Sentence examples for it presented an obstacle from inspiring English sources

His background would prove useful again later in life, but first it presented an obstacle.

Because the plaintiff's claim was that car manufacturers had a duty to install airbags, it presented an obstacle to achieving "the variety and mix of devices that the federal regulation sought". Id., at 881.

As it presented an obstacle to their further advance into Central Europe, over 100,000 Ottoman soldiers launched the 1456 Siege of Belgrade, in which the Christian army under commander John Hunyadi successfully defended the city from the Ottomans, wounding Sultan Mehmed II.

The area was viewed as strategic to the Croatian military effort by the HV General Staff because it presented an obstacle to the supply of the RSK and it pinned down a portion of the RSK military, as well as some VRS forces that would otherwise have been redeployed.

Throughout the 19th century, foreign powers propped up the Ottoman Empire on its downward arc, each because it felt the Ottomans presented an obstacle to the advancement of rival Great Powers and because the Ottomans kept the peace in the Muslim world.

This presented an obstacle for Alex, who still knew no Muslims in person.

That desire presented an obstacle more daunting than the competition for his first Olympic team.

In each case, the agreements presented an obstacle to prosecution in the United States.

Old, entrenched ideas would most likely have presented an obstacle.

For some, it may present an obstacle in finding and keeping a partner, said Lisa Morse, a clinical psychologist in Manhattan whose clients include many single women.

"The latest changes are an absolute travesty and is a huge step back not only for travel technology but it also presents an obstacle to streamlining and improving the way we all travel," Bluesmart CEO Tomi Pierucci said in a strongly worded note to TechCrunch.