I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hurdle rate
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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BHis biggest hurdle , however, may come when he applies for a job.
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Making the correct change was a big hurdle for my father.
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Scientists are beginning to argue that psychological fitness could be the biggest hurdle to a Mars mission.
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The biggest hurdle is breaking the addiction.
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Choosing the typeface and style to produce the document in is the next biggest hurdle .
final
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Only after surmounting this final hurdle were they given permanent appointments.
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Yet the queasy feeling persists among Democrats and Republicans that the accident-prone challenger may still collapse before reaching that final hurdle .
major
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The major hurdle , however, is entry into secondary school.
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This is one of two major hurdles the Cougars must overcome if they want to reach their first Rose Bowl since 1931.
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Another major hurdle for the Model School is to encourage parents to participate in their children's education.
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Of those, two are said to be major hurdles that could scuttle the deal, sources said.
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Firms said that tax complexity and administrative problems were the major hurdles in the path of extending freedom of choice.
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The wind speed and direction, and the cloud height and type were major hurdles to be overcome each hour.
■ VERB
clear
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David, Grant and Stuart are due to complete their studies towards the end of 1995 but have already cleared the first hurdle .
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But first, the idea must clear several hurdles in early 1996.
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To clear this last hurdle I was forced to queue up outside a shed with a number of soldiers.
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I., has declined, insisting that the $ 5. 2 billion merger would never clear government antitrust hurdles .
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The transaction also must clear certain regulatory hurdles .
face
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The telecommunications bill still faces a few hurdles .
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Once I got there, of course, I found myself faced with formidable new hurdles .
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But the administration faces two high hurdles in efforts to get the treaty ratified.
fall
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It is worth noting that of the course proposals which fell at this hurdle most were of a very high standard.
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This is a test case for him and he's fallen at the first hurdle .
get
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You haven't even got over the first hurdle yet and you're ready to quit!
overcome
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However, a number of big names seem to have overcome this hurdle .
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Just to get this far, Agouron has overcome significant hurdles .
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Put this way, the claim helps B overcome another admissibility hurdle .
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I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle .
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No wonder the main effect of the restrictions is later and riskier abortions for those who can overcome the hurdles .
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They are hoping to enlist the minister's help in overcoming the financial hurdles .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Requiring school uniforms can be a financial hurdle for the poor.
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The bill has cleared all the hurdles before it and will soon become law.
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The main hurdle at present is getting the council's permission.
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There are lots of bureaucratic hurdles to deal with when adopting a child.
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Women face a lot of legal hurdles trying to prove sexual harassment.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Analysts estimate sales could reach $ 300 million a year once regulatory hurdles are cleared and full marketing gets under way.
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But admission is merely the first hurdle a student must clear in higher education.
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Devising an evocative name is only the first hurdle .
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Gunnell gave herself the perfect wedding present when she unwrapped an Olympic gold medal in the 400metres hurdles.
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Scientists are beginning to argue that psychological fitness could be the biggest hurdle to a Mars mission.
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The telecommunications bill still faces a few hurdles.
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They constituted an impossible hurdle to trade between the two superpowers.
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To clear this last hurdle I was forced to queue up outside a shed with a number of soldiers.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Barrett hurdled the fence and ran down the street.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the bell sounded to denote my last lap, I decided to hurdle the barriers.
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But it was Lieutenant Harvey who was still leading the charge as he hurdled elegantly over the wire and into no-man's-land.
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Christie, involved in an angry bust-up with reporters and photographers on Friday, hurdled two steel barriers to avoid questions afterwards.
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He even hurdled Garrett at the Cowboys' 20-yard line.
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Ronald Reagan, born 35 years before Clinton, had different obstacles to hurdle .