Two difficulties, however, stand in the way of the widespread adoption of the remedy.

Nissan's recent difficulties stand in contrast to Honda and Toyota, which are expected to post strong profits and strong sales gains when they report earnings in coming weeks.

Meanwhile a difficulty stood in the way.

Although the theory of the nuclear bomb seemed clear and simple, a great many practical difficulties stood in the way.

"I feel that difficulties will stand in the way of talks with Mr. Roh," he told Mr. Chun, according to an official transcript issued after the meeting.

Many difficulties stood in his troops' way: in some counties guerrilla attacks stopped them for many days.

During the past various difficulties had stood in the way of a thorough reform of the Roman vicariate.

But the difficulty of transferring demand between airports could stand in its way and we could still require additional capacity.

In 2011, he received an initial call-up from Algeria, though administrative difficulties stood in the way of his début.

But practical difficulties stand in the way.