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An initial obstacle or hindrance, preventing further progress until it is dealt with.

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first olive out of the bottle

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first olive out of the bottle

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An initial obstacle or hindrance, preventing further progress until it is dealt with.

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最初に現れる障害、つまり対処しなければ進展が阻まれる最初の問題や妨げとなるもの。

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パイロット版の資金提供について取締役会を説得することは、最初の難関を突破するようなものだった。それが片付けば、あとはすべてがよりスムーズに進んだ。

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An initial obstacle or hindrance, preventing further progress until it is dealt with.

The first paragraph of each month's article is the hardest to get out, it is like getting the first olive out of the bottle and after the first one is out the rest come easy.

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