11.   But even if the remaining scientific hurdles are cleared, patients may face social exile as a precondition for treatment.

12.   But he has not been able to clear the hurdle of the Packers.

13.   But Mars is already the dominant player in Europe, a position that would be threatened somewhat if Nestle cleared the regulatory hurdles to buying Ralston.

14.   But Swenson said once that hurdle is cleared early next week, the church could resume digging.

15.   But the deal must clear legal hurdles pending before U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice in Paris and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Massie Tillman in Fort Worth.

16.   Chernin, however, said he was confident that the company would be able to clear these hurdles.

17.   Company executives yesterday said they were confident all hurdles will be cleared.

18.   Doubling of the threshold would reduce the number of new regulations that would have to clear the hurdle.

19.   Drug stocks climbed after treatments development by Eli Lilly and Abbott Laboratories cleared regulatory hurdles.

20.   Even when a person has cleared all those hurdles, he or she must obtain the subjective approval the president of the shooting club.