The phrase 'face a barrier' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase to indicate that someone is experiencing difficulty in achieving something due to an obstacle in their path. For example, you could say, "Many women in the workplace still face a barrier when trying to advance to executive positions".
Independent Scots or Venetians or Catalans would face a barrier to European Union membership if they broke away.
My favorite moments to photograph are those that are so intimate that I want to keep my camera glued close to my face, a barrier between myself and the love that's happening in front of me.
Individual learners are thus unlikely to reach the optimum when traits are complex (n large), and so face a barrier to further improvement of the artifact.
We propose a model in which ESCs maintained in self-renewing conditions face a barrier prohibiting differentiation.
But they have also faced a barrier that's almost existential, a skepticism that computer models can truly predict the outcome of negotiations.
He also says that he faces a barrier because regulators refuse to grant him a pay-TV license, while cable companies now compete with him by offering phone and Internet service.
The mobile market faces a barrier with traditional, non-volatile flash storage.
The argument was that the selection committee would face a mental barrier when it came to letting any conference hog too many of those slots.
My advice to all the talented, smart young women who are concerned that they will face a gender barrier is to consider women's colleges.
Immigrant parents themselves often face a language barrier, a lack of understanding of the educational system or a fear of having their immigration status revealed.
McKee said Wales face "a psychological barrier" after a 10th consecutive defeat to the Wallabies on Saturday.
