With the help of Kugman Associates, a Chicago restructuring firm, lenders tried to revive American Tissue, but ran into all sorts of obstacles.

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As for the market, when it approaches water it meets all sorts of obstacles: water is difficult to move, difficult to measure, difficult to price and often difficult to charge for, since many people think it should be free.

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Well, I am told that would run into all sorts of legal obstacles, both in the UK and in respect of EU law, because it would be seen as a significant infringement of their commercial freedom.

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The presence of Primakov and his associates is, arguably, one of the greatest obstacles to the sorts of reformist policies advocated by younger political leaders like Kiriyenko -- policies that have a chance of attracting, retaining and making effective use of foreign assistance and investment.

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