Our real estate sources say the Carters have been frustrated because their search -- which has gone on for several years -- has hit a stumbling block, and the stumbling block is cash.
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But what about the stumbling block of the U.S. dollar?
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However, that $500 price tag is a big stumbling block.
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Pensions have been a stumbling block to dividing the companies.
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And there is the stumbling block of space and expense.
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Another stumbling block, at least right now, is their obscurity.
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The main stumbling block, however, is measuring the technique's success.
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The age difference was an initial stumbling block for Davis.
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Iran has been the main stumbling block for capping production.
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Meanwhile, the ongoing Brexit process has met another stumbling block.
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That might just be a stumbling block to his nomination.
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Obviously the stumbling block of abortion would always be there.
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One stumbling block will be Iraqi wariness about Turkish involvement.
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Another potential stumbling block: Gillibrand hasn't always been a liberal firebrand.
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There's no good reason for this stumbling block to be there.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's mercurial president, may be a stumbling block.
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And for them, the history has become a serious stumbling block.
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That's a little bit of a stumbling block at the moment.
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One small stumbling block: Each one costs a frankly bewildering $210.
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It's also our #1 stumbling block to cutting the cable cord.
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Iran may be the biggest stumbling block to a wider deal.
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The politics of big infrastructure projects are also a stumbling block.
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"I was becoming a stumbling block in some matters," he said.
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Whether that's a stumbling block or a solution, readers can decide.
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For Ms. Seltz, lowering her wage bar wasn't a stumbling block.
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A stumbling block at times, but nothing to get excited about.
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Niceness can be a stumbling block "to a point," she said.
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This was a huge stumbling block for me at the time.
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Another potential stumbling block is who will pay for the wall.
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But their play on the road has been a stumbling block.
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Algebra is clearly a stumbling block for many incoming college students.
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The Granite State became another stumbling block for both Massachusetts Sen.
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This certainly seemed like a stumbling block for an interspecies race.
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Russian-American cooperation over the S.D.F. faces one serious stumbling block: Turkey.
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And here I crash into the stumbling block of truly sustainable art.
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I've always run up against a stumbling block while reading this work.
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But Airbnb may face an even greater stumbling block to wider acceptance.
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The longer they leave it, however, the greater the psychological stumbling block.
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The stumbling block comes when students receive money from the 529 plan.
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But when graduation rolled around, she says she hit a stumbling block.
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One stumbling block, though, is keeping patients on their daily pill regimen.
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At the heart of the current stumbling block is a Catch-22.
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One stumbling block, especially for industrial labs, is proprietary code and data.
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It's a problem but it's not going to be a stumbling block.
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Their opposition is a major stumbling block to passage of the larger bill.
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This movie's biggest stumbling block for Oscar nominations is how entertaining it is.
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One potential stumbling block is whether this technique will work at other facilities.
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Their trade war is seen as the biggest stumbling block to global growth.
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Another stumbling block, given the scale of the $146bn deal, is regulatory approval.
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The station reported that according to a source, the stumbling block is pensions.
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Hit a stumbling-block during an important task (like, say, writing a column)?
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Turkey's four-decade-old dispute with Cyprus had been a key stumbling block.
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You back up, try a new route, hit another stumbling block, fall down.
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It didn't seem to be a stumbling block for teens in Manhattan, either.
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That lack of bundling had been a stumbling block to an earlier partnership.
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The first potential stumbling block for OPEC concerns Libya and Nigeria, Brennock said.
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Another stumbling block is the exit bill that the U.K. has to pay.
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The stumbling block is that productivity and creativity demand opposite attention management strategies.
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But one of those potential deals seems to have hit a stumbling block.
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Perhaps the biggest stumbling block, however, has been the lack of internet service.
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However, there are a few areas where Amazon could hit a stumbling block.
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Denying the difference is the typical macroscopic stumbling block of anti-racism racism.
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For many people, the stumbling block to getting their finances in order is debt.
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CIFIUS has been a stumbling block for several Chinese deals in the Unites States.
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Jeff Sessions for US attorney general as a stumbling block to unifying the nation.
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The use of physical artifacts has been a stumbling block in achieving this goal.
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How to address debate opponents has been a stumbling block before for national candidates.
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No deals have yet been signed, though, for there is a stumbling block: money.
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A lack of alternative housing is a serious stumbling block to Mr Mashaba's plan.
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We know we've hit a little stumbling block, and that's part of the season.
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Accept conflict as a necessary element within social evolution and not a stumbling block.
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SoftBank's investment plans for Uber have hit another stumbling block, according to multiple sources.
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But the biggest stumbling block is simply that world passports are not necessarily valid.
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One potential stumbling block for challenging Trump on Saudi Arabia next year is Sen.
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Gramegna declined to put a figure on Britain's divorce bill, a key stumbling block.
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And if the word "stew" is a stumbling block, just call it a braise.
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Another stumbling block may be that some industry executives are struggling to adjust personally.
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There was only one possible stumbling block: the organized tour they signed up for.
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This asymmetry was the insurmountable stumbling block on the road to victory in Vietnam.
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CIFIUS has been a stumbling block for several Chinese deals in the United States.
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The "fit and proper" point represents a possible stumbling block for 21st Century Fox.
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Largest stumbling block In more than a dozen interviews, former and current intelligence and national security officials told CNN that reaching agreement on inspections and the continued monitoring of North Korea's nuclear program could be the largest stumbling block in coming negotiations.
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But there's a bigger stumbling block: The concept has been all but impossible to use.
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Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo)The only stumbling block is the Gameball's expensive $100 price tag.
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Agreeing on a suitable valuation is also often a stumbling block in regional tie-ups.
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Uncertainty about the election has been pegged as the biggest stumbling block for the market.
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Trust is proving a stumbling block to cold-war-style treaties to outlaw such tools.
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But the relationship had hit a stumbling block in recent months under Ardern's coalition government.
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And it highlights an aspect of Libra that could become a stumbling block for Facebook.
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But the rollout of its new "cash management" accounts has been a large stumbling block.
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Russia's domestic policy is the biggest stumbling block to locking down the extension, Citi says.
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A bigger stumbling block comes from employer plans, which cover roughly 3313 percent of Californians.
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It also creates another stumbling block for kids who rely on schools for their meals.
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But the lack of protection for whistle-blowers is cited as a major stumbling block.
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Trade troubles have been a major stumbling block for businesses in an otherwise healthy economy.
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Trying to Solve a Bigger Math Problem Algebra is a stumbling block for many freshmen.
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H.R. 85033 will remove that stumbling block, at least insofar as US aid is concerned.
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Fun, with lots of replay value, but a $100 price tag is a major stumbling block.
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In the end politics may prove the greatest stumbling block to managing a new global downturn.
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But a big stumbling block is money, with TSMC saying that major subsidies would be required.
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This shouldn't present a major stumbling block if the owners have crossed the first two thresholds.
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It's also probably the biggest stumbling block standing between us and a more inclusive Formula 290.
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I often find a stumbling block for leaders is wanting to be liked versus being respected.
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CB: The U.S. had been a stumbling block in that discussion over "loss and damage" compensation.
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The show has celebrated failure as both a necessary stumbling block and a launchpad to fame.
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May's opposition to any oversight by the ECJ has been a key stumbling block in talks.
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I wrote in my book Take this stumbling block and turn it into a stepping stone.
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Anti-trust issues, particularly in the UK market, could be a stumbling block, the broker noted.
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But that's really the last stumbling block still facing Kim and his team of rocket scientists.
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I know for some women this sort of stumbling block takes them away from the church.
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Wondering if his last name will be a stumbling block for the rest of his life.
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Another stumbling block to Jews' full-throated embrace is the fear of an anti-Semitic backlash.
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In another stumbling block, the bill is being held up procedurally by at least one Republican.
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Trump's demand for about a 400% increase in that fee seems to be one stumbling block.
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The stumbling block for providers is that accurate pricing of health-care services is nearly nonexistent.
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Despite widespread public support, the major stumbling block has been how to fund such an effort.
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As someone who tries to keep a clean house, the boxes are a literal stumbling block.
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The key stumbling block is that they're accountable, and will be accountable for what goes into reconciliation.
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This is a stumbling block for tech companies, which often burn through cash as they scale up.
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PHIL LEBEAU: Is that the issue right now—the biggest stumbling block-- the enforcement component of this?
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The language we use to refer to these forms of stimulation is a stumbling block, Hancock said.
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Perhaps the biggest stumbling block is the most obvious: Why are you leaving your old job behind?
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Once they are released, their criminal records often serve as a stumbling block to getting a job.
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The Senate's 60-vote majority is always a stumbling block on matters where filibusters can be used.
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The issue of expatriate citizens' rights has become a stumbling block in bilateral talks over Britain's divorce.
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One stumbling block is what geeks call "scalability": today's distributed ledgers cannot handle huge numbers of transactions.
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One stumbling block: Some Republicans are against a proposal to end deductions for state and local taxes.
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Agricultural products - principally beef, but also sugar and soy - is likely to be a key stumbling block.
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The main stumbling block is broad distrust of Washington's ability to deliver any large public works initiative.
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This could be seen as a stumbling block to the president's stated preference for a low dollar.
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"The fact that [a just transition] has never happened is the biggest stumbling block," he told me.
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"There's obviously a cost associated with it, and that's kind of been the stumbling block," Burgess added.
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If the AHCA passes the House, Medicaid funding could be a stumbling block in the upper chamber.
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That could be a major stumbling block in early contests that will be dominated by black voters.
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But it proceeds almost exactly as expected, which has been a recurring stumbling block for this series.
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It would affirm that gender is not a stumbling block, an obstacle that hinders ambition and accomplishment.
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The strength of the U.S.-Saudi relationship is also a major stumbling block to serious strategic cooperation.
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Despite the initial stumbling block of typos and grammatical confusion, Trump's tweet quickly caught a round of support.
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One possible stumbling block for these companies is the intense secrecy around manufacturing, especially in the electronics world.
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But these companies keep hitting the same stumbling block: the inability to share health information across medical systems.
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That was supposed to be a big stumbling block for the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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The biggest stumbling block for people is, are you able to cut all ties to your old life?
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Negotiators say there has been progress, but it is slow and, as ever, finance is a stumbling block.
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Wernick pointed to the semi-serious tone tying Fox's X-Men movies together as their big stumbling block.
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There's a deep and pervasive prejudice about women's capabilities as directors, and that's been a monumental stumbling block.
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New Hampshire was a stumbling block for Rubio, where he came in fifth after a dismal debate there.
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The sides are currently negotiating exactly how the powers will be returned, but have reached a stumbling block.
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Another stumbling block is the role of Forza Italia and its leader, four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Negotiators say there has been progress, but it's slow and, as ever, finance is a big stumbling block.
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But he ultimately cast the loss as a minor stumbling block in what should be a generational fight.
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Ramaphosa also faces a divided party which could prove a stumbling block to strengthening the South African economy.
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But this could prove a major stumbling block, he said, so Poland also has to consider other options.
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Entrepreneurs told Hannon that marketing and selling — even if they had a great idea — was the stumbling block.
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On the Environment The stumbling block in Congress for confronting climate change has perpetually been the economic challenge.
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The Senate bill hit another stumbling block from the parliamentarian, according to an outline released Friday from Sen.
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It's a requirement that has alarmed privacy advocates, the latest stumbling block in Verily's bizarre and troubled rollout.
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Their business dealings, however, could prove a stumbling block — and not just for the Trump children, he said.
