1.   And service is a big obstacle for H-P.

2.   And there are still big regulatory obstacles that would stand in the way of a BellSouth deal.

3.   And, irony of ironies, the fact that Lipinski is not here may be as big an obstacle for Kwan as if her chief rival were still competing.

4.   Any sale of Daewoo to General Motors still faces big obstacles.

5.   A big obstacle for low-earth systems has been a highly technical clash between companies over incompatible technologies.

6.   A big obstacle is that many Republicans from the Northeast and Midwest appear likely to oppose fast track.

7.   Both measures face big obstacles.

8.   Bruner acknowledges that a big obstacle to this effort is the cost.

9.   But big obstacles stand in the way of change.