But Warren says the good news comes at a time when researchers are facing a big obstacle - limited funding.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

Mr.Netanyahu imposed the construction freeze under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Palestinians see the West Bank settlements, home to about 300,000 Israelis, as an obstacle to the creation of a future Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Peace Now chairman Yariv Openheimer says Israel is trying to fool the United States, which sees settlement expansion as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

What's the biggest obstacle to people getting tested and treated for HIV/AIDS in the MENA region?

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

Idries says another obstacle to dentente between Iraq's Shi'ites, Sunnis,and Kurds is the existence of four-million Iraqis, living abroad, many of whom are disenfranchised.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Yet,the publication of the voter list, though a crucial step, is not the only obstacle remaining.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

(Speech) Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Mr.Netanyahu said the Palestinians' rejection of his offer shows they are an obstacle to the peace process.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Egypt has tried to overcome this obstacle by sponsoring reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

The court's decision and Coleman's concession presumably removes any obstacle for Franken's certification.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

He says there is no longer any political obstacle to holding the elections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

But he says Ireland is not the last obstacle. He says another big problem is that the president of Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus has also not signed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

At a recent driving event near Washington,D.C., teenage drivers tested their skills on a closely-monitored obstacle course to compare how they drove with - and without - distraction.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

The U.S.and Palestinians see the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"And I very much hope that this issue is no longer going to be an obstacle to the strategic process of integrating Balkans into the European family of nations."

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

The United States,which is a sponsor of the Middle East peace talks, says Israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace, and the issue has strained relations with Israel's right-wing government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The Palestinian divisions pose a major obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, which is the stated goal of the peace process sponsored by the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Making this life change is hard on all fishermen, but for the Vietnamese and Cambodians here, the language barrier is an added obstacle in trying to reach out to BP for work and compensation.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

"Let us settle it, expand and love our homeland." Mr.Netanyahu reluctantly imposed a partial freeze on West Bank construction under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

He described Barak as a war criminal. Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reluctantly imposed the settlement freeze last month, under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

"Students are stepping up and leading in unprecedented ways and for every obstacle you can come up with there is a student group really confronting that obstacle in ways that can be adapted to other settings,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Mr.Netanyahu has been a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in all of the biblical land of Israel, but he imposed the construction freeze last month after urging from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"And if we refuse to deal with these issues today, then I guarantee you that they will be an albatross around our efforts [a big obstacle to combat terrorism in the future. The president spoke in the National Archives, which houses the nation's founding documents.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21