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Azarenka will come back, at least initially, to a world in which her biggest stumbling block is missing.
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S. trade war, and that Russia remained a stumbling block to a deal to cut global crude supply.
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His low poll numbers among a key voting bloc could be a major stumbling block in early contests.
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The country's presidential election, scheduled to be held in late March, presents the biggest stumbling block to investors.
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On one hand, they can be costly, complicated to use, hackable, and a stumbling block in your relationship.
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Where some see the cross as superstitious foolery or a stumbling block, others see grace and sublime love.
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Regulation is another stumbling block - getting approvals for educational content is difficult in China, where government censorship is high.
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However, this dents the company's reputation among brand merchants and could potentially be a stumbling block for overseas expansion.
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We know we've hit a little stumbling block and that's part of the season, part of every baseball season.
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Around 90 percent of refugees could not speak German when they arrived, a major stumbling block for many employers.
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In fact, low prices that define generic drugs may be the ETF's biggest stumbling block, analysts said this week.
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Ironically, it is presently also the greatest stumbling block for many of the anti-harassment proposals floating around today.
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"Wall of worry" refers to when a company runs into a stumbling block in the market causing temporary uncertainty.
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Meanwhile, the currency Scotland would assume in the event of becoming independent seems to represent a further stumbling block.
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Much of the focus thus far has been placed on weak retail numbers as the big economic stumbling block.
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The issue of so-called illegal hotels has arguably been Airbnb's biggest stumbling block in the path to legalization.
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"COBRA is the biggest stumbling block where people are misinformed and stay on it when they shouldn't," Votava said.
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The increased friction with powerful voices in the business community will be a stumbling block for Trump's economic agenda.
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"In addition, we see another stumbling block being the huge overlaps for both banks serving similar markets," he said.
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However, its premium pricing is seen by critics as a stumbling block to bulking up its Indian user base.
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After they get stuck, they are receptive to learning a new concept or skill that surmounts the stumbling block.
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That has been a stumbling block for other Franco-Italian mergers such as the troubled Essilor-Luxottica tie-up.
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But then the issue of moving work from Mexico to United States plants arose as a major stumbling block.
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After the peace deal, the decommissioning of the IRA's guns became the next big stumbling block to lasting peace.
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Yet even with the acquittal, the roaring economy and a lame opponent, impeachment remains a potential electoral stumbling block.
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Lowey and Shelby's ability to strike a deal on the allocations had been a major stumbling block for weeks.
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Bannon has repeatedly railed against congressional leaders and accused them of being the main stumbling block to Trump's agenda.
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Caputo-Pearl has said disagreements over proposals to reduce class size pose the biggest stumbling block to a settlement.
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Iran remained a stumbling block to the plan with its target to raise output to reach pre-sanction export levels.
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Yet one stumbling block remains—a last piece of the physics-math analogy that Kim still has to work out.
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Mike: I think that people's biggest stumbling block, both as artists and as human beings, is being blinded by pride.
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Investors also expressed surprise at the triumphal tone of Norske Skog's statement on the court decision, given this stumbling block.
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Caputo-Pearl cited teachers' demands to reduce class size by hiring more teachers as "arguably the most fundamental" stumbling block.
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The post of interior minister has emerged as the biggest stumbling block over which parliament's two biggest coalitions are arguing.
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Josh Spiegel, Slashfilm: Then there's the real stumbling block: the musical sequences, which all desperately want to be crowd-pleasers.
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The stumbling block, as it has been in previous years was the offset requirements of the pay-as-you-go.
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"Nasser proved to be a complete stumbling block," Eisenhower confided to his diary as his Arab-Israeli peace efforts failed.
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The experience disparity between the two fighters is often cited as a stumbling block to making the matchup a reality.
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As Ezra Klein wrote yesterday, this has become a major stumbling block in Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Money is the biggest stumbling block for start-ups led by women, but there are ways to work around that.
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A stumbling block, however, has been lack of funding for this expansion — a problem that an endowment tax could remedy.
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The provisions affecting the state and local tax deductions could be a major stumbling block for the GOP tax bill.
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One big stumbling block: One of many likely sticking points would be the framework's call for a carbon trading market.
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Now, research led by Nigel Blamey, a professor of Earth sciences at Brock University, has finally countered this longstanding stumbling block.
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But as he pushes to make his campaign promises a reality, the immigration court system could be a significant stumbling block.
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Trump's appointments indicated that government to be a stumbling block when it comes to making money from fossil fuels or pipelines.
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At the same time, the federal judiciary, especially the Ninth Circuit, has been the single biggest stumbling block for Trump's agenda.
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And in all their cases, their gender wouldn't be a stumbling block they'd have to get over to beat Trump onstage.
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Entrepreneurs told Hannon in her book that marketing and selling — even if they had a great idea — was the stumbling block.
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The lack of trust architecture is the defining stumbling block that keeps money from moving more easily to the developing world.
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Glass ceiling has been seen as a stumbling block for a long time for females to take a top leadership position.
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The only possible stumbling block is semantics: ensuring that the wording won't impinge on a suspect's right to a fair trial.
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Last week marked perhaps the most visible stumbling block for New York City's new, cutting edge public Wi-Fi project, LinkNYC.
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The sheer size of deficits in some company-defined benefit schemes has become a stumbling block in mergers and company rescues.
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But in truth, the biggest stumbling block for Kavanaugh with social conservatives are the two latter cases, Priests for Life v.
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The cost could prove a stumbling block according to the independent Boston-based group Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER).
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The stumbling block in the House has been the entirely legitimate concerns that parents and activists have raised about student privacy.
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That, Axelrod said, could prove a major stumbling block for Sanders, who is polling well behind Clinton with African-American voters.
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These massive numbers should make it clear why Medicaid is the key stumbling block in the Obamacare replacement or reform effort.
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The biggest stumbling block for conservative evangelicals is the scarlet abortion "A" that Democrats wear for their support of abortion rights.
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The search for Flynn's replacement hit another stumbling block Thursday night when reports revealed that Trump's "outstanding" choice, retired Vice Adm.
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That brings us to an additional stumbling block all these vaccines will face: a problem called immune enhancement, or vaccine enhancement.
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Maybe, like me, they feel like a millennial dipshit for needing to outsource a difficult stumbling block on their parenting journey.
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One major stumbling block: Because Mr. Jawar has dual American citizenship, he isn't yet eligible to run for office in Ethiopia.
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Chinese perceptions of Impossible Foods' meat recipe may also be a stumbling block, even if the genetically modified soy wins approval.
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Experts told me this could very well be the stumbling block that holds up the next phase of Brexit negotiations, too.
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US 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELDS RISE TO 1.754% ON REPORT THE MAIN STUMBLING BLOCK TO A BREXIT DEAL HAS BEEN REMOVED
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But there is one considerable stumbling block to early elections, ahead of the natural end of the legislation in February 2018.
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Although the actual appropriations still need to be enacted, agreeing on the overall levels was the major stumbling block for 2018.
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According to people with knowledge of the process, it's mostly the latter, with the main stumbling block still revolving around price.
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A major stumbling block was that the Obama administration was negotiating with interim Libyan ministers as if they represented a unified government.
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In an interview with National Public Radio on January 23rd, Mr Gupta seemed to acknowledge that standing is a potential stumbling block.
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By the spring of 2019, Parnas and Fruman's efforts to curry favor with the authorities in Ukraine had hit a stumbling block.
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Google's Pixel 2 XL, which has been plagued by screen problems, has another stumbling block to contend with: poor audio recording quality.
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Stocks are still going strong, but indications that things could cool down would be at the very least a significant stumbling block.
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The stumbling block is General Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Operation Dignity forces and has the backing of Egypt and the UAE.
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Iran became the main stumbling block to an initiative by OPEC and non-OPEC Russia earlier this year to freeze output globally.
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The less technical answer to Johnson's dry spell, of course, is that the long haul of weekends has become a stumbling block.
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Removing one major stumbling block for the dollar, the U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation to temporarily fund the government through Dec.
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The controversial gun-related provisions of Cornyn's bill are a stumbling block for a Senate effort address the issue this year. Sens.
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One area of concern identified by lobbyists as a possible stumbling block is Lighthizer's aim of incorporating U.S.-specific automotive content requirements.
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One stumbling block to trans-American routes is federal sonic boom regulation which has prevented supersonic travel over U.S. skies since 1973.
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Friedman supports settlements, which the Obama administration cites as a key stumbling block to getting a peace deal between Israel and Palestine.
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I think it's Orson Welles who said that the greatest danger or the greatest potential stumbling block for creativity is total freedom.
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His contract reportedly became a stumbling block to a Melo deal because the Knicks didn't want it, and neither did anybody else.
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While it sounds outrageous, keeping a detached human head alive is not the main stumbling block, and may even currently be possible.
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The major stumbling block remains Northern Ireland, which wants its borders with Ireland (a member of the European Union) to remain open.
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Congress hangs in the balance with November's elections, and ongoing fracturing will be a stumbling block to advancing a conservative policy agenda.
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One potential stumbling block in his record could be a 2012 investigation into whether he misused a military aircraft for personal travel.
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The London Stock Exchange cited the Hong Kong government's sway over the Asian's exchange's parent company as a potential regulatory stumbling block.
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Disputes over finance have been a stumbling block at the talks, as well as monitoring and reporting countries' efforts to reduce emissions.
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Chelsea is still the favorite for the title, with the only obvious stumbling block being a trip to Everton on April 30.
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The rules are basically the same for cluing the cryptic crosswords of both countries, but cultural differences might be a stumbling block.
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The other stumbling block was the agency&aposs inability to make a persuasive argument and tell a compelling story to a judge.
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Iran has been a stumbling block to the Saudi plan, aiming to raise its oil output to reach pre-sanction export levels.
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The stumbling block: In doing the above (save for the watch dress et al), Mr. Scott mostly wasn't practicing what he preached.
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In "Trying to Solve a Bigger Math Problem," Emily Hanford writes: Algebra is clearly a stumbling block for many incoming college students.
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In Germany, perhaps the biggest stumbling-block, Mrs Merkel's weaker domestic position will make it harder for her to stare down her critics.
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It doesn't need to be this way though, particularly if price was the stumbling block preventing you from becoming a smug Mac owner.
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The vast majority of respondents across countries cite government corruption as a stumbling block to development, as well as lack of employment opportunities.
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The Kasich campaign already faces one stumbling block in the state, they failed to file a candidate statement for the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet.
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The stumbling block was money; major subsidies would be required, he said, as it is more expensive to operate in America than Taiwan.
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Data limits are the usual stumbling block when it comes to a free service, so if this doesn't bother you, go right ahead!
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While Huawei has made some nice laptops in the past, though, it's typically run into the same stumbling block every time: battery life.
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The issue had been a stumbling block in talks between Uber and SoftBank, which is considering buying a big stake in the business.
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CFIUS has been a stumbling block for several Chinese deals in the United States and is considered a big hurdle for Ant Financial.
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The only stumbling block was Yamamuro's pommel horse display, when he lost his grip and rolled off to earn a score of 13.900.
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Russia, which has worked with OPEC recently on production agreements, has been the main stumbling block to a deal on a major cut.
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One stumbling block is that such a payment would enable large groups to pool their resources and live very comfortably at taxpayer expense.
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Carlos Velandia, a former E.L.N. fighter who demobilized in 2004, said the group's participation removed the last stumbling block to ending the rebellion.
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But the question of who would be stuck with its liabilities has been a stumbling block in the complex negotiations over its fate.
