Sentences with phrase «less of an obstacle»

«Usually, liens under $ 250,000 are less of an obstacle,» says Michael Yang, a small business loan specialist at Fundera.

United will hope this gives them less of an obstacle to go after the extremely talented Milinkovic - Savic themselves.

Residency, however, should be less of an obstacle for Mr. Peebles.

In addition, if you have a blended learning model, time becomes less of an obstacle, and the focus is more on competency.

«The greater the benefits, the more that the cost becomes less of an obstacle,» he told TechNewsWorld.

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He identified three obstacles that could affect any possible recovery in the global employment rate: «Over the fore ¬ seeable future, the world economy will probably grow less than was the case before the global crisis,» complicating «the task of generating the over 42 million jobs that are needed every year in order to meet the growing number of new entrants in the labor market.»

It is important to know that in developing nations, where many women are living on less than $ 1 or $ 2 per day, the systemic challenges of extreme poverty create obstacles for good health, especially among women and children.

And those obstacles are less a matter of means and money than of will and ideology.

If South American nations can overcome these obstacles, this should be possible in parts of the world where domination has thus far been chiefly economic, with much less threat of overt military intervention.

The breakdown of the Egyptian empire and the circumstances contributory to the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, besides hosts of incidents from those days to the present, show that organized religion, strange as it appears, can be no less an obstacle to social and political advance than the reactionary policies of vested political or economic interests.

The temptation of our current culture is to cast the Church as a bureaucratic obstacle to wounded persons» desire for God, and her pastors as «cold warriors» — but this, to put it kindly, is less than honest.

I want the «I can't make it» obstacles removed as much as possible so that becomes less of the glaring issue.

With Ireland international Seamus Coleman currently the clear, first - choice at right - back for Roberto Martínez when fit, the route through to first team football looked far less certain on Merseyside compared to the more easily - traversed obstacle of Jenkinson in east London.

While that is an example of grit, most grit is of the less dramatic kind — the kind which allows a person to keep trying in the face of obstacles large and small.

This helps it to become less of a toe jamming obstacle so that you can enjoy it again.

Without a doubt, he has shown a commitment to breastfeeding that thousands of mothers with far lesser social and biological obstacles have shown.

If you live in the suburbs or country, side - by - side models are easier to maneuver and stash in the trunk of your car, plus you're less likely to encounter obstacles like narrow store aisles or elevators.

Still, there are obstacles, including the recent low prices of natural gas, which makes hydropower less competitive.

«Having reliable transportation available to the residents of our domestic violence shelters means one less obstacles for them as they heal and rebuild their lives.»

WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and

«In conferences and settings where we teach physicians about responsible opioid prescribing, one of the obstacles frequently mentioned is patient satisfaction, and the idea that physicians might be chastised or receive less compensation because their patient satisfaction scores are low,» said Dr. Babu.

They also reported more faculty contact outside of class, more non-academic and skill - based obstacles to university success, and less satisfaction with the university experience.

But respondents felt somewhat less positive about the quality of the supervision itself (Figure 2): 31 % felt that their supervisor failed to motivate them to overcome obstacles in their work, and 42 % wished their supervisor would insist on a progress report.

However, several obstacles remain to be overcome, in particular that of miniaturization: optical fiber makes it difficult to confine light within volumes of less than a micrometer (10 - 6 meters).

In view of these obstacles, a biological explanation for methane is much less attractive on Titan than on Mars.

Before participating in the Lindau Meeting, I was not sure about the decision to stay in the science, being aware of all the obstacles that I should overcome in the future to establish myself as a scientist, and I was looking for some opportunities in industry, which is not an easy path either but a more or less stable field.

But I had to ask myself, if it were my mother, father, daughter, son who was facing the obstacles I am, would I think less of them for trying something new which could see them get their life back?

«The actual asana practice of movement and aligning bones allows the energy to move through our system a lot more expediently with less obstacles,» says physical therapist and yogi Harvey Deutch, owner of Red Hawk Physical Therapy in San Francisco.

rather practicing short term methods, we need to work on sustainable solutions, even if family adjust food choices still there are a number of pressure from media, TVs, advertising even in the community convenience food available every where are high calorie and less nutrient dense, so the question is how we can we pass such obstacles?????????????

