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• But don't let hardened food stains stand in the way of a sparkling space.
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• The Tigers stand in the way of the Hawkeyes and one of the more incredible title runs the sport has ever seen.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
• If so, high wage growth won’t stand in the way of getting inflation down.
  — Tom Fairless, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
• Lobbyists, including the Catholic Church, stand in the way.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2022
• But her logo seems to stand in the way for a lot of younger women who grew up with Burch as a sorority house icon.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022
• The Celtics will not stand in the way of another team pursuing Udoka.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
• Any reductions in the power of their pecking would stand in the way of their ability to drill and drum into trees.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
• There isn’t a single thing that can stand in the way of your innovative spirit except for your own self.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2022
• The Republicans are hell-bent on the destruction of American democracy, or else too craven to stand in the way—the result is the same.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022
• Right now, many roadblocks stand in the way of building wind, solar, and the transmission lines that can carry their power to city centers.
  — Shannon Osaka, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022
• Soul and gospel singer Candi Staton let no hardship stand in the way of her voice, one that helped define the music of her generation.
  — David Gambacorta, Longreads, 12 July 2022
• Any future president inclined to attempt what Donald Trump did in 2020 has now learned not to install people who could stand in the way.
  — NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022
• The Padres aren’t about to let a little red ink or luxury tax penalties stand in the way of winning their first World Series in franchise history.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
• Staffing shortages and high costs stand in the way of getting centers running at full capacity and getting new ones up and running.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
• While helping out your fellow humans is a noble idea, the white savior complex is something that can stand in the way of addressing the real work that needs to be done.
  — Colleen Murphy, Health, 9 Feb. 2023
• Even if regulations didn’t stand in the way, coal-to-nuclear conversion has never been done.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
• Coinbase’s Stilwell agreed, saying a number of challenges still stand in the way of crypto becoming a major tender.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Crypto, 9 Mar. 2023
• But while interest and funds to build that infrastructure exists, permitting requirements still stand in the way.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Sorenson points to Spain as an example of the regulatory obstacles that also stand in the way of a quick pivot to other forms of energy.
  — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022
• There are multiple challenges that can stand in the way of a patient's access to mental health services, which may contribute to the lack of timely follow-up care for depression, Goldman told Health.
  — Caroline Chirichella, Health.com, 21 Apr. 2022
• As migration becomes increasingly more common and more necessary, laws that stand in the way of the universal human need to make a home also prevent societies from learning how to cope with refugee crises.
  — Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022
• But a hotline connecting pregnant people to resources is only valuable if the resources are available—and if prohibitive policies don’t stand in the way of parents qualifying to receive them in the first place.
  — Melissa Jeltsen, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2022
• That said, the researchers still stress the shortfalls of these techniques, stating that geese’s adaptability and aptitude for separating annoyances from actual threats stand in the way of their future success.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023
• For underrepresented groups, there remain obstacles, structures and processes that stand in the way of getting that critical first shot.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2023
• Lundberg, a retired college chemistry professor and long-time member of the Brule River Sportsmen's Club, including terms as president, has never let physical exertion stand in the way of his outdoor recreation.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022
• Having gone through difficult and costly treatments to obtain their eggs and embryos, women said major emotional and practical barriers stand in the way of moving or discarding them in response to price increases.
  — Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• Numerous social and cultural barriers stand in the way of women and girls’ economic, social, and political attainments.
  — H.e. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Dr. K.y. Amoako, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2023
• Of course, much bigger than Khan arrogating to herself the power to void contracts is her belief that government entities (including her FTC) must stand in the way of successful businesses expanding via acquisition.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Monolithic application architectures stand in the way of today's highly adaptive, cloud-first, forward-looking approach to delivering faster, better and more efficient business outcomes.
  — Moti Rafalin, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024