noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
speech impediment
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
major
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Central government is hamstrung on the notion of secrecy, which is the major impediment to any meaningful development of accountability.
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In short, the lack of business transaction security is widely acknowledged as a major impediment to widespread ecommerce.
■ NOUN
speech
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I kept silent, thinking that he might have an embarrassing speech impediment .
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He also had a speech impediment .
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Communicating: problems experienced by handicapped people or those suffering from lack of confidence or a speech impediment . 9.
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A speech impediment did nothing to stop him from preaching.
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He had a nervous twitch and a speech impediment .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a speech impediment
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A speech impediment did nothing to stop him from preaching.
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Another impediment arose during a second round of testing.
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But Nails did not consider his lack an impediment to his plans.
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He has dropped homosexuality as an impediment to security clearances.
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It's not a disease, it's an impediment .
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On education, Mr Gore's thralldom to the teachers' unions strikes us as an impediment to innovative thinking.
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Shortage of money was not the only impediment to higher education.