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barrier
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + barrier
trade barriers
(= things such as taxes that make trade between countries difficult )
• The aim was to remove trade barriers and open up free markets.
the language barrier
(= the problem of understanding people who do not speak the same language. )
• Living in China was hard for me at first because of the language barrier.
cultural/racial/class barriers
• Sport is a sure way to break down racial barriers.
social barriers
• The Internet allows people of all ages to interact without the usual social barriers.
technical/legal/political barriers
• Most of the technical barriers have been solved.
artificial barriers
• They were committed to breaking down the artificial barriers to women’s achievement.
regulatory barriers
• Regulatory barriers have been an obstacle to international co-operation between police forces.
bureaucratic barriers
• This is one of many bureacratic barriers preventing the unemployed from claiming benefit.
institutional/organizational barriers
• Institutional barriers limit what can be achieved.
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noun fence/gate ADJ. physical | crash, crush, flood, police, protective, security, ticket | sound (figurative) the first plane to break the sound barrier VERB + BARRIER build, erect, install | break through The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch. PREP. at a/the ~ Please show your ticket at the barrier. | behind a/the ~ The police waited behind the barriers. | through a/the ~ There was a slow trickle of people through the barriers. thing that causes problems ADJ. effective, formidable, major | class, cultural, language, racial, trade VERB + BARRIER build, create, erect, put up, set up The old laws created barriers to free trade. | break down, lift, lower, reduce, remove | cross They believe that sport can cross any barriers. | be faced with, encounter, face | overcome, transcend PREP. ~ against The country has set up barriers against imports. | ~ between a class barrier between the two families | ~ to a formidable barrier to communication physical object that prevents sb/sth passing ADJ. impassable, impenetrable | natural VERB + BARRIER form PREP. ~ between The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.
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