31.   Yet Sheetrit described Arafat as the only obstacle to a peace agreement.

32.   Annan said money is now the only obstacle facing U.N. relief operations in southern Sudan.

33.   Awe-struck fans and inquisitive journalists are usually the only obstacles for celebrities backstage at the Emmys.

34.   Central Bank chief Viktor Yushchenko also said panic among the population remained the only obstacle on the way to stabilizing the hryvna and curbing inflation.

35.   Diplomats from at least three council member countries described Annan as the only viable candidate among the four and that France was the only obstacle to his election.

36.   In NATO, after six months or less of negotiating an accession protocol, the only obstacle is ratification by member parliaments.

37.   In NATO, after six months of negotiating accession protocols with the three countries, the only obstacle is ratification by current member parliaments.

38.   Notari said the only obstacle to regular meetings is Red Cross understaffing.

39.   Shchekochikhin, head of the investigative team of the Moscow newspaper Literaturnaya Gazeta, said that government corruption was not the only obstacle to cross-border cooperation.

40.   The only obstacle was some soreness in his back that resulted from the exhaustive testing doctors did in the days following the fainting spell.