11.   The moves against Ne Win and his family might remove a hurdle to political reconciliation.

12.   The North American commissions both recruit Hollywood producers and remove bureaucratic hurdles.

13.   Under pressure from Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, the Bosnian Serbs grudgingly accepted the U.S.-brokered settlement and removed a hurdle to peace in the Balkans.

14.   In an apparent bid to help remove political hurdles, Taipei said it would adopt a more flexible approach this year.

15.   Brazil already has indicated it was willing to remove hurdles to trade with Argentina, as a contribution to anti-crisis efforts.

16.   Brazil, the first economy in Latin America, has indicated it was willing to remove hurdles to trade with Argentina, as a contribution to anti-crisis efforts.

17.   The changes also remove a hurdle to the merger of leading players Granada and Carlton, though analysts say they could also be potential takeover targets themselves.

18.   The first foreign tourists passed through the newly-opened Jordanian-Israeli border crossing Tuesday as negotiators began talks aimed at removing final hurdles to a peace treaty.