| 单词 | barrier |
| 释义 | barrier (bæriəʳ ) Word forms: barriers 1. countable noun B2 A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade. [+ to] Synonyms: obstacle, bar, block, handicap 2. countable noun B2 A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other. There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier. She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them. When you get involved in sports and athletes, a lot of barriers are broken down. Synonyms: hindrance, check, difficulty, restriction 3. countable noun B2 A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers. As each woman reached the barrier one of the men glanced at her papers. Synonyms: barricade, wall, bar, block 4. countable noun B2 A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another. ...a severe storm, which destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake. [+ between] The packaging must provide an effective barrier to prevent contamination of the product. Synonyms: wall, stop, fortification 5. singular noun You can refer to a particular number or amount as a barrier when you think it is significant, because it is difficult or unusual to go above it. They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million. [+ of] The Popular Front failed, as expected, to pass the 5 per cent barrier. 6. See also crash barrier, sound barrier Collocations: barrier prevents The linguistic barrier prevents direct contact of this kind. The Times Literary Supplement This kinetic barrier prevents life from bursting into flames at room temperature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This barrier prevents larvae from feeding on the pods, causing mortality due to starvation before they are able to reach maturity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This barrier prevents hostile mages from using magic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The barrier prevents the passage of large and/or negatively charged proteins (such as albumin). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A high flow event; such as a fresh or flood can breach the barrier directly opposite the main river channel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Levels had breached the barrier in certain months and in certain locations but never before on a global basis for the entire year, its annual greenhouse gas bulletin said. Times, Sunday Times If the underlying stock breaches the barrier, the owner will receive the principal minus the percentage of the movement against him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And by breaching the barrier, they have injured it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The protesters retreated inside and built a barrier with rubbish and bins and other metal objects. Times, Sunday Times Begin to build some barriers, and erect new habits to transform those other ones. Christianity Today No other proposal was more closely embedded in his candidacy, but building the barrier will be tough. Times, Sunday Times I tried to protect myself from the shining light and built a barrier between me and the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It builds a barrier in the form of a thick mat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The system was designed to tear down class barriers and give working-class children an equal chance of making it to the top. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Sadly, they will have to overcome more than just class barriers to be together. The Sun (2010) There are fewer class barriers than in the past. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Would good old-fashioned letter writing break through the communication barrier? Times, Sunday Times Interacting in well-lit ours seems to jump the communication barrier than other melanistic cats, that are more active at darker times, have to cope with. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strong combination of the moon and sun means your words break through the communication barrier, so talk about what matters. The Sun The communication barrier can be quite difficult to overcome since most people aren't experienced at describing flavors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An apathetic listener creates a communication barrier by not caring or paying attention to what they are being told. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A police spokesman said last night that the car lost control and hit the concrete barrier around the track. The Sun (2008) An oil leak is thought to have sparked the huge blaze, which destroyed the bus after it slammed into a concrete barrier. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The track was not only very narrow and tight, but also hemmed in on both sides by concrete barriers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They work by restoring natural moisture, lipids and oils and this helps to create a barrier. Times, Sunday Times Inorganically, you can use a copper-based spray to create a barrier between the plant and the rain. Times, Sunday Times I would then use some landscape fabric, covering all the soil to create a barrier between the new soil and the ground. Times, Sunday Times Nearly a third worry finances will create a barrier to moving. The Sun It's worth considering putting in a path, not only to keep you off the lawn but also to create a barrier between the plants and grass. Times, Sunday Times You find the words that help a relative cross the barrier of pride and feel part of the family again. The Sun Disassociation of dihydrogen requires enough energy to cross a barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The flexible nature of this seal allows pressure effects to cross the barrier but not the material being contained. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Syntax also has significant implications for the naming of global products, because syntax has been argued to cross the barrier from one language to another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sophisticated ion transporters exist to allow specic molecules to cross this barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the cultural barriers lessen, students are able to unite in their common beliefs. Christianity Today (2000) Girls are taught they can do anything but there are still cultural barriers when they enter the workplace. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The team was finding it difficult to provide help because of language and cultural barriers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Fingerprint scanners are now fitted as standard in many laptops and provide an effective barrier to snooping. Times, Sunday Times People want to feel that you are a bit like them; money provides a very effective barrier. Times, Sunday Times Completed packages, however, involve heat seals, joints, and closures which often reduce the effective barrier of the package. