Word: hamperfuls
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...armed factions -- Bosnian, Croat and Serb -- have attacked the peacekeepers in the past, and could assault the retreating troops. The two-lane roads thread through mountains, giving an edge to those seeking to frustrate the pullout. Masses of refugees, fearing slaughter once the U.N. forces leave, would also hamper an operation. "The Muslims know that once the pullout is over, genocide is just around the corner," a Pentagon official says. "Hundreds of thousands will jam the roads, impeding our exit -- it's just going to be chaos." Serbs and Croats might also be eager to strike and plunder U.N. weapons...
...prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary next month, its new leaders promise a reformed good-government group. However, the defection of popular Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves '72 from the group in 1993 and a breakdown in communication within the organization last year threaten to hamper the liberal group's efforts to clarify its political agenda...
...approved by the House and Senate-speak of dropping "unfunded mandates," improving "risk assessment" and protecting "private-property rights." Yet in the opinion of the greens and the Clinton Administration, these are code words signaling a determined G.O.P. effort not only to rein in government regulation but also to hamper enforcement of every major environmental law, from the Safe Drinking Water Act to the Endangered Species...
...changes in location and space threaten to hamper the recruitment efforts of Harvard's student groups...
...John Kasich (R-Ohio) said Clinton's plan doesn't go far enough. The Administration "failed to eliminate any departments or agencies," Kasich said. "This administration must do more, and be far more specific." Clinton promised to oppose any cuts that "undermine our economic recovery," hurt the poor, hamper education or curtail environmental protection...