Word: barriers
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...party is saying to them: We want equality of opportunity. The only barrier will be within yourself as to your own ability to achieve your dreams. And I think this is what they want. I think the minorities have far more to gain from the Republican Party. We're the ones who want them to fly as high and far as they can on their own ability...
...instructors), some 40 million vacationers have trooped through the mountains each year since 1980. An additional 60 million day trippers from such nearby cities as Munich, Salzburg and Milan have motored through the passes and hiked through the high pasturelands annually. The Alps, once an almost insurmountable barrier between north and south, are now crossed by some 50 airlines, seven rail services and 30 major highways...
...although they probably like the dark things which lurk in the swamp better), but what can they be expected to make of things like the second gate to the South Sage? The South Sage gate is a mirror which reflects a person's inner self. Although not a physical barrier, it is an effective deterrent because "most men, when confronted with their true inner nature, run away screaming." True, perhaps, but very much over the heads of eight-year-olds and too simplistic for their parents. At such times the movie's audience and message become muddled...
...Ohio delegation danced in the aisles, and the Texas delegation waved flags. Geraldine Ferraro's nomination turned tired old phrases into literal statements. For women who had pressed so long against a barrier, there was indeed an open door. For talent long wasted by exclusion, there was at last inclusion. But much of the community of emotion in Moscone Center eluded language. Pride? Joy? Incredulity? No word quite defined the feeling that was at the heart: the knowledge that the struggle had been so hard, so long, for so many...
...nation "ready" for a woman Vice President? The answers to the question must be intuitive. It is possible that this barrier was passed some time ago, in the psychological sense, and that it is simply waiting to topple. Perhaps...