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 High mountainous areas and undulating terrain between the transmitter and receiver can form an effective barrier to tropospheric signals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Abnormalities in lipid transport prevent the skin from forming an effective barrier and result in the hard, thick scales characteristic of harlequin ichthyosis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only about half of all internships offer any payment, making it a huge employment barrier for those who cannot afford to work for free. Times, Sunday Times For others, it leads to employment barriers and internet markers that reduce their life chances because they dallied with extremism. The Sun Examples of employment barriers are wheelchair inaccessible buildings, or practices that make members of a designated group uncomfortable, such as holding management meetings in strip clubs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This took him below the entry barrier, which has risen to 24m, up 8m. Times, Sunday Times This corner was still not ideal, as drivers ran wide despite the corner being wider and had to avoid the pitlane entry barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new regulation framework that was shaped by the 1996 act eliminated the entry barrier for companies to expand their business into new markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Education serves as perhaps the most important value and also the most dominant entry barrier of the upper middle class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But we must expand opportunities for suitable graduates to embark on teaching without entry barriers. Times, Sunday Times They said the fees would erect a barrier against poor students. The Sun (2012) It helps erect barriers to entry, so that smaller enterprises cannot afford to compete. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Both countries have erected export barriers to secure domestic food supplies and stem price inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Elderly people were also more likely to face barriers that made complaining a bigger challenge, the report found. Times, Sunday Times This could drive manufacturers overseas and exporters would face barriers in complying with single market rules. Times, Sunday Times Since communications services exhibit network effects and positive externalities, new entrants would face barriers to entry if they could not interconnect their networks with those of the incumbent carriers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been established that individuals who are categorized as underinsured, are at high financial risk, and face barriers in the level of access to care. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A system of flood barriers was proposed to protect New York, much as the Thames Barrier defends London from a storm surge. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Flood barriers need to be placed to protect housing, while allowing dispersal upstream on to farmland where less damage is done. Times, Sunday Times (2016) New flood barriers and a holding reservoir are planned locally. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They expand when damp and form a barrier. The Sun I felt we ought to appeal to the crowds to join in and form a barrier and support those inside the complex. Times, Sunday Times And pellets made from sheep wool not only form a barrier around your plants, but also feed them as they break down. The Sun Brief skirmishing broke out before kick-off, stopped only when riot police arrived to form a barrier of blue. Times, Sunday Times They're useful in case of emergencies, medical or mechanical, and they form a barrier against icy winds. The Sun At 6ft 4in he presents a formidable barrier - but says he feels a foot taller these days. The Sun Travellers to these countries were conscious of traversing a formidable barrier. The Times Literary Supplement They make a formidable barrier. Times, Sunday Times The shallow entrance constituted a formidable barrier against the use of the deep protected waters of the inner harbor as it had for 60 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are some formidable barriers to a successful takeover, though. Times, Sunday Times The decision was made because the sampling sites were within 2km mi of each other, and no geographic barrier could be identified. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At that time, the area was covered by a sea, which created a geographic barrier that caused the species to diverge through the process of allopatric speciation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To find and name new species, they will search for geographic barriers that cut through the range of an existing species, such as rivers or mountains. Smithsonian Mag These geographic barriers have enabled the emergence of a wide variety of flora and fauna and high biodiversity in the sanctuary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The underlying causes of this population subdivision could be geographic barriers to gene flow followed by genetic drift in the subpopulations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When an ancestral population extends its range around a geographical barrier and differentiates (despite low-level gene flow), reproductive isolation occurs between terminal populations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Social media, so often maligned, has done much to break down traditional geographical barriers and foster community connections and projects, from the very local to the truly global. Times,Sunday Times The selection knows no ideological or geographical barriers. canada.com Speculates on the effect of rivers and other geographical barriers on the distribution of closely allied species. 1855:. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Geographical barriers such as the sea, mountains, or deserts serve as boundaries to the east and west. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 England looked ready to launch a counter-attack only to see an impenetrable barrier of yellow shirts on the halfway line. Times, Sunday Times (2009) What looks to you like an impenetrable barrier today will become, if you lean into it, a bridge to a whole new season of blessing. Christianity Today (2000) People were excitedly chipping bits of concrete off the wall - the first holes in the once blood-soaked and impenetrable barrier. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He has blasted his way through what had seemed an impenetrable barrier and has shown what can be done. