Definitions for barriers
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1. Barriers

   Barriers is a British children's television series, created and written by William Corlett, and made by Tyne Tees Television for ITV between 1981 and 1982. The series starred Benedict Taylor as Billy Stanyon, a teenager facing up to the loss of his parents in a sailing accident only to discover that he was adopted. Billy then sets off on a journey to find his real parents that takes him across Europe. The series was filmed on location in Scotland, Germany and Austria. Barriers lasted for two series and other notable cast members included Paul Rogers, Laurence Naismith, Siân Phillips, Patricia Lawrence, Nicholas Courtney, Robert Addie, Natalie Forbes and Ellie Nicol-Hilton.

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1. barriers

   A martial exercise of men armed with short swords, within certain railings which separated them from the spectators. It has long been discontinued in England.

How to pronounce barriers?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of barriers in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of barriers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of barriers in a Sentence

1. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe:

   Virginia will no longer build walls and barriers to the ballot box – we will break them down.

2. Jena Griswold:

   There are a lot of barriers being put up from the administration -- whether that's trying to force Americans to risk their very lives to cast a ballot, to meddling with the Post Office, sabotaging the way we deliver mail, to falsehoods and lies about vote by mail, so, I just think it's so important that every elected official, every elections official and every American citizen start sounding the alarm. The rhetoric coming out of the White House is something that you hear under dictatorships, not in the United States. We have to act. We can not allow him to tilt this election.

3. Janet Yellen:

   China is undercutting American companies by dumping products, erecting trade barriers, and giving away subsidies to corporations.

4. Kaylie Hanson:

   The harsh reality is that this law will hurt women, as it puts up barriers to care for rape and incest survivors - no exceptions - and threatens the health of the mother, this law doesn't only undermine the most basic women's health services. It's radical, dangerous, and lacks respect for half the population of Wisconsin.

5. Rachana Desai Martin:

   It is really a focus of our on-the-ground program to make sure that we are helping voters understand all of the options available to them, and that we are doing our best to advocate for as many in-person opportunities on Election Day, during early vote, and also helping lift barriers to vote by mail.

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