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. Camilla Hanson:

   Some people don’t like to be on the receiving end and don’t like to ask favors, our study really shows that there’s a whole host of emotional barriers, mainly guilt, that stop someone from asking for, and perhaps accepting, a kidney.

2. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   Either Europe stands together and acts with solidarity in times of hardship for hundreds of thousands, or fences and barriers will again be raised, and then the vision of a united Europe crumbles.

3. Ryan Eggers:

   Having that sort of market potential is probably something that's enticing them a lot more than any regulatory barriers.

4. Andrew Jones of Climate Interactive:

   We've made progress, and our analysis shows that with further action following the Paris negotiations we can keep warming below 2C, the current barriers are political and social and, we believe, can be overcome.

5. Warren Ferguson:

   What are some of the facilitators and barriers to establishing those programs? what are some of the adaptations that need to be made for that to be successful?

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