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Obama acknowledged concerns, most vocally made by the Cuban government, that the embargo serves as a major stumbling block to fully normalized relations.
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Start planning your next act If you want to start an encore career, keep in mind that money is the biggest stumbling block.
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The controversial gun-related provisions of Cornyn's bill are a stumbling block for a Senate effort to address the issue this year. Sens.
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One imaginative stumbling block, in playing out the implications of that scenario, was how something like that could happen in the first place.
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The issue of whether to grant Catalonia a binding referendum on independence was one stumbling block as parties tried to form a coalition.
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On Thursday, UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl said disgreements over proposals to reduce class size pose the biggest stumbling block to a settlement.
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"This is a potentially significant political and legal stumbling block that could really slow progress on the pipeline," Mitchell told a U.S. Senate panel.
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If you look around, you can find classic, public domain titles for free... but getting them onto your Kindle can be a stumbling block.
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But those amendments didn&apost remove the key stumbling block -- the reluctance by conservatives to back legislation helping people who arrived illegally become citizens.
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European Court of Justice Another major stumbling block is how much oversight the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will have over Britain after Brexit.
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A lack of in-depth knowledge about the details of Britain's economy and more domestically-focused financial institutions is not necessarily a stumbling block.
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The CFIUS has been a stumbling block for several Chinese deals in the United States and was considered a big hurdle for Ant Financial.
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For FCA the main stumbling-block was the French government, which has a habit of being a tricky counterparty in deals involving national champions.
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Still, this is the first real stumbling block for US-North Korea talks since the Singapore summit, and it's unclear what will happen next.
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The OPEC deal may hit another stumbling block this weekend as negotiators are set to meet with non-OPEC countries to discuss their cuts.
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A major stumbling block has been the upgrading of skills: It's challenging to wean a population off of comfortable government jobs and generous subsidies.
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A bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia, and passed the Senate almost unanimously, has hit a major stumbling block in the House. Rep.
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He cited disagreement over teachers' demands to hire more instructors to reduce class size as "arguably the most fundamental" stumbling block to a settlement.
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One stumbling block for Clinton could be her husband's recent dust-up with protesters that led him to defend his controversial 2628 crime law.
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Fear or self-doubt on this journey can be a stumbling block, especially if you second-guess yourself and turn down potentially lucrative opportunities.
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Even in the face of overwhelming evidence and political momentum, we hear that the cost of early education efforts represents an insurmountable stumbling block.
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MIAMI — Despite losing a milestone abortion case at the United States Supreme Court this past summer, Texas threw down another stumbling block this week.
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The latest stumbling block faced by Toshiba was a disagreement between parties over the size of Western Digital's share in the business, Reuters added.
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One potential stumbling block, however, is training health providers to prevent codes using this kind of data, rather than waiting to respond to them.
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Removing one major stumbling block for the dollar on Friday, the U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation to temporarily fund the government through Dec.
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How much money out-of-work Americans should get was a temporary stumbling block Wednesday, but Senators ultimately passed the bill early Thursday morning.
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But in recent days, Mexico has raised new concerns about the deal's stronger labor provisions, throwing up a potential stumbling block to its passage.
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Healthcare is a big stumbling block and party sources said Merkel and her Bavarian ally Horst Seehofer discussed the issue before meeting the SPD.
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But he said he would not support legislation that ultimately grants them citizenship - a major stumbling block for immigration advocacy groups, Democrats and some Republicans.
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And while some see the influence of the church as a stumbling block, Roman -- a practicing Catholic -- says she doesn't believe that to be true.
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While this all sounds great, there is one big stumbling block to incorporating Mimblewimble with bitcoin: It is incompatible with the current bitcoin code base.
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The key result of the Swedish study — that productivity can increase with fewer hours worked —eliminates a major stumbling block to globalizing the shorter workday.
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On top of all this, it looks increasingly likely that the Federal Reserve will raise rates in December, which could serve as another stumbling block.
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The one major stumbling-block with how the show depicts these women is that they're all, uniformly uninterested in the fantasy fiction their boys love.
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Yet, there is one stumbling block you can avoid right from the outset — and it's one many founders miss, according to investor Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin.
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In particular, the role of the internet in the story of Weier and Geyser's lives seems to be both a complication and a stumbling block.
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The main stumbling block to a practical commercial fusion reactor is figuring out how to confine and sustain the plasma required for fusion to occur.
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A common stumbling block for retirees who want to move to foreign nations is ensuring that they've slashed ties with their former state of residency.
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Sarpom is proving to be a stumbling block in clinching a deal for the pump network since prospective bidders would not have control, sources said.
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Iran, the main stumbling block to any production control due to its zeal to recapture market share lost to sanctions, welcomed the plan without commitment.
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The only stumbling block would be the deficit hawks who may hold up such a bill with demands of corresponding cuts coming from somewhere else.
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"There's really one stumbling block that a lot of us are divided on: the border adjustment tax, and where you go with that," Meadows said.
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But prosecutors hit a stumbling block in January, when the six former brokers were acquitted of criminal charges that they helped Mr. Hayes manipulate Libor.
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The main potential stumbling block is the politically sensitive pension proposals, where creditors are pushing for upfront cuts as a way of reducing implementation risks.
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Such a court order "would put a huge stumbling block in front" of Oculus, said Stephanie Llamas, an analyst with gaming market research firm SuperData.
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But by taking its business global, Pinduoduo has exposed itself to a new kind of stumbling block: a trademark infringement lawsuit in the United States.
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The debate around funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has emerged as a major stumbling block in negotiations to keep the government open beyond Dec.
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Holding China accountable Lighthizer detailed how the administration planned to enforce any deal struck with China, which has been a major stumbling block for talks.
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This has been a stumbling block with Hezbollah and its allies, including President Michel Aoun, who have backed a mixed cabinet of technocrats and politicians.
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This has been a stumbling block with Hezbollah and its allies, including President Michel Aoun, who have backed a mixed cabinet of technocrats and politicians.
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Apple's skeptics have also pointed out to me that the company will run into an inevitable stumbling block: Getting consumers to engage in their health.
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But the transition from media darling to service of the people has proved a stumbling block for at least one of Facebook's competitors in the space.
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The disagreement could be a stumbling block, and risks delaying Apple's plans to penetrate the Indian market, where it currently just assembles its iPhone SE model.
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For regulators, the biggest stumbling block is the combination of listed and OTC liquidity pools through portfolio margining, enabling clients to net swaps and futures exposures.
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While many patients may have iPhones, few hospitals have yet transitioned to all-electronic record keeping—and that could prove to be a major stumbling block.
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But this would be on the condition -- likely a major stumbling block -- that it takes part in elections to the new EU parliament on May 23.
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But last year they also took 135 million journeys abroad, including to Europe and the U.S. Given their payment preferences, shopping has been a stumbling block.
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Another stumbling block for the firm is the swarm of new contenders eyeing a market long dominated by Didi after it swallowed up competitor Uber China.
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The last round of peace talks collapsed in 2014, a key stumbling block being Israel's settlement-building on occupied land that Palestinians want for a state.
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What to do about the proposed change is a major stumbling block as the GOP tries to get enough votes for their repeal bill to pass.
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Italy saying it will not ratify the deal represents another stumbling block for fragile relations between Europe and the new euroskeptic and renegade government in Italy.
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Their concerns could be a stumbling block to efforts to boost production in Brazil, which is already the world's largest exporter of sugar, coffee and beef.
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Mark Meadows singled out the border adjustment tax on CNBC's "Power Lunch" Tuesday as the "one stumbling block" keeping tax reform from moving forward in Congress.
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"We are well aware that Bollore has been waiting for a stumbling block to step in," the source said, referring to Vivendi's billionaire chairman Vincent Bollore.
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The main stumbling block is the Irish backstop, a safety policy that aims to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Rather than promoting self-sufficiency, as proponents of the new rule assert, this rule will ad yet another stumbling block to the lives of vulnerable children.
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After the nominations were announced in January, Bong said he saw it as a sign that language is no longer a stumbling block for global success.
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After the nominations were announced in January, Bong said he saw it as a sign that language is no longer a stumbling block for global success.
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The Tony Awards have been a stumbling block for many entertainers: Kate Winslet, Martin Scorsese, Randy Newman and, somehow, Julie Andrews, lack only Broadway's highest honor.
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The sides also said they had agreed, over the next four months, to work toward local elections in Donbass, a major stumbling block up to now.
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But perhaps the biggest stumbling block is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who does not seem inclined to allow a vote on the matter.
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But the joint venture also holds other assets including a quarter of Italian refinery Sarpom, controlled by ExxonMobil's Esso unit, which is proving a stumbling block.
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I won't revisit those comments here, although I did want to add a bit on what I see as a key stumbling block for party coordination.
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Even as doctors' perceptions surrounding surgery for thinner people have changed, though, the major stumbling block, as Benari found out, is getting anyone to pay for it.
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Whereas Liz sees the patriarchy as her personal stumbling block, Jenna, who truly suffers at the hands of men, seems blithely unaware that she exists within it.
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Thus, the biggest obstacle to the take-up of digital musical instruments isn't the technology, which is improving all the time; the stumbling block may be people.
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And the 500 km (300 mile) land border between Ireland and Britain's province of Northern Ireland has always been the biggest stumbling block for an orderly Brexit.
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That said, he has a well-earned rep as a guy who occasionally makes very crooked numbers on his card, a stumbling block that appeared yet again.
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Nor is it to say that many elements of Sanders' record, including his work with socialist organizations won't be a huge stumbling block in more conservative states.
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Abortion has emerged as a potential stumbling block for Senate Republicans as they seek to craft an ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill that can garner 51 votes.
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That deficit was a particular stumbling block for one potential buyer, retailer Sports Direct, which had been in talks to acquire at least some of BHS's business.
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Still, Mr. Bloomberg's boorish reputation in the 1980s and 1990s was a potential stumbling block even in 2001, when he first took a run at political office.
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But it is the homestretch in June that has been the stumbling block for Djokovic, who has lost in three of the last four French Open finals.
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Thomas Mullaney of Stanford University has accused those who say Chinese characters are a stumbling block to literacy of being "Orientalist", a fighting-word in modern academe.
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Raman Chima, policy director at Access Now, which advocates stronger digital rights, says weak data privacy laws are likely the main stumbling block to "data-secure" status.
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" He said there is no conceivable justification for withholding the data, but noted that logic "never seems to be a stumbling block for obstruction by the NYPD.
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"Saving for down payment doesn't have to be the biggest stumbling block in the world if you can buy a home with just 3% down," says Lewis.
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The 500-kilometer (300-mile) land border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland has always been the biggest stumbling block for an orderly Brexit.
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"We are looking at how we can help resolve some of these issues, because they are actually a stumbling block to political participation of women," he said.
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Meanwhile, housing affordability has proven to be a stumbling block for older Americans' access to retirement, while those who own homes are more inclined to stay put.
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President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte are set to meet Monday in Washington, but their conversation might encounter one big stumbling block — defense spending.
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Amber Littlejohn: What we see as the biggest stumbling block is actually access to capital and necessary to fund the exorbitant costs of participating in this industry.
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Mujtaba Rahman, Eurasia Group's managing director of Europe research, said Wednesday in a note that the Irish border "remains the biggest stumbling block" to the Brexit process.
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But the big stumbling block to achieving this desired return is turning out to be the GOP base, which even before Trump's rise thwarted efforts at bipartisan reform.
