The phrase "a barrier to progress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that hinders or obstructs advancement or development in a particular area.
Example: "The lack of funding has become a significant barrier to progress in the research project."
Alternatives: "an obstacle to advancement" or "a hindrance to development".
But Mr. Erekat, too, said the Israeli occupation was a barrier to progress.
Outsiders, along with many in the Haitian elite, saw small farms as a barrier to progress.
While governments in Paris committed to transition away from fossil fuels, BP remains a barrier to progress.
The financial system was actually a barrier to progress for the world's poor, while cash was a facilitator for them.
Indeed, the very language of child poverty is now arguably a barrier to progress rather than a call to action".
Is their old language a barrier to progress, as one character, Maire, asserts, and does progress for her inevitably mean emigrating to America?
For those combining teaching and research at early career stages, teaching commitments mean that it may not be possible to achieve the same quantity or impact of research publications, creating a barrier to progressing to the more prevalent research-teaching posts or returning to research-only positions.
This is the latest example of a fundamental transformation in the rights granted to LGBT people in the United States, with the supreme court shifting from a major barrier to progress to a major instrument progress for gay and lesbian rights.
For thirty-six years now, the enmity between Tehran and Washington has presented a major barrier to progress in the region.
The report finds that persistent discrimination against people with H.I.V. is a major barrier to progress in fighting the disease.
Although organisations offering help do exist, Dr Ioannis Nasioulas, director at the Social Economy Institute, believes that state hostility towards social enterprise is still a major barrier to progress.
