Barriers

Word BARRIERS
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Definitions and meanings of "Barriers"

What do we mean by barriers?

A structure that bars passage.

An obstacle or impediment.

A boundary or limit.

(grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.

A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.

The lists in a tournament.

(in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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The word "barriers" in example sentences

And their weak wings beat against their barriers, —barriers of caste, of youth, of life; at last, in dangerous moments, against everything that opposed even a whim. ❋ William Edward Burghardt (1903)

Asked what he had to offer as a leader, Seremane, who turns 68 in August, said there was a "great role" he could play in helping to transcend what he called barriers to democracy in South Africa. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The impulse to erect trade barriers is a strong one. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At PinkDot, we believe the first step to overcoming these barriers is for open-minded segments of society to come together. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Looking at the interlinking segments of the internet as being held apart by barriers is old-media thinking, and trying to interlink everything is verging on madness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Slate article, for those who didn't read it, notes that there are certain barriers beyond which buildings cannot go. ❋ Unknown (2009)

From the twin barriers, riders descended at more than 40 miles per hour to the base of the course and the off-camber corners leading to the finish straight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My philosophy's always been that the way to confront gender barriers is to stop drawing lines, and that's why I've always strongly aimed to be "person writing about games who is, among other things, female," rather than to really stress the whole grrl-power thing. ❋ SVGL (2009)

August 12th, 2009 10: 56 am ET breaking of barriers is important, true enough ❋ Unknown (2009)

Breaking down those barriers is one of the great leaps forward that a community can begin to facilitate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A decrease in barriers inevitably means more competition, and more competition means less-lucrative businesses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

From the twin barriers, riders descended at more than 40 mph to the base of the course and the off-camber corners leading to the finish straight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And I still think that allowing repressive regimes the tools that let them open up access to the network gradually rather than demanding that they simply bring down all barriers is a better way of achieving political progress and more openness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By bringing low-cost spay/neuter services into the community, often with free vaccination and microchipping, we are eliminating the main barriers -- cost and access -- that many people face in providing veterinary care to their pets. ❋ Wayne Pacelle (2010)

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