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Low light has been something of a stumbling block for handsets — and, indeed both Samsung and ZTE have made a major selling point for their newly announced phones.
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However, replacement legislation that covers a comparable number of people would still require billions in government financing and extensive regulations, a stumbling block for the most conservative Republicans.
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Analysts say this was more of a stumbling block for Nike and should serve as a lesson for the company rather than having any grander impact on sales.
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Meanwhile an "obstacle delivery apparatus" bode its time, waiting for the best opportunity to slip a literal stumbling block onto the treadmill for the person to trip over.
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Setting the order in which the agreed steps are taken could also be a stumbling block, especially when it comes to the timing and pace of America's withdrawal.
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Jimenez said the aggressive legal strategies of drug originators to delay would-be copies have replaced government approval as the biggest stumbling block to speedy U.S. biosimilar introductions.
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Russia has flourished as a regional power, and Trump's pursuit of friendlier relations with President Vladimir Putin has been a major stumbling block to any concerted Western response.
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One stumbling block remains: the intensive lobbying of a few U.S. shipping companies that profit from both restrictions and claim that their ships are essential to national security.
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Democrats also warn that the White House could throw a curveball into any negotiations, noting the administration has previously been a stumbling block for talks on Capitol Hill.
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Why it matters: This comes as Ivanka, an advisor to her father, is seeking full security clearance for her role, and could be a stumbling block, CNN reports.
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Also, the Taliban do not recognize the US-backed government as legitimate; this has been a stumbling block in past peace efforts, and may be difficult to overcome.
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With German coalition talks hitting a stumbling block of their own and unlikely to reach a conclusion before Easter, the other hurdle is Italian elections on March 4.
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One major stumbling block to a May rate rise was removed this week when Prime Minister Theresa May agreed a 21-month transition deal with the European Union.
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Their 109-95 victory over the Pistons amounted to a momentary stumbling block — a rare win that tripped up the Knicks in their pursuit of better lottery odds.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block for relations between the neighbors, sparking concern about regional efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear program.
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In a grotesque irony, borders imposed in 1921 on Ireland, England's first colony, have proved to be the biggest stumbling block for the English Brexiteers chasing imperial virility.
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Ms. Peoples-Stokes said on Monday that she still believes that the major stumbling block is the issue of reinvesting the money in communities affected by mass incarceration.
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Jesus Seade, Mexico's deputy foreign minister for North America described the imposition of tariffs on Monday as a "stumbling block" that puts at risk passage of the trade deal.
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Healthcare is a big stumbling block and party sources said Merkel and her Bavarian ally Horst Seehofer discussed the issue together on Saturday morning before meeting with the SPD.
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Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper took aim at Sanders' democratic socialist agenda and said it was bad politics that could be a stumbling block to defeating Trump in 2020.
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Thinking optimistically, it's the kind of problem that'll resolve itself as the season carries on, but in the two episodes that have aired so far, it's a stumbling block.
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But his nationalist coalition still lacks a majority in the upper house that represents India's 29 states and has proven to be a stumbling block for its legislative agenda.
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Michael Russell told a Scottish parliamentary committee there was a high chance that Brexit talks would fail soon and that the bill for Brexit was the biggest stumbling block.
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And the 500-km (300-mile) land border between Ireland and the United Kingdom's province of Northern Ireland has always been the biggest stumbling block for an orderly Brexit.
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"The biggest stumbling block in the whole process is going to be whether they can get all countries to agree upon quota levels," said FirstEnergy Capital analyst Martin King.
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Some analysts had predicted that the U.S. ban on Huawei buying parts and components from American firms without Washington's approval could be a stumbling block in China's 5G rollout.
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Democrats and the White House had been discussing a deal on DACA, but it was reported near the end of September that those talks had hit a stumbling block.
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Privately held businesses often have succession as their main stumbling block, said Michael Baker, an estate and business planning lawyer in Boston who did not work on this matter.
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North Korea A big stumbling block to getting nukes off the Korean Peninsula has been North Korea's insistence that the US pull its 28,000 troops out of South Korea.
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Fruit producers had long pressed for more air cargo services but disjointed planning and a lack of infrastructure, such as facilities for cold storage, had proved a stumbling-block.
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Political conflict at the congressional level at times may pose a stumbling block to our democratic process, which aims to faithfully express the will of the people through law.
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The ability — or inability — to make changes in the front office appeared to have been a major stumbling block in the Knicks' pursuit of David Griffin earlier this summer.
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One stumbling block may occur if the Federal Reserve, led by Chair Jerome Powell, raises interest rates too quickly or aggressively as inflation and employment have both been normalizing.
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The main stumbling block is Actelion wants J&J to become a major shareholder in a new entity, while the U.S. firm favors a straightforward takeover, the source added.
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The absence of the CBOE's bitcoin futures product has proved a stumbling block for another major ETF company, VanEck, in its attempt to create a similar bitcoin futures ETF.
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"The biggest stumbling block in promoting China-US military ties lies in whether Washington would be willing to respect Beijing's core interests and major security concerns," the piece read.
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When a team has gone out at the same stage on several consecutive occasions, it's not hard to see how that might become a mental stumbling block in itself.
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Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to find a proposal on post-Brexit customs arrangements - the biggest stumbling block so far in exit talks - to take into negotiations with Brussels.
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Medicaid a potential stumbling block Such conservative pressure could be important because especially in the Senate, Republican leaders cannot afford to lose significant GOP support to pass the repeal bill.
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The Medicaid issue could also be a stumbling block for the President since many of his Rust Belt blue-collar voters were able to access health care under the expansion.
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The big stumbling block is getting all your friends to follow you to Snapchat, so people are watching your stories—you're just going to have to make them irresistibly good.
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Another stumbling block for people in their 20s: "They don't really see the importance of investing for retirement, but it's better to do it young than too late," Lofton said.
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In June, political issues helped scuttle the merger talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault and could prove to be a stumbling block in any deal between Fiat Chrysler and PSA.
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Some 16 months after Mr Ross ordered the Census Bureau to add the question, how could the government provide the courts with a new rationale that avoids this stumbling block?
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"Luann and I feel like we're a married couple; we don't have to talk when we're together," said Morgan, who went on to explain that there was one stumbling block.
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The size of CIC's stake following the sale became a major stumbling block as the Chinese partners initially sought to increase their holding to above 50 percent, the sources said.
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This week the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia hit a serious stumbling block when British Columbia's new government vowed to oppose it.
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While thin secondary market liquidity is widely seen as a stumbling block for the masala market, Mistry pointed to the big order book as evidence that this might be changing.
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The fact that much of the proposed equipment originates from Russia need not be a stumbling block to an agreement, the United States has said, despite Western sanctions against Moscow.
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BLACK EARLY TURNOUT DROPS: The New York Times reports: Early voting turnout for black voters in key battleground states has fallen from 2012, a potential stumbling block for Hillary Clinton.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has made clear he views Trump's refusal to release his tax returns as a major stumbling block in the attempts to get tax reform done.
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"The biggest stumbling block is that there's very limited understanding of the Forest Rights Act, even within the government," Tushar Dash, from advocacy group Vasundhara, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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"We made it further than ever before," said Sam Tracy, director of the Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana, citing a status-quo bias against legalization as the main stumbling block.
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But a common stumbling block past teams have encountered is preventing the drugged-up lenses from dumping medication into the patient's eyes all at once, after contact with the cornea.
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One major stumbling block, if they agreed to rotate the premiership, was the question of who would serve first and at what point Mr. Netanyahu would step aside if charged.
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One is how much emphasis the company places on compliance, the major stumbling block in the efficacy of any treatment, said Dr. Senna, an author of studies on the subject.
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This Equal Pay Day, like all other days, it's dangerous for women to let media figures or politicians try to build or distort a stumbling block in front of us.
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The lawmaker added, according to the Press Herald, that LePage reiterated that he would sign a budget measure if it removed the proposed lodging tax that's become a stumbling block.
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Despite the ubiquity of AI assistants like Siri or Alexa, teaching machines how to understand and wield human language remains a huge stumbling block in the field of artificial intelligence.
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The prime minister was hoping to get "legal and political" reassurances from the other 27 member countries regarding the Irish backstop — the biggest stumbling block preventing progress in the Brexit process.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May told Parliament Monday that while negotiations with the European Union have resulted in progress, the status of the Irish border has remained a critical stumbling block.
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Many experienced Android users in the West who try out Chinese phones, including reviewers here at The Verge, often find themselves unable to get over an immediate stumbling block: the software.
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Probably the biggest stumbling block with these earphones will be their price, which at $299 /€299 is at the upper end of the range when it comes to truly wireless audio.
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O) have agreed to work together to manage networks of connected devices from both firms, clearing a major stumbling block to market growth of the so-called Internet of Things (IoT).
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Consumer confidence is at a 16-month low while business conditions are near decade highs - an unprecedented divergence that could well be a stumbling block for Australia's A$23 trillion economy.
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While Trudeau said he would have preferred the deal, he made it clear he didn't want it to be a stumbling block to warmer ties or to moving the relationship forward.
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"We are well aware that Bollore has been waiting for a stumbling block to step in," a source close to Vivendi said, referring to the media company's billionaire chairman Vincent Bollore.
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Iran has been the main stumbling block for such a deal because Tehran wants exemptions as it tries to regain oil market share after the easing of Western sanctions in January.
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The divergence between the two is unusual and could well be a stumbling block for Australia's A$1.7 trillion economy which has had a dream run of 26 years without recession.
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But a stumbling block there is that Lee is insisting it not be attached to the community rating requirement, which assures that those with existing medical conditions can buy affordable plans.
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No one knows what the Marvel Cinematic Universe will look like once the Disney acquisition of Fox properties is complete, but this takes one possible stumbling block out of the mix.
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With the sport's history so steeped in professional wrestling, it appears as though it will always be a considerable stumbling block for some purists to see MMA as a legitimate sport.
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An early start to retirement savings can help change that crystal ball for younger women today, but for many women in their 503s, debt can be a stumbling block to savings.
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Whether this will prove to be a stumbling block for Mr. Louvet, as it was for his predecessor, Stefan Larsson, remains to be seen (Ralph Lauren shares fell slightly on Wednesday).
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The move came as talks between Taliban representatives and U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad hit a stumbling block after the insurgents issued a statement on Tuesday threatening to stall peace talks.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling jumped above $1.28 on Wednesday after a reporter for Irish broadcaster RTE, citing European Union sources, said the main stumbling block to a Brexit deal had been removed.
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The major stumbling block, however, has been that scientists (more accurately, the governments and companies that fund them) have been squeamish about experimenting with stem cells taken from embryos in any capacity.
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"All told, the renewed strengthening of the exchange rate provides another stumbling block for the Bank of Japan's efforts to stoke price pressures," noted Marcel Thieliant, senior Japan economist at Capital Economics.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block for relations between the neighbors, sparking concern that the dispute could impact joint efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear program.
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The EU managed to sidestep a potential stumbling block over Cyprus by agreeing to limit Turkey's progress in snail's pace membership negotiations to one policy area - budget - which Nicosia has not blocked.
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The 46-year-old theater veteran tells PEOPLE she found Cher's speaking voice while wearing the teeth-whitener product — a happy accident that unlocked a major stumbling block to playing the part.
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Prime Minister Theresa May's government says it wants to make unspecified exceptions to their powers where it deems it necessary for overall British unity, and that is the stumbling block in talks.