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Their case rests on the principle that import barriers - through tariffs, quotas or subsidies - increase costs to consumers and shelter inefficient industries. Times, Sunday Times Economic changes included lifting import barriers exposing local companies to international competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government set the exchange rate close to real market levels, lifted trade barriers, replaced import barriers with tariffs, and gave private sector firms direct access to imports and credit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other institutional barriers contribute to lack of report and conviction rates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Institutional barriers are policies and procedures that make attendance difficult or impossible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Institutional barriers may also pose as a hindrance for balancing a political career and family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Institutional barriers that would allow cross campus enrollment in academic programs have not yet been eliminated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This indicates serious institutional barriers to success within those institutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My guilt, my secret, and the fact that I'm a mum and she is not have become an insurmountable barrier. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There was an insurmountable barrier between world prices and internal Soviet prices. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990) This was an insurmountable barrier. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) Ford's shell shock left him struggling against what he described as an 'invisible barrier' in his brain, which prevented him from directly addressing the war. The Times Literary Supplement There will be sharks — but they will have to be separated from my robot by an invisible barrier. Times, Sunday Times The walls have disappeared, but an invisible barrier remains. Times, Sunday Times We are very honest as a band - the songs don't, we don't, have any invisible barrier. Times, Sunday Times But moor mists are funny things, and this one ran up against an invisible barrier. Times, Sunday Times She needs to overcome the legal barrier of a judgment from 1970, in a very different era. Times, Sunday Times In jurisdictions where syringe-prescription status presented a legal barrier, physician-based prescription programs showed promise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In jurisdictions where syringe prescription status presented a legal barrier to access, physician prescription programs had shown promise in addressing risky injection behaviors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also legal barriers preventing youth's access. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The band's situation made normal functioning complicated, with band members living in different countries and legal barriers restricting where they could tour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The linguistic barrier prevents direct contact of this kind. The Times Literary Supplement Cultural as well as linguistic barriers often hinder communication too. The Times Literary Supplement Lee's insight into the human heart has allowed his films to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers to speak to audiences all over the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moreover, managing inter-personal dynamics across cultural and linguistic barriers may require approaches sensitive to the cultures involved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Classifiers are used to describe things, and they transfer well across linguistic barriers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Programmable test networks can lower the barrier to entry for new ideas, increasing the rate of innovation in network infrastructure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In these transistors, the gate voltage controls the thickness of the barrier, and the drain voltage can lower the barrier height at the drain electrode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the past two years he has been setting out in some detail his views on how to lower the barriers between rich and poor. Times, Sunday Times They have already radically lowered the barriers on qualification, to make it as open as it has ever been. Times, Sunday Times A joint singles ministry, in fact, may lower the barriers of competition, jealousy, and suspicion. Christianity Today This is also a major barrier for the early diagnosis of mouth cancer. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The major barrier for co-trimoxazole prophylaxis was due to frequent out-of-stocks of pediatric co-trimoxazole formulations in the health facilities. 2015, 'Challenges facing effective implementation of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in children born to HIV-infected mothers in the public health facilities', Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety A lack of financial incentivization was not identified to be a major barrier to such role expansion. 2017, 'Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study', BMC Public Health Metal barriers and stones were thrown at the police following the march. The Sun (2014) Heavy modern cars make metal barriers less effective at stopping vehicles from smashing through the central reservation and into the path of oncoming traffic. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In front of him there was a green metal barrier. Bomber It soothes irritated skin, stimulates the immune system, enhances moisture barrier properties, stimulates cell renewal and scavenges free radicals that cause premature ageing. The Sun They act as a moisture barrier, keeping everything good and juicy - and add to the flavour, too. The Sun Depending on the need, this paperboard can be waxed or coated with polyethylene to form a moisture barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These include, moisture barrier in pharmaceutical blister packaging water vapour barrier for protecting phosphor coatings in electroluminescent lamps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The orienting process serves to improve gas and moisture barrier properties and impact strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also helps the skin's natural barrier protect against further age spots. Times, Sunday Times But over-exfoliating can upset your skin's natural barrier function, causing redness, sensitivity and sometimes capillary damage. The Sun Both help boost hydration while also strengthening the skin's natural barrier function. The Sun And in doing so, they remove the greatest natural barrier to erosion. Christianity Today However, global warming had reduced rainfall and increased salt levels, meaning that the natural barrier near the coast had been eroded. Times, Sunday Times We would be faced with tariff barriers and non-tariff barriers which could be many and various and seriously impede trade flows. Times, Sunday Times About four fifths of the gains are projected to come from removing 'non-tariff barriers to trade'. Times, Sunday Times Tariffs would be eliminated but significant non-tariff barriers would be in place. Times,Sunday Times Although it would guarantee frictionless trade in goods, the institute noted that trade in services would continue to face higher non-tariff barriers. Times, Sunday Times More significant are non-tariff barriers like rules of origin. Times, Sunday Times A combination of advice, research and mentoring is the key to overcoming those barriers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) With our range of established and new services we can help companies overcome barriers and succeed overseas. