He has what could be called a peripatetic mind and, like any good performer, he uses it to keep you on the edge of your seat, not asking inconvenient questions, and also, perhaps, to impress himself when he's about to confront an obstacle in his path.
The author, who has been working with silent children for 15 years, follows the progress of six of them, each confronting a different obstacle.
Page A15 SANTORUM PRESSURED TO QUIT Rick Santorum is confronting a daunting obstacle: a rising chorus of Republicans calling for the presidential contest to end so the party can turn its full attention to defeating President Obama.
If they learn this one skill, they will have a great foundation for confronting any obstacle that they encounter along the way.
— Mitt Romney remains his biggest foe, but Rick Santorum is increasingly confronting an even more daunting obstacle: a rising chorus of Republicans calling for the divisive presidential contest to end so the party can turn its full attention to defeating President Obama.
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Friday confronted a new obstacle over what to do with one of its most vital assets — pictures.
The testimony of people like Rabbi Hertzberg is significant because anyone trying to understand the achievement of Chabad confronts a serious obstacle: the enormous reverence surrounding the rebbe.
Having now fought off the perceptions that he was either relentlessly downbeat or a one-trick pony, Iñárritu will now confront a different obstacle — himself, as new movies are inevitably compared to "Birdman" and its outsized success.
Resilient people tend to have well-developed self-efficacy and, when confronted with an obstacle, will see it as a hurdle to overcome rather than an insurmountable problem.
His Chief Executive concentration was constantly switched back and forth from the huge obstacles still confronting a final push for health care legislation and, of course, the unimaginable disaster in Haiti.
Answer: When negotiating with foreign suppliers, you'll confront a variety of obstacles, such as unfamiliar laws, ideologies, and governments, that are usually absent from negotiations with U.S. suppliers.