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Conversations I've had with Simon & Schuster employees suggest that the Yiannopolous deal has not only become a source of internal friction, but also a potential stumbling block with authors, agents, and booksellers.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block in relations between South Korea and Japan, two U.S. allies engaged in global efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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This physical task proved to be the main stumbling block, Ott Vatter, the deputy director of e-residency, explained, because consulates were reluctant to expand their workload to include a new document.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block for relations between the neighbours, sparking concern that the dispute could impact joint efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Read more: Why WeWork's $47 billion private valuation could be a key stumbling block for its IPO — and might even derail it completelyWeWork's struggles to go public have reverberated back on SoftBank.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Thursday it had started discussions on overhauling the deficit-laden British Steel Pension Scheme, a major stumbling block for potential buyers of Tata Steel's UK assets.
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Still up in the air: Trump had previously pledged to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would be a major stumbling block for the peace process.
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Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been under pressure to show progress on constitutional reform - seen as a major stumbling block to democratic hopes – ahead of a general election expected later this year.
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Its Republican and Democratic sponsors have said they left sentencing reform out of the measure because it could become too big of a stumbling block in getting the bill signed into law.
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That's important because it's the president's persona that remains a key stumbling block for him among several top business leaders who praise his policies, but otherwise seek to distance themselves from him.
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Another potential stumbling block for a relocation is that the Seahawks will be looking for some real value in a potential trade, including high draft picks and a good player or two.
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Prince Harry trained as a military officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but he does not have a university degree, which lawyers said would be a major stumbling block for him.
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To get around that stumbling block, negotiators have made a play for extra time, agreeing to decide whether to make any deal optional or not only after the draft rules are completed.
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The most recent stumbling block came in January when the Donald Trump administration announced that it would suspend $900 million in security assistance, accusing Pakistan of not doing enough to combat terrorism.
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Before Kavanaugh's nomination had even been announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Trump that a big stumbling block for the DC Circuit judge's confirmation could be his extensive paper trail.
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Moving from town to town, the migrant caravan became a stumbling block for U.S.-Mexico relations after Trump unleashed a series of tweets in early April, pressuring Mexican authorities to stop them.
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One key stumbling block is the Northern Irish "backstop," which acts as a safety net to prevent any hard border with the Republic of Ireland, which is remaining as an EU member country.
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His reinstatement, insisted on by anti-establishment 5-Star but resisted by the centre-left PD, had been seen as the main stumbling block to a deal between the two traditionally antagonistic parties.
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While the series and show tell an ongoing story, the self-contained stories in Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War are a stumbling block as the show shifts from one arc to the next.
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If a treaty encroaches on areas beyond Brussels' remit and into "national competences" — investment rules, for example — it will also need ratification by lawmakers in all 27 EU states, a potential stumbling block.
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Keeping the Northern Irish border open was also the main stumbling block for the eurosceptics in her party, as they feared promising close economic ties could trap Britain in the EU's sphere indefinitely.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block for relations between the East Asian neighbors, sparking concern that it could jeopardize joint efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear program.
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That view could also be a stumbling block when it comes to the CDU's plan to help Germany's automotive sector shift toward electric cars and to support other "strategic" sectors such as microelectronics.
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Instead, it allows food to also be a point of disagreement and a stumbling block, highlighting their divisions in money, ambition, and success—at some points, food undermines the possibility of a relationship.
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EU officials have said that were Britain to drop this refusal, then the bloc would be willing to negotiate and could ease difficulties around the Irish border, the main stumbling block in talks.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A "backstop" mechanism for Northern Ireland's land border with the European Union is a stumbling block for British lawmakers to endorse Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal with the European Union.
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"We haven't seen any indication E.ON wants to do that, but if it (the SSE/Innogy merger) is a stumbling block for the wider deal then that is a logical solution," he said.
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The third key criterion for moving to Phase Two, an outline agreement on how to avoid the new EU-UK land border disrupting the peace in Northern Ireland, remains a potential stumbling block.
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That treaty, as well as the natural shifts of the river, served as a stumbling block to previous attempts to build border fencing and could complicate the Trump administration's push for a wall.
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The pension scheme has been a major stumbling block in a possible merger with Thyssenkrupp, because the German company is opposed to taking on 15 billion pounds ($19.37 billion) in UK pension liabilities.
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Resistance from Germany, where a portion of public opinion fears ending up footing the bill for indebted euro zone countries, has been a main stumbling block to agreeing on debt relief for Greece.
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And so they will remain a ready constituency for future Trumps and Cruzes in American politics — and a significant stumbling block for Republican politicians who refuse to lean into their politics of fear.
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Mark Baldassare, president of the institute, said there was no indication in his poll that the state's diversity would represent a stumbling block for candidates on the left, as Mr. Biden is hoping.
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While fund managers still have at least a year to prepare for the new rules, a major stumbling block is likely to be the lack of ESG transparency for small privately-owned businesses.
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Ms. Poma said the stumbling block was not the price, but the fact that she wanted to stay involved and thought the memorial should be run by a private foundation, not the city.
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If a treaty encroaches on areas beyond Brussels' remit and into "national competences" — investment rules, for example — it will also need ratification by lawmakers in all 27 EU states, a potential stumbling block.
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Earlier this week, Cassis signaled that Switzerland was prepared to take a flexible approach to labor market rules in its talks with the EU, indicating movement on a potential stumbling block for any deal.
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The subscription is only available for GameStop Power-Up Rewards members, but that's not much of a stumbling block: While there are paid tiers that offer additional benefits, there's also a free base tier.
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On Wednesday, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva called the ship seizure the biggest stumbling block to improving bilateral relations and warned Washington against using the "logic of strength" against Pyongyang.
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But Iran, which remains the main stumbling block to a final deal, has refused to cap production below 4 million barrels per day (bpd) as it seeks to regain market share lost under sanctions.
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The level of crowdsourced effort required to generate differentiating value in the Google-dominated search space has proved a stumbling block for similarly minded startups wanting to compete head to head with Mountain View.
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Iran has been the main stumbling block in a global production freeze initiative, insisting it will be ready for joint action only after it regains output levels seen before sanctions of 4 million bpd.
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"I think the real stumbling block, the real impediment, the obstacle here is (the U.S.) Congress," Earnest said, noting there was "every indication" that Vietnam would proceed as long as Congress approved the TPP.
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"Ultimately if these long-term interest rates continue to move higher, that's going to continue to be a stumbling block for markets and I think we'll continue to see markets trading down," said Massocca.
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Israeli officials now insist that while there is a broad consensus in both administrations in favour of restoring relations, the main stumbling block remains Mr Erdogan's desire to continue portraying himself as Gaza's protector.
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But, despite a string of regional election wins, he still lacks a majority in the upper house that represents India's 29 states and has proven to be a stumbling block for its legislative agenda.
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A court battle with his former label boss and mentor Rocko could have been a stumbling block, but it did not throw Future off, and in the aftermath released two of 2017s best projects.
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The rows over wartime history have long been a stumbling block for relations between the East Asian neighbours, sparking concern that their joint efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear programme could be affected.
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The other stumbling block is more familiar: an anti-immigrant faction of congressional Republicans that has scuttled immigration reform for nearly two decades even as it falls further out of step with public sentiment.
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"Money is the biggest stumbling block for female-led start-ups," said Suzanne Norris, a partner at Victress Capital, a Boston-based firm that invests in companies with female founders and gender-diverse teams.
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Meanwhile, that same secular world maintained a consistent fascination, from "The Exorcist" down to, well, the Met Gala, with all the weirder parts of Catholicism that were supposedly a stumbling block to modernity's conversion.
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Kay GrangerNorvell (Kay) Kay GrangerICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks Congress hunts for path out of spending stalemate This week: House kicks off public phase of impeachment inquiry MORE (R-Texas).
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But this sort of structural stumbling block is something many new series struggle with — which makes it the best indicator of how The Family may or may not smooth itself out in future episodes.
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A much greater stumbling block for the government in obtaining encrypted data is the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, which can be used to thwart efforts to get passwords required to unlock encrypted files.
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Cynthia Bailey and Will Jones' budding romance hit a major stumbling block on Sunday's Real Housewives of Atlanta when she learned that her businessman beau was dating another woman at the beginning of their relationship.
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If North Korea and Sudan terminated their ongoing weapons deals they would remove a major stumbling block in their efforts to potentially normalize relations with Washington and attract international investment for their respective failing economies.
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All he had to do in return was agree to be appointed finance minister and then to replace key executives in the National Treasury, which was a "stumbling block" to the Gupta family's business ambitions.
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His reinstatement, insisted on by the anti-establishment 5-Star but previously resisted by the centre-left PD, had been presented as the main stumbling block to a deal between the two traditionally antagonistic parties.
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Sony's ambitions to try and build its Spider-Man cinematic universe without Spider-man has hit another stumbling block: it's removed Silver & Black from its release schedule and is sending it back for further development.
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"The absence of a legal framework ... to provide access to family planning, particularly for the poorest, has always been a stumbling block for many, many years," in the disaster- and conflict-prone archipelago, said Beck.
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About 420 members of the Inlandboatman's Union of the Pacific (IBU) walked off the job on Wednesday after three years of labor negotiations with the state-run Alaska Marine Highway System hit a stumbling block.
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Tuesday's tour includes meetings with political leaders from all parties in Northern Ireland - which will have Britain's only land border with the European Union and whose future has been a stumbling block in the negotiations.
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Toshiba and Western Digital are close to settling a legal dispute that has threatened to become a major stumbling block in the embattled Japanese conglomerate's plans to sell its $18 billion semiconductor unit, media reported.
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"He just basically has been a stumbling block for basically any enforcement that either CBP or ICE or USCIS wanted to do," said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for the immigration reduction group NumbersUSA.
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That promise turned into a major stumbling block in the coalition negotiations in Madrid, as none of the other three main parties — the Popular Party, the Socialists and the Citizens party — support such a referendum.
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If confirmed, the development will take the Republican Party's slim majority in the Senate down to 51 seats and could be a potential stumbling block as the GOP attempts to pass a tax reform bill.
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Late on Wednesday, 2.23-Star called for eurosceptic economist Paola Savona to withdraw his candidacy as economy minister, the stumbling block in the previous effort to form a government, to help in the latest attempt.
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The DUP propped up a minority British government for more than two years until last month's snap election, another stumbling block in the talks with Sinn Fein that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's emphatic victory removed.
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Questions about Morneau's personal wealth come on top of a backlash over his attempts to reform taxes on wealthy Canadians, which has emerged as a major stumbling block for Trudeau's two-year-old Liberal government.
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Administrators hope program changes this year and in 313 will make necessary catch-up less of a stumbling block, while ensuring that students who are in college-level classes are prepared to do the work.
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A major stumbling block to ending this outbreak has been that "community members do not trust medical staff and aid organizations, and are not coming in to health facilities when they show Ebola symptoms," said Riebl.
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The ownership structure of the joint venture was a stumbling block in German group Siemens' buyout of Gamesa, which was finally agreed in June after months of negotiations, creating the world's biggest builder of wind farms.
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In addition, there is confusion about which sectors get which gas at what price, with domestic gas subsidised and cheaper than imported LNG, although the lack of clarity may not be a stumbling block, Shah said.
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Plummeting commodity prices have depleted the government's coffers, a major financial stumbling block for Turnbull, whose rise was sparked partly by his image as a prudent financial manager based on his background in the private sector.
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The wall presents yet another potential stumbling block for Congress to pass spending bills for the military and the rest of the federal government this fall, in addition to the challenge of raising the debt ceiling.
