Collocations with barrier

barrier _noun

language
・Living in China was hard for me at first because of the language barrier.

trade
・Removing trade barriers helps to create a free market.
・He advocated the removal of trade barriers.

cultural, racial, class, social
・Dr King helped African Americans overcome the racial barriers that held them back for so long.

artificial
・I think the artificial barriers created by society lead to conflict between the sexes.

psychological
・Being unemployed for a long time creates a psychological barrier to getting a job.

technical, legal, political
・Most of the technical barriers have been solved.

bureaucratic
・This is one of many bureaucratic barriers preventing trade.

regulatory
・Regulatory barriers have been an obstacle to international co-operation between police forces.

put up, build, erect
・Sometimes managers put up barriers, which can make it hard for staff to communicate with them.

create, set up
・Creating trade barriers may protect jobs in the short term, but will eventually lead to job losses.

remove, eliminate, get rid of, lift
・Will changing the law remove all the barriers to trade?

break down, tear down
・The social barriers between the two communities have gradually broken down.

cross, transcend
・Music has this wonderful ability to cross cultural barriers.

reduce, lower
・We should be trying to reduce barriers between social classes, not create them.

overcome
・There are still many barriers to overcome.

stop, hinder
・She did not let social barriers stop her from achieving her goal.

to
・The high cost of childcare remains the biggest barrier to women returning to work.

between
・His stupid pride had become a barrier between them.