Word: barriers
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...late 20th century, the world's peoples seem to be engaged in a chaotic and often dangerous migration toward democracy. Race antagonism is surely the bitterest, most atavistic obstacle in the way of that procession. South Africa has now formally dismantled the barrier. But of course, the more formidable wall is in the human heart...
...Boxer, she would complete a powerful triumvirate of Democratic women in the top elected offices of the biggest state. Democrats and the Clinton re-election machine would palpitate with excitement watching the threesome standing like Olympians on the medals platform. Brown believes Feinstein and Boxer already broke the gender barrier in 1992 the way Kennedy broke the Catholic one in 1960. "That said," she exults, "it's going to be a great day for women...
...barrier to the acceptance of the arts at Harvard, Fox believes, is simple ignorance. "Cabot has these amazing resources that all lie dormant," Fox says. "The visual arts are never brought up in Cabot...
...Coach Kevin Constantine has somehow overcome the language barrier to teach his team the fundamentals of team defense, and just as Florida almost rode John Vanbiesbrouck to the playoffs in its first year of NHL existence, San Jose has a true cash cow in Irbe, who outshined the Maple Leafs' more Heralded Felix Potvin in Game...
...white crystals that cluster like snowflakes in the bottom of test tubes. If these fail to have an effect, Steeg has a list of more than 30 others that might. Like many cancer researchers, she conveys, through her own personal enthusiasm, a sense that an immense psychological barrier has been breached. No, Steeg has not yet found a drug that cures cancer or even controls it. But, she exclaims, "I'm beginning to like the odds...