Hire locally, and stop having to worry about miscommunication due to a language barrier.
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For one, there is a language barrier: few intelligence officers speak Arabic.
"In Portugal there was sometimes a language barrier but even if you are coaching players who speak English, there is always the issue of how much they understand, " he told CNN.
Despite their proximity and the absence of a language barrier -- Hindustani, an amalgam of Hindi and Urdu, is understood by both north Indians and Pakistanis -- only 1.2% of Pakistan's exports go to India, while the import tally is a mere 0.7%.
This is extremely cool in my view, and takes a significant step toward the Holy Grail of removing language as a barrier between people.
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Language, it appears, remains a persistent barrier to international marriage in Europe and the spread of English as a second language does not seem to have changed that.
Significant inequalities based on gender, ethnicity, income, language or disabilities are still a major barrier to achieving universal primary education.
And for Americans, even the language shouldn't be a barrier.
Some limited English proficient (LEP) Korean American homeowners simply give up communicating with banks due to the language barrier, instead paying a broker to communicate with the bank on their behalf.
For Western companies China can be a difficult market to crack due to its language barrier and inherently private culture.
Despite the language barrier, he struck up a conversation with them.
Language was the only barrier, but a friendly smile bulldozed that wall.
Not content to simply dabble in double-sided transparent touchscreens, Japanese mobile provider NTT DoCoMo continues its efforts to break the language barrier -- this time with a new Android app.
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The language barrier between northern and southern Europe is a greater difficulty.
Even if a band can overcome the cultural hurdles, he said, the language barrier is often prohibitive.
Visual art also transcends the barrier of language, making both the work and message able to be viewed by a global audience.
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