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Perhaps overcoming the barriers of the mind is the biggest mountain we all face. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I can feel a spot making its way to the surface; my sweat glands are fighting to penetrate the barrier of foundation and powder. Times, Sunday Times To reach its golden sands, however, you must somehow penetrate a barrier of multimillion-dollar homes. Times, Sunday Times The experiment was about the frequency of the energy that it took for sonic waves to penetrate the barrier of water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These systems are designed to detect any physical attempt to penetrate the barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are not designed to deflect vehicles, so vehicles may penetrate the barriers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He believes that 'perceived barriers are breaking down' between the club and the community. Times, Sunday Times His books don't just break coffee tables: they also crash headlong through perceived barriers between high and low art. Times, Sunday Times There are also challenges here for employers, many of whom are put off from engaging with business schools because of perceived barriers to working together. Times, Sunday Times Anything that acts a physical barrier to radioactive particles also helps. Times, Sunday Times You can dig a physical barrier such as thick plastic into the ground (ideally 1.2m deep) or plant in a self-contained bed surrounded with paving. Times, Sunday Times The team suspects that besides offering a physical barrier to the bites, the graphene also blocks the chemical cues coming off of human skin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Salmon are highly sensitive to noise and its source can be as effective as a physical barrier. Times, Sunday Times During the recent riots his 6ft 7in frame several times became a physical barrier between the warring sides. Times, Sunday Times They think capitalism has impoverished the poor and a majority want protectionist barriers erected. Times, Sunday Times At its heart, trade involves breaking down protectionist barriers, often deliberately designed to deter the free flow of goods, services, capital and people. Times, Sunday Times With farm prices high worldwide, there could be no better time than now to lower protectionist barriers, thus encouraging farmers in the developing world. Times, Sunday Times She said the rules will add to the wedges that are already dividing global markets and force countries to adopt greater protectionist barriers. Globe and Mail A gradual reversal in trade policy culminated in the military announcing import substitution as a failed experiment, lifting protectionist barriers and opening the economy to the world market. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its microscopic particles are one millionth of a millimetre in diameter and are claimed to form a protective barrier against dirt and water. Times, Sunday Times It allows skin to absorb water and forms a 'glove-like' protective barrier against moisture loss, without being greasy. Times, Sunday Times Nourish your skin's protective barrier with humectants such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid along with replenishing lipids such as ceramides, squalane and jojoba oil. The Sun But the combination of hot water and detergent removes the oils that form a protective barrier. Times, Sunday Times These leach moisture from the outer layer of the skin called the stratum corneum, which forms a protective barrier to the lower layers of skin. Times, Sunday Times The resulting redundancies could push unemployment figures through the 'psychological barrier' of three million. The Sun We felt comfortable and realised we'd cleared a psychological barrier. The Sun The tenpoint penalty was a big psychological barrier. Times, Sunday Times Achieving number 22 appears to have become a psychological barrier, tantalisingly close yet ever harder to grasp. Times, Sunday Times But this sets up a formidable psychological barrier: what actually happens when they make mistakes? Times, Sunday Times Reducing the barrier effect by creating material gaps in hedging above two metres high can take it outside these laws while still providing a screen. Times, Sunday Times These features set the stage for processing sensitive data and reduce the barriers for deployment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other groups of callers advocate even smaller lists for the purpose of reducing the barrier to new people getting involved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Technological and transportation advancements are reducing the barriers that once limited global food trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These positively charged molecules interact with negatively charged particles and molecules to reduce the barriers to aggregation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will cut tariffs and regulatory barriers for pharmaceuticals, cars, energy, finance, chemicals, clothing, food and drink among others. Times, Sunday Times However, some experts are sceptical and believe that technical and regulatory barriers will delay their widespread introduction for years. Times,Sunday Times The things identified then — regulatory barriers, low skills, poor management, becoming better at commercialising scientific innovations — remain relevant now. Times, Sunday Times The two sides agreed to open talks on a limited trade deal that would aim to reduce industrial tariffs and regulatory barriers. Times, Sunday Times Whether by tariffs, quotas, subsidies or regulatory barriers, trade restrictions always have a cost to consumers. Times,Sunday Times A major shake-up of planning laws will remove the barrier to building affordable homes for first-time buyers. The Sun Their technology will remove a barrier that prevents the mass deployment of drones. Times,Sunday Times They say that reducing it could remove this barrier and encourage more compliance with the government drive to 'make tax digital'. Times, Sunday Times Let's assume that long-run measures that include better education resulting from greater competition for students, and effective job training, will eventually remove this barrier to more rapid growth. Times, Sunday Times Then workers scrape off the top layers, and when they're done they remove the barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of fans were injured as they were pushed up against a 10ft safety barrier. The Sun (2007) Six people were killed when their speeding snowmobile crashed through a safety barrier and plunged 300ft down a mountainside. The Sun (2013) Nets and safety barriers on bridges work too. