Sentences with phrase «insurmountable obstacles with»

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.

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.

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Mary Somerville, overcoming, as her daughter says, «obstacles apparently insurmountable, at a time when women were well - nigh totally debarred from education»; Charlotte Bronte, writing in secret and publishing under a pseudonym because only so could she hope for just criticism; Harriet Hunt, admitted to the Harvard Medical School in 1850 but forced out by the enraged students; Elizabeth Blackwell, applying to twelve medical schools before she could secure admission, and meeting with insult and contumely in her endeavor to study and practice medicine; Mary Lyon, treated as a wild fanatic because she wanted American girls to be educated — such figures are typical in woman's struggle for intellectual opportunity.

There are various online resources and support groups that will help you realize that far from being an insurmountable obstacle, OCD is a condition that many people have learned to live with, as they learn to overcome their compulsions and begin enjoying a successful, happy life.

After overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the early weeks with my first, we went on to enjoy a long breastfeeding relationship.

A closer look reveals a scheme fraught with peril and potentially insurmountable obstacles, though not necessarily of the sort you might expect given the vast distances and harsh environments involved in a trip to Mars.

For bacteria, soil is difficult terrain, with dry areas and air spaces presenting insurmountable obstacles.

In patients with spinal cord injuries, these regenerated axons still face an insurmountable obstacle — a field of scar tissue that forms following the injury.

Your efforts to increase intimacy in order to mitigate your overwhelming sense of loneliness have been met with seemingly insurmountable obstacles such as...

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

There inevitably does reach a point, however, at which the thin storyline's lack of surprises becomes an insurmountable obstacle, with the overly familiar atmosphere ultimately exacerbated by plot developments of a decidedly questionable nature.

With regard to the second prong, the court found that, rather than facing «insurmountable obstacles» to repayment of the loans, the debtor could be eligible for loan forgiveness as a county employee.

However, as I became more familiar with Mississippi, I learned that many obstacles stood in the way — some of which seemed insurmountable and out of scope because my new home was so different.

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.

A galactic saga filled with tension, insurmountable obstacles, and unforgettable characters beckons gamers this holiday season.

These appeals considered whether the requirement that an applicant who formed a relationship with a British citizen whilst in the UK unlawfully must demonstrate «insurmountable obstacles» to be granted leave to remain in the UK under the Immigration Rules is compliant with the ECHR, art 8.

In the 1960s, the view that appointing arbitrators was simpler and therefore more feasible won out; it was a view shared by the father of the ICSID Convention, Aron Broches, who believed the «political complications» of appointing judges with fixed terms would prove an «insurmountable obstacle» to the creation of an investment court.

For larger corporations with deeper pockets, these issues may prove an expensive obstacle en route to redress; for smaller companies, they may prove insurmountable.

We were faced with what seemed an insurmountable obstacle: parliament was about to legislate to give up its residual powers over the Canadian constitution.

An obstacle like changing careers with no previous experience in the career you're jumping into isn't insurmountable.