Egypt reaffirmed the need to take gender issues into account in economic policies and in the battle against poverty, an obstacle to development that hit women especially hard.

This week, though, their fight for equality hit an obstacle as Gina Parody, the minister of education who is openly gay became the flashpoint of a scandal over the implementation of the ruling.

Yet trade barriers were an obstacle to recovery and growth.

Actions of transnational companies could sometimes be an obstacle to development.

Therefore, they do not represent an obstacle to the division of labour.

Respect for human rights, far from being an obstacle, was an effective tool to combat terrorism.

One participant noted that the political exception clause was an obstacle to international cooperation.

It is already clear that this divide could be an obstacle at the negotiating table.

Traditionally, an overwhelming obstacle for firms wishing to internationalize has been the issue of scale.

Property restitution issues are an additional common obstacle to successful return of refugees and IDPs.

One of the most significant is an obstacle that prevents greater wealth creation through free trade.

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The view was expressed that actions of transnational companies could sometimes be an obstacle to sustainable development.

Violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development and peace.

That was certainly discriminatory and was an obstacle preventing women from exercising any kind of political activity.

You can accidentally hit reply all to an email and torpedo a relationship.

Nevertheless, poverty and the income gap between regions remain an obstacle to the implementation of the CEDAW Convention.

This measure, an additional obstacle to the limited imports of food, came into effect on 24 March 2005.

The first obstacle to a phoenix miracle is that governments remain in austerity mode. Yes, there are whispers that the pace of fiscal consolidation could be slowed indeed, France has already been given more time to hit its deficit target.

You simply take the proton, and you hit it really sharply with an electron.

Today's hit single is not last year's hit single.

What you see here is the character standing there, and there's an obstacle that we put in its way.

So, the assignment I've been given may be an insuperable obstacle for me, but I'm certainly going to try.

Lack of material and human resources is also an obstacle to successful prosecutions, which are rare and very slow.

As stated by the ICRC President, The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are not an obstacle to justice.

The security situation in Haiti continues to be an obstacle to sustained democratic and economic development in the country.

For international humanitarian organizations, an ongoing obstacle to ensuring assistance and protection to displaced populations was lack of access.

Again, issues of resources have been raised as an obstacle to States' ability to facilitate return and other solutions.

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He can overcome any obstacle.

He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.

It's not an issue if he argues with his wife, but he shouldn't hit her.

Illiteracy, particularly among women in rural areas, was an obstacle to development and the attainment of women's basic human rights.

However, the state party's new grandfathering rule is also highly problematic as an added obstacle to free religious practice in Belarus.

As a Muslim, she disagreed that Islam was an inherent obstacle in fact many Muslim countries had implemented the Convention well.

But such dreams always hit a formidable obstacle national rivalries that date back decades in some cases centuries and that repeatedly keep mutually profitable energy integration agreements from being signed. Or, if they are signed, they are often broken when compelling short term considerations intervene.

To give an example of how we rely on the audience, on the 5th of September in Costa Rica, an earthquake hit.

Hit me.

Hit me.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southeast Iran today, injuring more than 30 people.

At least 384 people have died after an earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday.

Hurricane Jeanne hit Haiti, killing an estimated 1,500 people. Another 300,000 were injured or suffered property damage.

An 11 year old girl was hit in the chest while she was sitting at her desk.

And frankly, I face a big obstacle.

If you find a problem but are able to deal with it, then it will no longer be an obstacle to you.