The phrase
"insurmountable obstacle" means a problem or challenge that is impossible to overcome or surpass.
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This type of regulation would not only crush a budding small family business like the tiny house hotel featured in the Oregonian yesterday, it would also create
insurmountable obstacles for the grassroots, volunteer - driven, community - based efforts that local groups have devised to help their unhoused neighbors, in order to address the shortcomings of federal and state low - income housing policy.
You may find what seemed
like insurmountable obstacles in your path when you were in crisis turn out to be manageable stepping stones when we examine and reframe them together.
Many teachers
face insurmountable obstacles including being underfunded, teaching in tough neighborhoods, and lacking support from administration.
This is viewed as an
almost insurmountable obstacle as it usually means lack of formal education, no useful social contacts, and insufficient opportunity in one's younger years to learn a trade.
His notion of the everyday comes, of course, with a distinctively British flavor, but that does not seem to have
created insurmountable obstacles for his readers.
In «Change Agents Build Relationships: A Key to Culture,» Sheninger and Murray write, «Challenges should not be seen
as insurmountable obstacles to change but rather opportunities to do things differently and better.»
All of a sudden, falling off a cliff would be a fatal mistake, and the faces of mountains — or even six - foot boulders — had
become insurmountable obstacles.
There are innumerable movies based on true stories about real people who overcame seemingly
insurmountable obstacles with determination, vision, and talent to accomplish extraordinary achievements in sports, the arts, and shaping public policy.
Hansen's incredible 10 - minute talk will help you to appreciate how the power of perspective can turn seemingly
insurmountable obstacles into unexpected gifts.
Saving up tens of thousands of dollars is one of the
most insurmountable obstacles for people who could easily afford a monthly mortgage payment.
Atlanta - based David Nour, author of Relationship Economics and Return on Impact, tells me by email that employers should look for specific nature and nurture qualities in candidates: «professional pedigree, in particular the lessons they've learned along the way, the relationship ecosystem they've developed, and how they overcome
otherwise insurmountable obstacles.»
But whereas many of its peers feel the need to throw
insurmountable obstacles at players right out the gate to prove their difficulty, Shovel Knight instead has a nice difficulty curve.
Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills — and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit — he steadfastly confronts one seemingly
insurmountable obstacle after the next.
Those who have tried to get compensation by suing for damages in civil courts have met a so
far insurmountable obstacle: state immunity.
Insurmountable obstacles make them shut down, but sometimes the commitment to secure attachment can mean that a child does not have enough obstacles to «bump up against.»
Once the initial online relationship started and shows the promise of growing into something bigger, the match will display a sudden urge to meet in person, but will always encounter
numerous insurmountable obstacles.
Your efforts to increase intimacy in order to mitigate your overwhelming sense of loneliness have been met with seemingly
insurmountable obstacles such as...
Gabby Ibarra, a fifth grade teacher at Niemes Elementary school in Cerritos, California, told reporters outside the court that the relentless assault on teacher workplace protections is about stirring up «a problem that doesn't exist»: the
supposed insurmountable obstacles in firing bad teachers and the impact on lower - income students.
Each chapter becomes a branching tree of different battles that can affect each other by changing certain circumstances, adding new generals, or removing
formerly insurmountable obstacles.
What are some of the
specific insurmountable obstacles Portland faces that prevents us from adopting the major feature that gives Copenhagen and Amsterdam such high ridership compared to even Portland \'s — separated cycle tracks?
On many occasions, the Dark Prince seizes control of Prince's body and the Prince is fully transformed into a kind of hybrid sand monster with the abilities that allow the Prince to pass the
otherwise insurmountable obstacles.
We've faced the depths of the Depression, we've stared down the hateful destruction of terrorists, we've endured the ferocity of gale force winds and surging tides, and each and every time, New Yorkers have faced seemingly
insurmountable obstacles with grit and determination and an unyielding commitment to one another and we have — always — prevailed.
Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills - and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit - he steadfastly confronts one seemingly
insurmountable obstacle after the next.
In recent years, the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless has found DC officials shutting the door on homeless families through «unlawful procedures that have created
almost insurmountable obstacles.»
One
insurmountable obstacle for parents wanting to send their children out to play is that all the other parents keep their kids indoors.
Glassbaby Founder Lee Rhodes speaks on the unique challenges facing female entrepreneur, and how she overcame seemingly
insurmountable obstacles.
This book will show you that a strong brand can help a company weather the storms and overcome
insurmountable obstacles.
They overcome seemingly
insurmountable obstacles.
Farms in Africa and Central Asia, Jain observes, could theoretically deliver the quantities required, but the lack of transportation infrastructure and political instability in both regions were
insurmountable obstacles.
Her book looks at the growth of innovation beyond Silicon Valley, focusing on talented individuals around the world who have overcome
insurmountable obstacles to lead high - growth businesses.