Masak was convinced it was possible to overcome this hurdle. Leonardo Maugeri considers this will be "an insurmountable environmental hurdle in Europe". Another hurdle to jump was Billy Barrot. During the 1980s, Gordon and his family had to overcome an insurance hurdle. It is his blunt but gregarious nature which overcomes each hurdle. The most significant legislative hurdle for the dam was over. A substantial hurdle is the difficulty of working out fossil ages. They were again eliminated at the first hurdle. This does not include the landing step from the previous hurdle. I am annoyed I slipped at the final hurdle in the last round. Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup. I was so close and knocked at the final hurdle! The standard number of steps to the first hurdle should be 8. A major hurdle to achieve sustainability is the alleviation of poverty. Union consent was cited as a major hurdle for negotiators to clear.