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When it comes to those big stumbling block challenging conversations, which we all have to have in life, take them offline because those are the ones that you need to have face-to-face in person.
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Pompeo briefed Trump on the main stumbling block left surrounding the deal — the so-called "sunset clause," which starts lifting limitations from the Iran nuclear program after 10 years from the day it came into force.
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The biggest immediate stumbling block to a renegotiation is Vice President El Aissamí himself, whose appointment puzzled many experts and makes negotiations with American investors impossible unless the Trump administration suddenly changes its policies toward Venezuela.
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A report that the main stumbling block to a deal had been removed to news that the talks had hit a "standstill" made for a choppy trading session, but expectations of a no-deal Brexit faded.
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Disagreements over the backstop, an insurance policy to avoid a hard border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and EU member state Ireland, remain the key stumbling block to reaching an exit deal with the European Union.
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Outstanding issues yet to be resolved include trade and security and — perhaps the biggest stumbling block — the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland that will become the U.K.'s land border with the EU after Brexit.
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The U.S. and Russia's likelihood of agreeing on which of the many groups fighting the Assad regime count as "terrorists" is fairly low, and it's been a major stumbling block to keeping the cease-fire intact.
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But its attempts to obtain more short-term liquidity have hit a stumbling block as bondholders and banks argue over the guarantees they would require to pump in more funds, a source familiar with the negotiations said.
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Using the figures of swans, angels, severed heads and just-birthed babies raises the horror in the series to the point where it becomes almost exultant, which is always the stumbling block for me with Walker's work.
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In Hellerstedt, Mr Kennedy voted with the liberals, apparently unconvinced that Texas had met its burden of demonstrating that the law served any purpose other than putting a stumbling block before women trying to control their reproduction.
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OPEC member Iran has been the main stumbling block for a freeze as it insists it will be ready for joint action only once it regains output levels seen before the imposition of now-ended Western sanctions.
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Earlier this month, a union source told Reuters that Tata could close its defined-benefit pension scheme to future accruals as a way to cut the massive deficit that is the major stumbling block to a deal.
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A source in the House's conservative Freedom Caucus, which has been seen as the biggest stumbling block for the bill, told CNBC that chances for passage of the plan during Thursday's scheduled vote increased with the offer.
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Google senior director of product management for Android and Chrome for Business and Education Rajen Sheth told me that this has long been a stumbling block for many enterprises that were looking at adopting Chrome OS devices.
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Today, a rising generation is barraged with the message that the greatest stumbling block to their success is an amorphous, all-purpose villain of "institutional racism" and that, while any vestige of that remains, they cannot progress.
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The publisher did brisk business in the beginning of 2018, particularly from digital video, but hit a stumbling block in the third quarter, when the print editions of its magazines fell short of goals, the people said.
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But in addition to the cool reception the idea has gotten from Senate Republican leaders, they face another stumbling block: The Constitution requires that all revenue bills such as the Corker-Toomey bill originate in the House.
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"The bottom line is that we hit a stumbling block on the back end of the reporting of the data, but the one thing I want you to know: We know this data is accurate," he said.
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One potential stumbling block - Iran's insistence on boosting exports after sanctions on it were lifted in January - is less of an issue this time because Iran's own figures suggest its production is close to pre-sanctions levels.
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Oil prices pared some gains as fears flared that demand would stall due to a trade war between the U.S. and China, and that Russia remained a stumbling block to a deal to cut global crude supply.
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They're only available from Lumos, and if the company ever hits a financial stumbling block, as most crowdfunded products and companies do, you'll have no choice but to return to a decidedly less magical life of match books.
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's rival Serb, Croat and Bosniak leaders agreed on Monday to form a central government 10 months after a general election, reaching a compromise about Bosnia's integration into NATO which had been a key stumbling block.
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Tehran has been the main stumbling block for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree on output policy over the past year as the country boosted supplies despite calls from other members for a production freeze.
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A major stumbling block between Greece and those overseeing its third bailout program – the Eurogroup, European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund (IMF) – is what happens if Greece fails to meet its fiscal targets by 2018.
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As soon as people figure out how to get data from a variety of complex back-end systems in a more efficient way, it should open up the usage, but it remains a big stumbling block for now.
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One banker said the private equity consortium had put in a higher offer than BMA, but financing was the key stumbling block because banks, under pressure from clean energy campaigners, are reluctant to lend to the coal industry.
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The federal judiciary quickly emerged as a stumbling block to the implementation of one of Trump's initial policy decisions during his first weeks in office: the imposition of a travel ban on visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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Prime Minister Theresa May says that 95 percent of a Brexit plan has been agreed to but she opposes a European Union proposal for the Irish border, a major stumbling block, as criticism within her party grows (Reuters).
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Asselborn told Reuters that any second referendum was likely to push the timetable back by six months or more, and the European Parliament's elections in May were a problem but did not need to be a stumbling block.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship is the biggest stumbling block to improving bilateral relations, a senior North Korean official said on Wednesday, warning Washington against using the "logic of strength" against Pyongyang.
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The power of the rabbinate is an equally major stumbling block for converts like Elizabetha Komkov, who promised to spend the rest of her days with Valentine Boldovskiy, a man she met at Hebrew school in St. Petersburg.
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In the more than three years since the referendum, the matter of Northern Ireland has presented a unique and treacherous stumbling block to any agreement between the British government and the European Union on the terms of withdrawal.
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The biggest stumbling block for the committee so far remains widespread opposition to the commission's request for publicly available voter roll information — including names, voting histories and, most controversially, the last four digits of voters' Social Security numbers.
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That has historically made it the biggest stumbling block to altering the postseason: first with the creation of the Bowl Championship Series for the 1998 season; then, later, with the larger playoff that began with the 2014 season.
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Improvement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico makes sense as well, including updates of the rules of origin for items such as autos that remain a key stumbling block in the negotiations.
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Stumbling block: The pound is down 1%, back near $1.32, on concerns that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will only give himself to the end of next year to strike a new trade agreement with the European Union.
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Therein lies a potentially major stumbling block not only for Ms. Merkel, but for all of Europe, which has been waiting for Germany to form a government for three and a half months since its inconclusive September election.
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MILAN (Reuters) - Talks between Italy's anti-establishment 93-Star Movement and the center-left Democratic Party (PD) to form a new government have hit a stumbling block over the PD's opposition to Giuseppe Conte being reinstated as prime minister.
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The major stumbling block is a demand for tens of billions of dollars in climate financing for developing nations, at a time when wealthy nations are increasingly feeling an economic pinch, sometimes exacerbated by their own anti-carbon policies.
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European resistance to Chinese bicycle imports has also been a stumbling block, although Malmstrom said bicycles had become totemic for China and nobody else, and the agreement went far wider, adding that the EU had "quite cheap bicycles already".
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Kenny failed for the third time to be re-elected in a vote in parliament on Thursday but removed one stumbling block when his party's nearest rival, Fianna Fail, abandoned hopes of forming a minority administration of its own.
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The status of the border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and EU-member Ireland, a major stumbling block to May securing support for her divorce deal, could be resolved during an implementation phase of any trade deal, he said.
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Regarding priests, it really is a stumbling block for people, and especially in this country and in this culture, as all areas of life are opening up to women that this particular ministry in the Catholic Church is not.
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Another stumbling block has been the trade war between China and the United States, which by creating a glut in products sold by some of the companies reduced their prices by 30-40% and temporarily lowered valuations, Metwally said.
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The main stumbling block is a core feature of the proposal — the addition of a 173th regular-season game, which has been met with vocal opposition from many players who say the season is already too long and dangerous.
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However, since Republicans control Congress and the White House, agreeing on a tax reform package is clearly doable, except for one major stumbling block — the Freedom Caucus, a group of 85033 conservative and narrowly focused GOP members of Congress.
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The stumbling block seemed to be May calculating that an EU demand for a special "backstop" clause for Northern Ireland could not win support from her own party and allies in parliament — at least not just for the moment.
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Ruben GallegoRuben GallegoTrump officials defend use of fake university to lure foreign students ICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks Lawmakers press for ICE reforms after fake school report MORE (D-Ariz.) told The Hill last week.
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Negotiators also dropped a provision that would have given national preservation lands on Vieques Island to Puerto Rico — feared by opponents to be a step towards land development, and a stumbling block for the earlier version of the bill.
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The most common stumbling block appeared to be language issues, according to signed declarations from more than a dozen legal services providers and advocates, as well as a 51-year-old Honduran mother separated from her son in June.
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As of last week, the two sides had seemingly reached an impasse on the issue of Kavanaugh's records — something Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had once flagged to President Donald Trump as a potential stumbling block for his nomination.
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"Figuring out how to mathematically make [random growth] rigorous is a huge stumbling block," said Sheffield, noting that Martin Hairer of the University of Warwick won the Fields Medal in 2014 for work that overcame just these kinds of obstacles.
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This close-knit team of politicians — called the cabinet — is due to meet Tuesday in an attempt to find a solution to the so-called Irish backstop, which has been the main stumbling block for talks over the last few months.
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The main stumbling block is that Actelion wants J&J to become a major shareholder in a new entity combining the Swiss group with some of J&J's activities, whereas the U.S. company wants a straightforward takeover, the source said.
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Schramboeck cited disagreements about the free movement of people as a stumbling block in talks with the Swiss, whose rules to protect high pay against competition from cross-border skilled labour have long been a thorn in the side of neighbours.
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MILAN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Talks between Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) to form a new government have hit a stumbling block over the PD's opposition to Giuseppe Conte being reinstated as prime minister.
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The main stumbling block is a proposed "floor" which would mean capital cannot fall below 75 percent of the "standard" approach set out by regulators and used by most lenders, while big banks use models to add up risks instead.
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Iran has been the main stumbling block for capping production, and while it has not yet responded to the proposal, it suggests OPEC members may be coming nearer to a consensus ahead of their meeting in Vienna on Nov. 30.
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I thought that technology would be the biggest stumbling block that you would face in faking your death, but it's actually really being able to truly abandon your old life and your old profile of your likes and dislikes and preferences.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - European resistance to China's massive bicycle industry is just one potential stumbling block for environmental trade talks this weekend in Geneva, where World Trade Organization members could pave the way to scrap tariffs on exports worth over $1 trillion.
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With the Irish border issue still the main stumbling block, EU ministers meeting in Brussels next Tuesday will discuss holding the extraordinary summit because they no longer expect to clinch a deal at a regular gathering scheduled for Oct.18-19.
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The latest development also illustrates that Zoomlion's main stumbling block in its negotiations with Terex is price, rather than concerns that the United States could block the deal because of Terex's ties to the U.S. military and presence in U.S. ports.
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The pension scheme was a major stumbling block in talks to merge Tata Steel's British and European steel assets with those of Thyssenkrupp, because the German company was opposed to taking on Tata's 15 billion pounds in UK pension liabilities.
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KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's government may struggle to afford presidential elections in 2018 due to soaring costs, the electoral commission head said on Tuesday, adding a potential stumbling block to a vote that has already been postponed once.
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Dana aims to use its own stock to finance the bulk of the transaction, which one source said could be a possible stumbling block because its shares have lost 19 percent of their value since the start of the year.
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Two sources with knowledge of potential investments said the role of Mwau in the company was the main stumbling block because they did not want to fall foul of U.S. law enforcement, who froze Mwau's U.S. assets after the designation.
