prove a stumbling block
Frequency: 7.211.8 per million words
to turn out to be an obstacle
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- Money could prove a stumbling block to the project.
- The question of disarmament proved a major stumbling block to agreement.
- Language barriers often prove a stumbling block for international students.
- Lack of funding proved to be a significant stumbling block for the startup.
- Differences in management style might prove a stumbling block during the merger.
- The high cost of living proved a stumbling block for many families moving to the city.
- Legal technicalities could prove a stumbling block to the proposed legislation.
- His lack of experience proved a stumbling block in his career advancement.
- The demand for higher wages proved a stumbling block in the labor negotiations.
- Finding a suitable location proved a stumbling block for the expansion plans.