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The phrase "a potential obstacle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that may hinder progress or create difficulties in a situation.
Example: "The lack of funding could be a potential obstacle to the project's success."
Alternatives: "a possible hurdle" or "a likely barrier".
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The status of WikiLeaks also creates a potential obstacle.
Indeed, anonymity is a potential obstacle to the group's efforts.
Union opposition to the merger could also be a potential obstacle to the deal.
But tuition is still a concern, a potential obstacle to her goal of independence.
Meanwhile, the lack of certainty is itself a potential obstacle to recovery, some analysts say.
But a potential obstacle to the development of irrigation is the cost.
Thursday night, a potential obstacle for Cain to move beyond the story was seemingly cleared.
A potential obstacle toward completing the deal may be Sprint's and T-Mobile's foreign ownership.
For now, Mr. McCain's executive style looms as a potential obstacle to his hopes of getting to the White House.
Yet there is a potential obstacle to this latest success and it comes in the shape of Colin Firth.
It had been the condition of Rogers's left arm that had seemed to pose a potential obstacle for the trade.
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