Sentence examples for as a potential obstacle from inspiring English sources

For now, Mr. McCain's executive style looms as a potential obstacle to his hopes of getting to the White House.

He was also seen as a potential obstacle to any plan Musharraf might have to stay in uniform.

Unlike most other micropayment companies, Peppercoin requires consumers to download software before making a purchase -- a step executives acknowledged as a potential obstacle to widespread consumer acceptance.

While the new "public interest" requirement may be seen as a potential obstacle to whistleblowers making claims, there is a counter-balance also coming into force.

The fact that Prince Abdullah's mother was a foreigner, and converted to Islam only upon marriage, has sometimes been seen as a potential obstacle to his becoming King.

He and several other Republicans pointed to the military recruitment issue as a potential obstacle to Ms. Kagan winning Republican votes.

The U.S. State Department is also a potential obstacle, as it has long used aid grants to turn unsavory dictators into diplomatic allies.

European authorities continue to express concerns about insufficient assurances that personal data originating in the EU will not be subjected to mass and indiscriminate collection by U.S. government agencies, going so far as to indicate this may be a potential obstacle to adopting the newly proposed Privacy Shield.

But the proposition generates far less enthusiasm among rank-and-file Republicans, many of whom must face the voters again in 2008, presenting a potential obstacle for Bush as he hones the plan, according to lawmakers, aides and congressional analysts.

The status of WikiLeaks also creates a potential obstacle.

The sanctions posed a potential obstacle for the Trump Tower Moscow project, in which Mr. Sater, who is Russian-American, had positioned himself as a key player.