Often non-American fighters face the obstacle of having less wrestling experience and are more subject to being taken down and controlled but UK fighters often don't have this problem.

They apply for jobs, connect with friends and family, and find much of their entertainment online and so the leap to online dating is often less overwhelming and has fewer technical obstacles.

One of the greatest obstacles in having a relationship with a mail order bride is that you are less likely to be able to see each other face to face on special occasions and annual events such as St. Valentine's Day.

Unfortunately, the puzzles and obstacles become less fun and more annoying the further you get into the game leaving you spending more time on them and less time enjoying the good aspects of the game.

I'd estimate that around half of the story and side missions forced me to navigate obstacles and fight waves of enemies with less than Kat's full move - set.

Far From Heaven, the TV series Mildred Pierce and now the glorious Carol rekindle the spirit of an age when «women's pictures» were commonplace in Hollywood, telling female - centred, taboo - breaking stories, featuring exceptional actresses such as Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, whose characters face obstacles — prejudice around race, class, gender — that are no less prevalent today.

Before we say anything about that part of the story, I have to say there is clearly an obstacle when you introduce your new character in a sports movie as less of an underdog, and Ryan Coogler manages that roadblock nicely.

The first few days of the Venice Film Festival were so jam - packed with the big - name premieres you've been most restless to hear about that, between thrashing out full - length individual reviews of those and negotiating the braided Venice obstacles of crippling humidity and crippled wi - fi facilities, my usual roundups of less flashy fare got a bit -LSB-...]

Extra points for the character drama being less shallow than typical; for example, the main obstacle keeping Beca and Jesse apart isn't their groups» rivalry, but their contrasting personalities — Beca's guarded and Jesse's a bit too eager to intervene in various aspects of her life.

In professional - development programs of one year or less, researchers encountered common technical and instructional obstacles related to classroom implementation that hindered success.

If students have to run an obstacle course of desks to get to the books, they are less likely to read during independent time.

We pull down into a muddy track paralleling a train yard, and the Suzuki has no problem picking its way around obstacles that have obviously stymied other vehicles — the drop - off from the road, for instance, is so steep that the edge of the pavement bears scars from trucks with less favorable break - over angles.

Later, the rear - steer system's effectiveness is demonstrated on a slalom course where we are invited to drive F Sport and Luxury variants back - to - back, the Active rear steer of the F Sport sharpening the line and requiring less steering input to change tack, the end result being a more agile, responsive platform that aids the driver in avoiding obstacles, so long as you remain smooth with your inputs.

With the push of a button the Ram's cabin can be lowered to permit easy entry or raised to clear obstacles less than 10.7 inches.

It's a good viewing platform, although the aid of cameras and sensors in tight situations is appreciated — including «manouevre braking», another MY18 feature that will brake at less than 10km / h to avoid obstacles.

Other performance features include a Crawl Control (more advanced version of Downhill Assist Control) system that negotiates off - road obstacles in both forward and reverse at low speeds by automatically providing throttle and braking inputs for less experienced off - road drivers: an interior lever allows the driver to reduce speed.

Lots of fresh snow also means that the occasional obstacle (tree stump, sign post, the abandoned hulk of a less - capable vehicle) can be hidden, right up to the moment you drive over it.

While it's a bit of an obstacle to be a lesser - known author, the keywords you use in your book's metadata make it possible for readers to organically discover you through their natural online searching.

While the article points out one of the inherent obstacles to MOOC participating in Europe, namely that higher education in the EU is typically far less expensive than in the US and therefore does not carry the financial burden that makes MOOCs so popular in America, Natasha Lomas explains that letting users choose to pay for final accreditation for their efforts in the online class can lead more students to see the purpose in completion.

We'll point out strong points and areas of improvement so that you can publish a quality book and worry less on avoiding obstacles, road blocks, and pitfalls in the self publishing industry.

«The income gap for Canadian women is real and many are faced with greater obstacles to achieving their long - term financial health,» says Karrie Van Belle, managing director with BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. «Women spend a bigger proportion of their income on necessities like mortgages, rent and utilities and have less to put aside for investing.