51.   That reminded her of a recent trip to Florida, and the first conversational hurdle was cleared.

52.   The CDA could not clear that hurdle.

53.   The companies are expected to clear regulatory hurdles, although that could take months, antitrust lawyers said.

54.   The companies and the government never cleared this hurdle, though there was talk about using divestitures to settle antitrust concerns.

55.   The concert planning continued, clearing numerous hurdles, during a drawn-out process that many thought would kill it.

56.   The First Lady had just cleared a hurdle that a social worker might raise about her suitability to adopt.

57.   The final paper hurdle has been cleared.

58.   The managers went into the trial believing they had to clear two hurdles to win conviction of the president.

59.   The negotiators have been convinced several times that they were on the verge of clearing a hurdle, only to stumble against a new one.

60.   The major hurdles were cleared last week.