinalhurdleis the agreement of the conference.
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Today, we have reached thefinalhurdlein the long-delayed patriation process.
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Thefinalhurdle—the top of the pile—is to become a "special area" within a designated district and within an industrial improvement area.
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The task is well on the way to completion and it would be erroneous to abandon it as we approach thefinalhurdle.
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However, thefinalhurdleplaced before those parties is that of agreement at the conference.
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British exporters had to jump afinalhurdlein the industrial pentathlon, namely, the overvalued pound.
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The third andfinalhurdlewas that they had to show that these charges were fixed in order to eliminate competition.
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Thefinalhurdleis the other place.
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The least we can do now to help them is to try to secure for them what they want in thisfinalhurdleof the site for their new capital.
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The three remained even after thefinalhurdleand, with one hundredth of a second between them, it was a photo finish.
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I was so close and knocked at thefinalhurdle!
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He enjoyed a solid season with many top-10 finishes, but he could not climb thefinalhurdleof winning an event.
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Refusing a wheelchair assist and medical attention, he returned to the track and hopped all the way to thefinalhurdle.
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