11.   Another major hurdle is entry-level salary.

12.   As a ranking minority member, Byrd may no longer be an impenetrable obstacle, although his skill with Senate procedures will still be a major hurdle.

13.   At least one major hurdle exists there.

14.   Beating Missouri was a major hurdle.

15.   A hearing is the last major hurdle which must be cleared to secure FDA approval.

16.   A major hurdle to generating more evenly distributed riches, planners say, is the rapid growth of the forest population.

17.   A major hurdle is the lack of chemistry between the prince and princess.

18.   A major hurdle was cleared this week when owners agreed on how much money superstations such as TBS and WGN should pay baseball to televise games nationally.

19.   A major hurdle had been surmounted when Mayor Rudolph Giuliani agreed to set aside his longstanding opposition.

20.   A major hurdle is how to slow the growth of Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly.