The main stumbling points to a new agreement appeared to be the turnpike authority's demand to reduce overtime pay for regular toll-takers.

Moral complexities have always been a stumbling point for robots, and R. Hunter is no exception.

But the word "verifiably" may be a stumbling point, senior administration officials said, just as it was in decades of arms talks with the former Soviet Union.

Laundry proved to be a minor stumbling point, since Mom Lara still washed his sheets, towels, and dress shirts for him.

A major stumbling point is how a cease-fire can be sustained long enough to allow both sides to work out their differences.

"I knew the first round was going to be my stumbling point if I let it," said Agassi.

That's the stumbling point, all right.

This conflict of interpretation has been a persistent stumbling point in college sports.

Phone selection was once a stumbling point, with the ic402 and ic502 being the only two models available; both are basic units that lack cameras, high-speed data, or any similar amenities.

The stumbling point could still remain, however, because the Securities and Exchange Commission had informally sided with the options exchanges.