Sentence examples for steep hurdle from inspiring English sources

A flat-out repeal of the health care law would face a steep hurdle in the Senate, where Democrats still cling to a diminished majority, and would most certainly be vetoed by President Obama.

Still, Congressional resistance to approving money for Thomson represents a steep hurdle toward dealing with the detainees who the administration has decided can neither be prosecuted nor safely transferred to the custody of other countries.

That is a steep hurdle.The Senate bill, were it to become law, would go a long way towards fixing America's broken immigration system.

That's a steep hurdle for tinkerers working independently, and for companies just starting out.

But that chamber seems like less of a steep hurdle for passage.

Any such step would face a steep hurdle as it would require approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans.

But the numbers also brought steep hurdles into focus.

The American investigation faces steep hurdles, including a five-year statute of limitations for bringing charges.

Despite such changes, analysts and industry executives say, British Airways and American will still face steep hurdles in trying to win regulatory support.

WASHINGTON  —  The National Academy of Sciences delivered a long-awaited report on uranium mining to the Virginia legislature on Monday, warning that the state faced "steep hurdles" if it is to safely mine and process the nuclear reactor fuel.

Page A19 URANIUM MINING HURDLES The National Academy of Sciences delivered a long-awaited report on uranium mining to the Virginia Legislature, warning that the state faced "steep hurdles" if it were to safely mine and process the nuclear reactor fuel.