"Significant barriers" refer to major obstacles or challenges that prevent progress or achievement in a certain situation or goal. These obstacles can be difficult to overcome and may require a lot of effort or resources to address.
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From unnecessary work experience requirements to unclear application processes and job descriptions, young people currently
face significant barriers in recruitment.
In fact, being too good with words highlights assumptions that create
significant barriers for the very people we are trying to assist.
However, it is a technique that can be used to overcome costs associated with litigation; the
most significant barrier in most cases.
We focus on providing resources for immigrants and farmers of color as they face
significant barriers in land access and starting a farm business.
Rather than dismissing such conditions as mere excuses, community schools recognize that they
present significant barriers to learning, and they remove them while also maintaining a focus on powerful learning.
Recent evidence suggests that although strategies exist to identify mothers with emotional distress, many women still face
significant barriers when attempting to access appropriate services and support.
In total, 88 per cent of primary schools said that the management and security of tablets is significant or a
very significant barrier to adoption.
Anyone with an internet connection can set up a website or launch an email campaign — the
only significant barriers to entry are knowledge and time.
If you understand anything about space, you know that high launch costs are one of the most
significant barriers putting the desired number of satellites into orbit.
While many states and communities offer a variety of services to support young children and their families,
significant barriers keep many families from accessing the resources they need.
Individuals with a vision impairment often face the
most significant barriers in accessing online content, given its visual nature.
While developing effective inquiry - based lessons, many beginning teachers fail to pay attention to one
significant barrier in science learning: misconceptions.
Pupils» reluctance to study languages, in addition to the perceived difficulty of language exams relative to other subjects, are seen
as significant barriers to implementing EBacc for greater numbers of pupils.
Several aspects of the current public school choice landscape
pose significant barriers that prevent many low - income families from accessing higher performing public school options:
Justin Kauflin has had to
overcome significant barriers in his life and the mentoring clearly gives him the necessary confidence to commence a career in a precarious occupation.
«Unmeritorious patents can
place significant barriers in the way of innovation in the digital age,» said Paul Grewal of the Day Casebeer firm.
For the majority of instructors who are not power users with tech, navigating hundreds of apps with inconsistent integrations with the Learning Management System, as well as data silos locked down by proprietary interests, still
represent significant barriers to more widespread adoption of plug - and - play principles.
The cost is going to be a
more significant barrier for the platforms offering the highest - fidelity experience, like Oculus, PlayStation VR, and Vive — both in terms of VR hardware and the high cost of platforms necessary to run them (high - end computer, PlayStation 4, etc.).
Stonyfield and Clear Lam
broke significant barriers for a breakthrough use of PLA (polylactic acid) in a high - volume dairy application.
Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an
equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Unfortunately,
numerous significant barriers to the appropriate selection, adoption, implementation, and assessment of assistive technology exist for students with disabilities who receive the majority of their academic instruction in inclusive classrooms.
We are deeply dependent on the use of fossil fuels, and consequently,
significant barriers exist to mainstreaming renewable energy use.
Scarcity shows us
how significant a barrier complexity and uncertainty is for a person who is already in a scarcity - situation.
There are also
significant barriers embedded within native title law and policy, such as the onerous burden of proof faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Not just in their professions, but in their commitment to culture, connection to their heritage, land and the intimate responsibilities they have for caring for their families, to their ties to place and people and their determination to achieve even when
significant barriers lie in their path.
This advanced procedure can circumvent
many significant barriers to pregnancy, including blocked fallopian tubes, male factor infertility and ovarian related issues.
The slow pace of change in Catholic schools as they adjust to an increasingly Hispanic Church
poses significant barriers to Hispanic families when considering enrolling their children in parochial schools, according to a new Boston College study that reveals complex challenges for school leaders and clergy trying to serve the fastest - growing population of U.S. Catholics.
The JRF said young people
face significant barriers in finding jobs because in the low - paid labour market vacancies are quickly filled.
Limited funding cycles therefore create
significant barriers for enabling long term planning for NTRBs and implementing capacity development initiatives.