hurdle, big leagues, bulked-up, bowler hat, the bulk of

 the bulk of

The second complaint concerns the market for electronic payment systems in China, which is dominated by a single domestic firm, China Union Pay.
The US says its providers are being excluded from the bulk of this market



 Oracle's Deals Hurdle H-P's

While H-P has consistently destroyed shareholder value with its acquisitions, Oracle has consistently created value, thanks to its price discipline and to its integration skills.

BAE-EADS Must Hurdle Berlin Wall

Germany faces a complicated calculus as it decides whether to endorse the merger of the two aerospace-defense firms.

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Lolo Jones, Cleared for Takeoff

London will be Jones’s second trip to the Olympics in the 100-meter hurdles. Take a look at how she does it.

Hurdles for a Bulked-Up Barclays

Barclays' daring purchase of Lehman assets was meant to signal that the British were coming to the big leagues of investment banking. A year later, Barclays still faces a long road.



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bowler hat
Meaning #1: a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
Synonyms: bowler, derby, plug hat

The bowler hat, also known as a coke hat, derby (US) or billycock,^[1] is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester.^[2]

Bowler hat 1916

bulk
n.

1. Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
2. 1. A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one: the dark bulk of buildings against the sky.
   2. The body of a human, especially when large or muscular.
3. The major portion or greater part: “The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful” (Bertrand Russell).
4. See fiber (sense 6).
5. Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight.
6. A ship's cargo.

v., bulked, bulk·ing, bulks. v.intr.

1. To be or appear to be massive in terms of size, volume, or importance; loom: Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new spacecraft.
2. To grow or increase in size or importance.
3. To cohere or form a mass: Certain paper bulks well.

v.tr.

1. To cause to swell or expand.
2. To cause to cohere or form a mass.

adj.
Being large in mass, quantity, or volume: a bulk buy; a bulk mailing.
phrasal verb:

bulk up

1. To gain weight by gaining muscle: dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up.

hurdle

[名]1 （競技用の）ハードル, 障害物.2 ((the 〜s))((単数扱い))ハードル競走.3 障害.4 ((主に英))移動式編み垣.clear a hurdleハードルをクリアする；障害を...

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1 （競技用の）ハードル, 障害物.

2 ((the 〜s))((単数扱い))ハードル競走.

3 障害.

4 ((主に英))移動式編み垣.

clear a hurdle

ハードルをクリアする；障害を乗り越える.

━━[動](他)

1 〈ハードルなどを〉とび越す.

2 〈困難・難問などを〉克服する.

3 …を編み垣で作る［囲む］.

━━(自)ハードルをとび越す；ハードル競走をする.

hurdle race

ハードル競走.