Sentence examples for an obstacle to improving from inspiring English sources

Until recently, the East Village's public schools were considered an obstacle to improving the community.

This issue, he said, will remain an obstacle to improving Egyptian-Iranian relations.

In fact, many Africans came to regard the O.A.U. as an obstacle to improving the lives of ordinary Africans.

Her critics contend that she is more of a politician than an educator, and say that her union has long been an obstacle to improving education.

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's annual visits to Yasukuni Shrine, the resting place of the souls of war criminals and a symbol of Japanese aggression to its neighbors, is an obstacle to improving ties with China, the Japanese foreign minister, Nobutaka Machimura, said.

Mr Bush's statement was greeted with surprised delight by some critics of globalisation, but dismayed free-traders who argue that by increasing prosperity, trade acts as an aid, not an obstacle, to improving working conditions and environmental protection.Why the rush to get fast-track?

The lack on ramie gene severely hindered our understanding of ramie growth and fiber development, which presented an obstacle to improve the fiber yield and quality.

From the industry's standpoint, a major obstacle to improving wireless services is a shortage of available radio spectrum -- the airwaves that carry the calls and messages.

Sixty percent of the new teachers hired by the city this school year were uncertified, a development that state officials say is a major obstacle to improving the schools.

This reluctance to discuss medical errors, and what can be done to prevent them from recurring, is a major obstacle to improving patient care.

An additional factor, a committee of the National Research Council wrote last year, is that "the lack of high-quality epidemiologic data for most diseases is a serious obstacle to improving our understanding of climate and disease linkages".