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Differences between Athens, the EU and the IMF over how Public Power Corp (PPC) will relinquish its dominance of the Greek market are a stumbling block to concluding a bailout review that would unlock fresh loans for cash-strapped Greece.
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Unfortunately Spotify is invite-only upon its Japanese launch, so we can't see how the lyrics feature works just yet, nor can we evaluate how comprehensive the library is — a frequent stumbling block for media services attempting to license Japanese content.
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But the opiate crisis, in which heroin, fentanyl and other drugs have killed more than 2,000 people in New England in the last year, is a substantial stumbling block, complicating efforts throughout the region and figuring into anti-legalization political alliances.
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A move by Actis to take control of Abraaj Private Equity Fund IV had hit a stumbling block as the British firm sought legal protection from any claims surrounding allegations of missing money, three sources close to the matter said earlier.
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Cost has always been a stumbling block to development, but the former plant's future is further complicated by the fact that Ontario Power Generation, the government agency that owns the building, leased it in 2002 to a group of private investors.
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The drop in year-on-year GDP, underscored by expectations of more shrinkage through to mid-2019, represents a big step back for an emerging market long viewed as a star performer - and a potential stumbling block for President Tayyip Erdogan.
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"This announcement clears a key stumbling block for Ether futures, the case for which we've been considering since we launched the first Bitcoin futures in December 2017," Chris Concannon, president and chief operating officer at Cboe Global Markets Inc CBOE.
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" And that's why some in her party tried to overthrow her... Brexit deadlocked The stumbling block is the so-called "insurance deal" or backstop, to keep the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic open, or "frictionless for trade.
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CFIUS has been a stumbling block for several Chinese deals in the United States and a deal with Euronet is likely to be more agreeable to U.S. policymakers amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and foreign policy.
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Whether that timetable will hold up is not known, and less than 24 hours after the signing, the first stumbling block appeared on Sunday as confusion over whether the Afghan government must quickly release Taliban prisoners threatened to inflame tensions.
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Kaabi was concerned OPEC membership could be a stumbling block for QP's ambitions in the United States, where it has one of the world's biggest LNG terminals, and a distraction as Doha doubles down on gas production, three industry sources said.
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India then surprised the Trump administration in February by pledging to raise import duties on more than 100 items, including medical devices, furniture, electronics, cheese and shelled walnuts — a move that became a major stumbling block to the pact's conclusion.
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In a Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday of South Carolina, an early voting state where blacks make up about 60% of the primary electorate, Buttigieg registered no support from African-Americans, presenting a huge stumbling block to the nomination.
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This could quickly become a stumbling block in talks, with EU figures warning that the UK must accept a "level playing field" with the EU if it wants high levels of access to the European single market after leaving the bloc.
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The stumbling block has been the EU's refusal to grant Brazil the so-called fifth freedom traffic rights, which would allow Brazilian airlines to pick up passengers in EU countries when they continue to destinations outside the bloc, he said.
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Addressing Medicare for All Perhaps more than anything else, it was her pledge at the first primary debate in June that she was all-in on Sanders' "Medicare for All" bill that has, over time, emerged as Warren's stickiest stumbling block.
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Another stumbling block in all of this has been the collapse of power-sharing talks that would see the Northern Ireland Assembly back on its feet, with the DUP and its archrivals Sinn Fein unable to reach any kind of agreement.
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Lazard, which declined to comment, would need to help Shanghai Pharma navigate governance and financing hurdles that may prove a major stumbling block, the sources said, adding it was unclear whether private equity investors would be offered a majority stake.
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It helps shift social norms away from the expectation that women are always going to be the primary caregivers for children, which helps remove a big stumbling block that keeps women from participating as fully as men in work and society.
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I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice.
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One major stumbling block was removed this week when Prime Minister Theresa May agreed a transition deal with the European Union to leave trade relations between Britain and the bloc unchanged after Brexit in March next year until the end of 2020.
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Sony's not revealing too much at the moment (after all, it has two other new phones for the show), but it promises the technology will be capable of some truly impressive low light shooting — a long time stumbling block for most handsets.
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Oil prices pared gains in a volatile trade on Tuesday as fears flared that demand would stall due to a trade war between the U.S. and China, and as Russia remained a stumbling block to a deal to cut global crude supply.
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OPEC and its allies are working towards a deal to reduce oil output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day, four sources said on Tuesday, adding that Russia's resistance to a significant production cut was so far the main stumbling block.
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But even without Sanchez, seen as the biggest stumbling block to a new government, the Socialists' interim management has just three weeks to decide whether to allow a conservative minority government under Rajoy or force Spain's third general election in a year.
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Agriculture is proving a stumbling block in negotiations between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries over a wide-ranging trade agreement, with friction in particular over how much access the EU should give to South American beef.
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But appearing in front of a parliamentary inquiry into the decline of the industry, both Javid and Tata Steel UK's chief executive Bimlendra Jha said the firm's pension deficit, last estimated at nearly 500 million pounds ($730 million), was a major stumbling block.
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Across north Africa, the EU is downplaying the human rights and good governance elements of its policy toward neighbors such as Egypt, Morocco and Algeria - a stumbling block to dealing with authoritarian rulers - due to Europe's need for security cooperation against Islamist militants.
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The American economy, marked by the most robust growth in over a decade and the lowest unemployment rate this country has experienced since the 1960s, is the single greatest stumbling block for Democrats vying for the White House in the election next year.
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Lack of private investment in oil and gas exploration has been a big stumbling block in Beijing's attempts to reform the sector, and it has picked the hydrocarbon-rich autonomous region of Xinjiang to try to break the grip of the big companies.
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In fact, the biggest stumbling block may be this: unlike outlawing big, obvious head-hunting hits that only happen occasionally, eliminating kickoffs would completely change a venerable aspect of the sport, which in turn would strongly suggest that football itself is inherently unsafe.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest attempt to overhaul the U.S. federal flood insurance program hit a stumbling block, but a coalition of business and environmental groups renewed their push on Wednesday for lawmakers to enact an overhaul before the program expires on Dec. 8.
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At meetings of the Financial Action Task Force, the intergovernmental global watchdog tasked with fighting money laundering, anonymous companies are a stumbling block to closer coordination with our allies and enable our adversaries to deploy "whataboutism" to distract from their own misdeeds.
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At the meetings here, three owners who declined to be identified because they did not want to be seen injecting themselves into the process, said that Navarro's holdings in companies that lend to subprime borrowers might be a stumbling block for them.
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It could have been a stumbling block for this touching revival of the 1987 play that Ms. McDonald (a six-time Tony Award winner) and Mr. Shannon (twice nominated for an Oscar) are hardly the dowdy, downtrodden types Mr. McNally calls for.
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The legal drive to rein in the power of federal regulators hit an unexpected stumbling block on Wednesday as the Supreme Court narrowly rejected an opportunity to overturn a controversial legal precedent under which courts let federal agencies interpret their own regulations.
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FRANKFURT, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Top executives from Deutsche Boerse and LSE are planning to meet German policy makers with veto powers next week as they seek to resolve a stumbling block to the exchanges' planned merger, three people close to the matter said.
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This not only gave its new director a personal reason for wanting to win, but it also removed the one stumbling block that most of the manufacturer teams faced: A Formula One team cannot be run like a corporate, multinational car company.
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The annual Munich Security Report issued in the runup to the conference called the conflict in eastern Ukraine "the most important stumbling block" on the path to better relations between Russia and the West, adding that prospects for a political solution appeared dim.
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OPEC and its allies are working toward a deal to reduce oil output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day, four sources said on Tuesday, adding that Russia's resistance to a significant production cut was so far the main stumbling block.
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Lack of private investment in oil and gas exploration has been a big stumbling block in Beijing's attempts to reform the sector, and it has picked the hydrocarbon-rich autonomous region of Xinjiang to try to break the grip of big state-owned companies.
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Though I did not vote for Trump -- I voted for the Libertarian candidate -- a part of me rejoiced at his election because I accepted his often repeated words that he would be a stumbling block to the deep state and he&aposd drain the swamp.
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In a clear signal that Mr Trump's lawyers understand this embarrassing pedigree as a stumbling block, they struck a key line from the January 27th order: a sentence permitting refugee applications from minorities (that is, Christians) who have been subject to "religious-based persecution".
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Mr Trump's lawyers, in a clear sign that they recognise this embarrassing pedigree as a stumbling block, struck a key line from the January 27th order: a sentence permitting refugee applications from minorities (that is, Christians) who have been subject to "religious-based persecution".
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India-based Tata said in May it had agreed the main terms of a deal with the British regulator to cut benefits for its 15 billion pound ($19.40 billion) UK pension scheme - formerly the main stumbling block in merger talks between the two firms.
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The first trailer for 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' looks appropriately ominous After two strong showings (both creatively and at the box office), Fox's latest foray into the wild world of the Uncanny X-Men team hit a stumbling block with the messy and misguided "Apocalypse".
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VIENNA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies are working towards a deal to reduce oil output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day, four sources said, adding that Russia's resistance to a significant production cut was so far the main stumbling block.
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GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - A first-ever Olympic loss for gold medal-winning Canadian curlers Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris proved no serious stumbling block as the duo emerged in first place from the round-robin stage of the mixed-doubles tournament on Sunday.
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Kumar is the only Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals but his hopes of a third hit a stumbling block with his move into the 74kg category, the same as Yadav, who is desperate to step out of his illustrious compatriot's shadow.
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India-based Tata said in May it had agreed the main terms of a deal with the British regulator to cut benefits for its 21 billion pound ($20.7734 billion) UK pension scheme - formerly the main stumbling block in merger talks between the two firms.
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If the major stumbling block of American history is the negation of the agency of anyone but white men, it is then no surprise that museums, art history courses, and our collective consciousness includes few women and people of color, despite their numerous contributions.
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The stumbling block Ms. Iungerich has chosen for her young characters is the gang life: One of the boys is expected to join his older brother's gang, which threatens to break up "the fam" (the group of friends) as well as the central romance.
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Mr. Haraguchi's sculpture "A-7 E Corsair II" (2011), a full-scale section of a fighter plane rendered in untreated canvas, lords over the upstairs gallery like a stumbling block — and a reminder that national art histories are always more entangled than we admit.
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Mr. Haraguchi's sculpture "A-7 E Corsair II" (2011), a full-scale section of a fighter plane rendered in untreated canvas, lords over the upstairs gallery like a stumbling block — and a reminder that national art histories are always more entangled than we admit.
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One potential stumbling block for the bill might be congressional gridlock: This legislation would authorize Congress to dole out the money, but the actual spending would need to be approved via the standard appropriations process for the Justice Department, a Harris aide told Vox.
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WARSAW, Poland – Pope Francis&apos decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland&aposs Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views.
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N. Zoomlion's main stumbling block in its negotiations with Terex is the price, rather than concerns that the United States could block the deal because of Terex's ties to the U.S. military and presence in U.S. ports, the people familiar with the matter said this week.
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The key stumbling block for the party's recent efforts to gut the Affordable Care Act was the fact that the plan to withdraw Medicaid benefits was deeply unpopular, as was the possibility of denying coverage to Americans who had been protected under other parts of ACA.
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BAGHDAD/VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iraq agreed on Monday on the need to extend a global cut in oil supply by nine months in an effort to prop up crude prices, removing a potential stumbling block as producing countries prepare to meet this week.
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A longtime stumbling block for Mr. Dylan's literary recognition — which eventually didn't matter to the Pulitzers (2008) or the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2013) and now to the Nobels — has been that he is a songwriter, so his words are best heard with his music.
