1.   But when the next small thing hits the latest big hurdle, more companies are turning to universities for research help.

2.   He often hits hurdles because of his aggressive style -- Tuesday he hit six -- but never deliberately, he said.

3.   Hitting the hurdles was a disadvantage, not an advantage, Kingdom added.

4.   Wheatley hit a hurdle in an opening heat and his leg was cut.

5.   While Mtel eventually became the first company to introduce two-way paging services in the U.S, it hit hurdles along the way.

6.   At the first start, several runners, their timing thrown out by the wind, either hit hurdles or fell.

7.   She was far ahead in the finals when she hit the last hurdle and stumbled across the finish line in fourth place.

8.   The rider also suffered internal injuries after her mount Tailem Town hit a hurdle while leading the race.

9.   The British athlete, second in Gothenburg last year behind American Allen Johnson, was leading his heat when he hit the sixth hurdle before collapsing over the seventh.