Word: hamperred
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...regulations that prohibit the advertisement of athletic products in Harvard arenas hamper the ability of Harvard to receive large endorsements...
Leonard, who faces up to five years in prison, has agreed to pay $15 million in restitution. He also confronts new charges by the state of Connecticut that his emporium short-weighted hundreds of food packages. Even so, nobody expects Leonard's fall from grace to hamper the business. "We were packed today," chirps son Stew Jr. "Our customers are extremely supportive and sympathetic." And at Stew's, the customer is always right. It says so on the three-ton tablet of granite at the store's entrance. And it's firmly believed by the hundreds of positive-thinking Dale...
...with his political promises, but in Clinton's case the reckoning crept up faster than he expected. As he came under fire for a remarkable string of discarded pledges last week, some weaknesses began to show. Democratic Party officials conceded that the transition had exposed traits that may hamper Clinton in the Oval Office. Although he is determined to master the details of policy, they said, he is often reluctant to confront politically difficult problems. His commitment to diversity is so complete that it frequently grinds his decision making to a halt. His greatest strength as a politician -- his inclusiveness...
...people of Kinshasa, the chaos brings much more than inconvenience and financial loss. The real threats are epidemics and starvation. Antibiotics and other medicines are scarce, and diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis are spreading rapidly. Strikes and sabotage by disgruntled workers hamper the flow of flour, vegetables and manioc to the city...
...month by a three-member independent-review board, as scheduled in the settlement. Yet Carey has gone to court (so far unsuccessfully) to challenge everything from Lacey's right to sit on the board to the government's right to issue rules for it. He has also tried to hamper the board's ability to hire staff, to seek redress in court or even to communicate with the rank and file through the Teamsters newsletter...