It is not clear, however, that European concerns were the only remaining barrier.
But Obama faces one remaining barrier to his ability to fill vacancies in the federal courts: an arcane senatorial tradition known as the blue slip.
WINFIELD, Mo. — The Pin Oak levee, the last remaining barrier between about 100 homes here and the lakelike Mississippi River, finally gave way before dawn Friday.
Mendenhall argued that the only remaining barrier to reuniting the family was housing, and Sherman charged the foster-care agency with arranging it.
Had the remaining barrier beach west of the breach been eaten away, the heavily populated areas north of the bay would have become much more vulnerable to flooding from storms.
A17 Space Shuttle Ready for Liftoff With threatening skies the last remaining barrier, NASA's administrator declared that the revitalized space shuttle Discovery was ready to lift off on the fleet's first mission in nearly two and a half years.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 12 - With threatening skies the last remaining barrier, the administrator of NASA said Tuesday that the revitalized space shuttle Discovery was ready to lift off at 3 51 Wednesday afternoon on the shuttle fleet's first mission in nearly two and a half years.
When President Obama signed legislation repealing "don't ask, don't tell" a little more than a year ago, allowing gays to openly serve, I knew that the moment would pave the way for removing the remaining barrier to equality in the services.
The eighth iteration is carried out for the last one remaining barrier.
"The remaining barrier, and it's significant one," says Taylor, "is scaling it up to a human organ".
Ellipsometry of the remaining barrier film showed it to be thinner and have a higher refractive index than conventional anodic barrier films grown to the same voltage.