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In June he bought the company, which makes and installs security barriers and which he expects to bring in sales of $90 million next year. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In tense scenes, the crowds forced steel security barriers closer to the door while police officers on horseback fought to hold them back. The Sun (2008) A guard checks your identity and raises the security barrier. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Many, for example, might grant it the principle of its separation barrier but contest the route. Times, Sunday Times The separation barrier will be built along them. Times, Sunday Times These borders will be marked by the completed separation barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nature and its beauty underwent significant changes, that created a distinct separation barrier between nature and the neighboring states. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some have labeled it a separation barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Doctors' leaders warned that it was a significant barrier to improving emergency surgery in some specialties. Times, Sunday Times Up to now, high upfront costs for installation have been a significant barrier for many. Times, Sunday Times When the economic crisis hit, this acted as a significant barrier to development. Times, Sunday Times However, fewer than 20,000 people have taken up faster broadband deals so far, with cost being a significant barrier. Times, Sunday Times By incorporating it into the structure of vehicles they hope it could help solve the most significant barrier to electric car uptake: energy storage. Times,Sunday Times It also contains hyaluronic acid to maintain moisture and glycerin to protect the skin barrier. Times, Sunday Times Her studies found that the probiotic bacteria had similar effects on the skin, strengthening the skin barrier, which can be brittle in eczema. Times, Sunday Times They strengthen the skin barrier to prevent water loss and the entry of harmful microbes. Times, Sunday Times Put even more simply, a healthy skin barrier keeps the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. Times,Sunday Times The findings suggest that the weakness in the skin barrier allows allergens access, triggering the immune system changes that then lead to diseases such as asthma. Times, Sunday Times Then suddenly, in less time than it takes for a virus to jump the species barrier, this erstwhile scepticism leapt from denial to despair. Times, Sunday Times Once the virus crosses the species barrier it will spread readily from person to person, rather than with difficulty from bird to person. Times, Sunday Times Occasionally these can jump the species barrier and cause illness in humans who come into close contact with infected birds. Times,Sunday Times The rate at which these are jumping the species barrier also appears to be speeding up. Times, Sunday Times Certainly, in the past generation art has leapt the species barrier. Times, Sunday Times The ceremony itself will be behind solid steel barrier walls so people won't be able to see into it and it will now be invitation-only. Times, Sunday Times With the car piercing the steel barrier, the pictures reveal that the halo took the brunt of the impact. Times,Sunday Times We really have no choice but to build a powerful wall or steel barrier. Times, Sunday Times He has also stepped back from his original demands for a tall concrete wall and begun to talk more about a steel barrier. Times, Sunday Times Until recently, all motorways were built with wide medians in the centre, which typically have a wire or steel barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Look at structural barriers to advancement and investigate unconscious bias ? Times, Sunday Times Yet structural barriers that have nothing to do with neurons persist. Times,Sunday Times There are structural barriers, too, such as finding the right help. Times, Sunday Times At some businesses, structural barriers such as inflexible hours and misogyny prevail. Times, Sunday Times Some structural barriers to employment were removed by making it easier to combine income from work with income from social transfers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Neuroscientists estimated that the project would generate 300 exabytes of data every year, presenting a significant technical barrier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The principal technical barrier to such a development at that time was the lack of any practical means of storage for data and instructions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This dream has been held up by two technical barriers. Times, Sunday Times The company says it's working on the technical barriers to other carriers' phones. ST Technical barriers to entry are low. Times, Sunday Times Let us transcend all barriers, let us forsake forever all smallness, all lies, all selfishness and let us call brothers as brothers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although they never met, their unseen bond transcends the barriers of political, religious and regional prejudice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His works shift modes of production and distribution of current forms of visual art, in this way he operated as a businessman-artist, who transcends the barriers between business and art. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The protective wooden barrier was almost completely destroyed by the barge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These features are currently concealed by a wooden barrier at the face of the porch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There can be no more than four customers a table - and tall wooden barriers have been erected between the tables. Times,Sunday Times Movable wooden barriers that could be opened quickly were fastened between each wagon to prevent intruders, and two cannon were positioned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 19th century these wooden barriers were replaced by wooden shutters behind a wrought-iron grille. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 障碍 Japanese: 柵 |
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