Her business coneluded, she stirred to arise and encountered an immediate obstacle.

The most immediate obstacles to peace are the countless rebels and other guerrillas hiding in the bush.

In other words, one block is a potential "immediate obstacle" for moving another one horizontally.

In the ring, Pacquiao faces a more immediate obstacle.

But several immediate obstacles prevented pursuit of his desire.

The captain paid attention to little but the ship and its immediate obstacles.

The immediate obstacle to success is economic.

An immediate obstacle to human activity under water is the fact that human lungs cannot naturally function in this environment.

Now, it's also time for some plain talk about the most immediate obstacle to controlling Federal deficits.

The most immediate obstacle to the two tracks is not Saddam Hussein, but his now popular demand for an international conference.