Sentences with phrase «as big a stumbling block»

I don't think any of the players mentioned above would ever earn as much as Arsenal pay them, which is probably just as big a stumbling block for sales as well as the inflated transfer fees.

The Senate is seen as the biggest stumbling block for campaign finance reform and has been the focus of the groups efforts.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, whose Democratic colleagues are seen as the biggest stumbling block to ride - sharing, told reporters on Monday he would like to see it extended upstate.

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As a full time pastor of a local church who loves the Church and God's people and all people, I concur that the Church is often the biggest stumbling block in the potential life of faith in an unbeliever.

You seem to have highlighted particular sins as though some are worse than others all sin leads to death not just the big ones because we all are sinners.All have gone astray none are righteous.I believe the worst sin is pride idolatry is the first commandment we set ourselves as Gods.Regardless of what the sin is, our hearts are condemned by our pride.It wasnt the sin of homosexuality or sexual deviance that destroyed sodom.It was there pride and it is one of our biggest stumbling blocks in our christian walk or it certainly was for me.We look at the story of the adulterous woman and we think adultery is a terrible crime but the story is for our benefit to show that we all are sinners that Jesus does nt condemn us but came to save us.And when Jesus says go and sin no more he was not only talking to the woman but everyone else that was around judging her for her sin its a universal message that we all need to see that we all are condemned because of our sin that Jesus came to save us and that we turn from our sin and follow him.Because he is the way the truth and the life.brentnz

One of the biggest stumbling blocks I faced as I developed recipes for the challenge was to figure out a way to cook fast, yet flavorful and filling dishes.

It is fair to say that in games against a big Premier League rival, a draw and a point is not too bad a result and that has certainly been true for Arsenal in recent seasons, as we struggled to avoid heavy defeats and began to have a terrible record and even a bit of a mental stumbling block when coming up against the likes of Chelsea or Man United.

Although the salary itself might not be an issue for a club as big as Manchester United, it is the length of contract that could prove to be a stumbling block in negotiations.

Back in early April, right before episode one of the current season aired, I posted a comment on TLT which said: «My biggest gripe is about the way JO portrays the schools as being the stumbling block, rather than the lack of funding.

As the Trump administration tries to push his agenda, one of its biggest stumbling blocks is turning out to be the White House's own press office.

The biggest stumbling block VASIMR faces, as Chang Díaz readily acknowledges, is that even once it is scaled up to operate in the tens - of - megawatts range, which would be required to overtake traditional rockets in long - distance travel, it's still just an engine that doesn't run on fuel.

The big stumbling block for lab - on - a-chip prototypes has been their cumbersome valves and controls, which have rendered them too slow for critical applications, such as large - scale analyses for pharmaceutical companies or in counterterrorism screenings.

University of Sydney researchers have found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks preventing zinc - air batteries from overtaking conventional lithium - ion batteries as the power source of choice in electronic devices.

Training hard with weights or playing a physical sport for 45 - 90 minutes is an extremely stressful and taxing event, to do so and not fully replenish nutrient stores is the biggest mistake you can make as an athlete and the primary stumbling block in the pursuit of continual progress.

Final verdict Speaking of which, the price is the biggest stumbling block for Sensation XL as it stands.

As I've highlighted, this is usually the big stumbling block with these stocks — something I want to watch like a hawk... But look at Avangardco's 2011 cashflow and balance sheet:

That's a potentially big stumbling block for some gamers, as dedicated gaming headsets generally utilize the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and its omission here feels like it could alienate some fans.

One of the big stumbling blocks in the way of its growth has been the stubborn insistence by parties involved to fight over multiple charging standards — and as a result, we end up with phone / charger incompatibilities.

As a career expert, the biggest job - search stumbling block I see is a boilerplate - laden resume that sounds like every other resume I see.