Sentence examples for mere obstacle from inspiring English sources

For example, desire for action may lead to treating resistance as mere obstacle and not as a moment for reflection.

In doing so, "Goldfinger himself...is a mere obstacle, the dragon to be got rid of before the worthy knight can make off with the duly conquered lady".

Recent studies have suggested that the nucleosomal organization of eukaryotic genome, should not be considered a mere obstacle but rather a vital component of fundamental molecular processes, such as transcriptional regulation [ 1, 2] or replication [ 3, 4].

The series, a product of several alumni from the cult-favorite sitcom "Arrested Development," stars the self-obsessed teachers of a high school where the students are mere obstacles.

I can't keep my hands off it; visitors, work, and children are all mere obstacles on the path of true pleasure.

With this awareness then hatred and its many bedfellows become mere obstacles that can be transformed into acceptance, tolerance, compassion and loving kindness.

And I'll be damned if I didn't get a little emotional when she offered to treat the province's indigenous peoples with dignity instead of as mere obstacles to setting up oil factories.

They even referred to the indigenous Arabs as "Red Indians" -- mere obstacles, with no rights, to be removed in order to pave the way for a far nobler enterprise.