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Lucille Roybal-AllardLucille Roybal-AllardICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks Bicameral group of Democrats introduces bill to protect immigrant laborers Lawmakers skeptical of progress on spending deal as wall battle looms MORE (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
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Trump also repeated his insistence that his decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem removed a major stumbling block to negotiations, even though his own advisers have insisted the move did not prejudge the boundaries of Jerusalem or a future Palestinian state.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices pared gains in a volatile trade on Tuesday amid fears that demand would stall due to a trade war between the United States and China, and concerns that Russia remains a stumbling block to a deal to cut global crude supply.
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The paintings are fairly large, but they are not the post-easel scale championed by Clement Greenberg, while, as I suggested earlier, the other, bigger stumbling block for critics championing Abstract Expressionism, as well as theorizing about the next development that art should take, was Bloom's subject matter.
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Charging time is also a stumbling block, Tesla says its supercharger station can charge a car for up to 170 miles in 30 minutes, but that is still a lot longer than it takes to fill up a gas tank, and other brands can take hours to charge.
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The Freedom Caucus was a major stumbling block to an earlier version of the bill in late March, when Ryan, in a humiliating setback to him and President Donald Trump, was forced to pull the bill from a floor vote because it would have gone down in defeat.
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The biggest stumbling block in talks to merge the two firms' European steel assets was largely resolved in May, when Tata said it had agreed the main terms of a deal with the British regulator to cut benefits for its 15 billion pound ($19.40 billion) UK pension scheme.
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Khalid Al-Falih's comments come as OPEC and its allies are working towards a deal this week to reduce oil output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day, four sources told Reuters, adding that Russia's resistance to a major cut was so far the main stumbling block.
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is moving closer toward finalizing its first deal to limit oil output since 2008 but Iran has been a stumbling block because it wants exemptions as it tries to regain oil market share following the easing of Western sanctions in January.
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The proposal by President Donald Trump to put conservative economic pundit Stephen Moore on the Federal Reserve board hit a stumbling block weeks ago with the disclosure of his contentious divorce and a federal tax lien, which came on the heels of criticism of his nomination by a range of economists.
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Russia's military intervention in Syria has been seen as a stumbling block to peace as its forces have pounded opposition rebels rather than exclusively targeting ISIS and it could take time for trust to be restored between Russia and other global powers trying to broker a peace deal in Syria.
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Kay GrangerNorvell (Kay) Kay GrangerThe Hill's Campaign Report: Ten days to Iowa Conservative Club for Growth backs Texas House Republican's primary challenger ICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks MORE (R-Texas) with a seven-figure ad campaign targeting the congresswoman's record on spending, Politico's Alex Isenstadt reports.
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The Irish border issue has perhaps been the biggest stumbling block, given that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland do not want a hard border dividing them once the U.K. leaves the EU. The island of Ireland will effectively be both non-EU territory and EU territory after Brexit.
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"We do think that in the first quarter of next year, this could potentially be a stumbling block, because there's very high unemployment, the Five Star Movement is neck-and-neck with the democratic party so there's nothing to suggest that the political risk in Italy has abated," Nossek said.
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A top White House aide said that the vice president had been particularly intrigued by the idea that a crucial stumbling block to advances in cancer research may be poor collaboration among researchers who so jealously guard their data that advances the same studies and work is repeated in multiple locations, wasting resources.
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That's going to be a stumbling block, because Holden saw something else while he was on the station: the gate builders created a vast network and a galactic civilization, but at some point, they began to sterilize systems as if it were containing a threat, to no avail: they were wiped out.
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Arguments over chlorinated chickens also proved a big stumbling block in negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a now-failed trade deal between America and the EU. Some Britons fear that if they leave the EU any trade deal signed with America would require them to accept imports of such chickens.
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Guy Lodge, Variety Suffice it to say that even on a smaller screen, attributing anthropomorphic qualities to photoreal fauna remains a Disney stumbling block… It's an ungainly halfway measure, occasionally masked by shadow and shrewd camera movement, that all too often lands the film firmly in the uncanine valley, so to speak.
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The novel's one flaw is that it's hard for the reader to believe that Yejide, however naïve she might be, would not have immediately grasped the first of Akin's lies, but Adebayo's orchestration of the emotional chain reaction set off by those deceptions is so assured that this stumbling block is soon forgotten.
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He has insisted that he has continued to hit pads and practice jiu-jitsu during his time away from MMA, he recently obtained his blue belt, but that is still nowhere near the amount of preparation needed to get back in there with such a dangerous opponent, which leads to his next potential stumbling block.
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"The constitution remains a major stumbling block to establishing democracy since it ensures military control over all aspects of the country's so-called transition to democracy, provides complete autonomy and impunity for the military and fails to allow self-determination in ethnic areas," the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) said in its 2015 outlook.
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ALBANY — The Democrat-led New York State Assembly came to terms late Tuesday on a bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state to 18, an issue that had been a major stumbling block in the state budget negotiations and was a longstanding priority for progressive groups around the state. Gov.
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While the official reason for the current impasse is the LSE's refusal to submit to the European Commission's demand for a sale of its 60 percent stake in Italian fixed income trading platform, MTS, many industry insiders suspect growing tensions over where the group would be registered to be the biggest stumbling block to further progress at this stage.
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On the flip side, however, using the desktop emulator means you won't have touch interaction unless you have a touch-enabled Windows PC, and it also means you're not going to get quite the same play experience you would on an Android phone, which could be a big stumbling block for games that require fast-twitch control input.
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There was room for competing points of view — ranging from Stokely Carmichael and the demands of his Black Power movement to those who were critical of King's declaration that the greatest stumbling block to black progress was not the white Citizens' Councils or the Ku Klux Klan, but the white moderate, fearing that he was jeopardizing their financial support.
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Whatever the precise order and form the negotiations take, the United States and the Taliban need to work a way around the principal stumbling block: the Taliban's reluctance to speak to the Afghan government and the United States' unwillingness to recognize itself as a conflict party and put the issue of troop withdrawal on the table.
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Sinn Fein, which has consistently raised the DUP's stance on same-sex marriage as a major stumbling block in the political talks, said the issue should be addressed by the local assembly but that it was inevitable that the British government's failure to defend "basic rights available everywhere else on the islands would be confronted", as it was by parliament on Tuesday.
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A particular stumbling block to British parliamentary approval over the past 10 months has been the "Irish backstop," an insurance policy designed to maintain a frictionless border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, that would take effect in case the EU and the U.K. fail to agree a trade deal during a 21-month post-Brexit transition period.
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Kay GrangerNorvell (Kay) Kay GrangerThe Hill's Campaign Report: Ten days to Iowa Conservative Club for Growth backs Texas House Republican's primary challenger ICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks MORE (R-Texas) in the March primary, the group announced, straying from Republican Party leaders The group is supporting technology executive Chris Putnam by funding a seven-figure advertising offensive against Granger.
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Ruben GallegoRuben GallegoThe Hill's Morning Report - Deescalation: US-Iran conflict eases Trump officials defend use of fake university to lure foreign students ICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks MORE (D-Ariz.) to discuss the Iran situation; Zach Montellaro, campaign reporter for Politico, to talk about 2020 primary polling and debate qualifications; and Wesley Yang, columnist for Tablet magazine.
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Members of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – on whose backing Theresa May relies in parliament – are also a potential threat to the deal if they believe that it means Northern Ireland is potentially treated any differently from the rest of the U.K. That could still prove to be a big stumbling block to getting her cabinet and parliament to approve the draft agreement.
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" Their statement led Dr. King, imprisoned for his protests against injustice, to draft his well-known "Letter From Birmingham Jail," in which he "almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens' Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice.
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Agriculture has long been one of the most contentious aspects of the trade relationship -- it was the Obama administration's primary stumbling block during drawn-out negotiations for the uncompleted Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the EU. Whereas the Obama administration's efforts seemed to hit a wall in the third year of talks, the Trump administration has reached a stalemate before negotiations have even begun in earnest.
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According to Max Burns, a Democrat contributor to the Daily Beast, millennials seem to be feeling out of touch with Biden, whose "biggest stumbling block" might be his struggle to understand how much millennials are changing "the Democratic Party&aposs DNA,"Biden has previously said younger Democratic voters aren&apost a generation of socialists — but a November 2019 YouGov poll indicates that millennials are opening up to socialism.
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"More so than anything, one thing that she's committed to doing is uniting us together because we have a big stumbling block ahead of us, and his name is Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSchiff: Bolton 'refused' to submit affidavit on Trump's involvement in Ukraine controversy Yang congratulates Romney for 'voting his conscious and character' in convicting Trump McConnell 'disappointed' by Romney impeachment vote, but 'I'm going to need his support' MORE," said DeJear.
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Sen. Marco RubioMarco Antonio RubioTrump moves forward with F-16 sale to Taiwan opposed by China The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy Trump crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move MORE (R-Fla.) announced Monday morning that he would support President TrumpDonald John TrumpO'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms Objections to Trump's new immigration rule wildly exaggerated MORE's pick to lead the State Department, removing the last significant stumbling block to the nomination.
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Read more about WeWork's planned IPO:WeWork has reportedly been bleeding HR managers in the last year, and some are pointing fingers at CEO Adam NeumannWeWork gave out 58 stock awards worth at least $1 million each in February, and 94% of them went to men, according to a lawsuitWhy WeWork's $47 billion private valuation could be a key stumbling block for its IPO — and might even derail it completely2 big numbers — $4 billion and $47 billion — sum up WeWork's business model and the risky reason it could collapse in a recession
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As for what happens when they hit the Capitol, I turned to a former Congressional aide for information on how mail is handled, and here's where Salsbury's initiative may hit a stumbling block: All mail to members of Congress, in both district and DC offices, is screened before delivery, and that screening is particularly extensive in DC. While careful screening has always played a role at the Capitol, the 2001 anthrax mailings complicated matters, and Congressional staffers are not fans of envelopes of powdery substances—even after going through screening, irradiation, and x-ray examination.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's office has dismissed as "speculation" a newspaper report that suggests an all-UK customs deal will be written into the legally binding agreement governing Britain's withdrawal from the EU The Sunday Times said the plan would resolve the vexed issue of the Irish border, which is the main stumbling block in the Brexit talks, by avoiding the need to treat Northern Ireland differently from the rest of the UK. With just five months to go until it exits the EU, Britain's divorce talks are at an impasse, fuelling huge uncertainty among businesses and causing the value of sterling GBP= to see-saw on any news about a possible breakthrough in the talks.
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Lucille Roybal-AllardLucille Roybal-AllardLA Mayor Eric Garcetti endorses Biden Even in a time of impeachment, health care is on the agenda ICE emerges as stumbling block in government funding talks MORE, Tony Cárdenas, Ami BeraAmerish (Ami) Babulal BeraLA Mayor Eric Garcetti endorses Biden Even in a time of impeachment, health care is on the agenda Global health is the last bastion of bipartisan foreign policy MORE, John GaramendiJohn Raymond GaramendiLA Mayor Eric Garcetti endorses Biden Impeachment battle lines harden ahead of pivotal week Pelosi faces decision on articles of impeachment MORE and Lou CorreaJose (Lou) Luis CorreaLA Mayor Eric Garcetti endorses Biden Democrat makes case for impeachment in Spanish during House floor debate Democrats reach cusp of impeachment MORE, among others.
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There's a reason Martin Luther King Jr. singled out the white moderate for criticism in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, written in 1963: "I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season.
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