Word: hampered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although freezing fog appeared to hamper the British at week's end, time was indeed running out-and not just for the besieged Argentine soldiers. Britain's rapid drive toward the island capital had touched off an eleventh-hour flurry of diplomatic activity that sought to prevent a final bloody battle, which could make a bad situation worse. A head-on clash at Port Stanley could not only lead to appalling casualties on both sides but further inflame Latin American bitterness against both Britain and the U.S. It might also allow the Soviets to gain influence...
...board regulations, however, are the political realities which supply the context for the rent board's decisions. Although the city council recently approved unanimously a symbolic resolution to show its continued support of rent control, four of the nine council members--known as Independents--repeatedly support resolutions that would hamper the enforcement of the city's housing policy by, among other methods, denying the board adequate funding to defend its decisions in court. Since any rent board decision may be appealed to district court, this threat, along with other political ploys, help to push the board away from a strictly...
...over the Falklands is the task force's Achilles' heel. Rear Admiral Woodward is extremely limited in the number of aircraft he can send aloft for combat patrols and raids on the islands while continuing to protect his fleet. That weakness, more than any other factor, might hamper a British invasion of the islands. To help beef up the British air effort further, the government late last week dispatched long-range Nimrod reconnaissance planes to the South Atlantic. Nimrods, the British version of the AWACS, can give British ships warning of enemy aircraft well before they come within...
...clearly written to keep the landlord out except for certain specific purposes" he added explaining that a rent board ruling in favor of HTU could hamper Harvard's ongoing renovation projects...
Running at full force with out any injuries to hamper them, the Crimson thinclads managed to place in every event. It was this depth that allowed them to prevail over BU's Terriers, who almost upset Harvard in the indoor championships, but appeared devoid of spark and manpower last weekend...