Word: hinder
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...full period that is currently allotted to campaigning. Secondly, it is unrealistic to expect that the council can prevent students from making outrageous campaign promises. Thirdly, it should be fairly obvious that delaying the elections of freshmen (25% of the council) by several weeks would considerably hinder the ability of the council to function in September and October...
Westin acknowledged that there is a place in television for commentary, but said too much commentary can hinder the distribution of useful information...
Westin acknowledged that there is a place in television for commentary, but said too much commentary can hinder the distribution of useful information...
Sistani quickly emerged as a voice of restraint, urging Iraqis to be patient and eschew violence. He told Shi'ites to neither help nor hinder the U.S. invaders, although he made his opposition to foreign occupation clear by counseling citizens to ask Americans, "When are you leaving Iraq?" He advised people against revenge killings of Baathists. Iraqi and U.S. officials agree that his calming influence was critical in tamping down Shi'ite resistance. "That was the only reason there was no bloodbath in those early days," says a secular Iraqi politician. When the orgy of looting after Saddam's departure...
Rogers is one of the architects of the current movement alive on Capitol Hill to publicly out all gay politicos whose work is perceived to hinder the progress of gay rights legislation. This phenomenon is a complicated but, I think, ultimately sinister plot that hinges on shame and guilt. The former is in relation to mainstream society, and the latter is in regards to other members of the minority group. Both raise questions that lie at the heart of all of what we know as our “identities.” The constantly shifting balance of powers renders...