Word: hindered
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...Mexico Spies Hinder The War on Drugs With the help of up to $450,000 paid each month to government workers, the Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel infiltrated the Mexican attorney general's office and may have paid a spy inside the U.S. embassy to leak Drug Enforcement Administration secrets, Mexican authorities say. The case is the most serious known example of corruption since 1997, when the head of Mexico's antidrug agency was arrested and later convicted of aiding a drug lord. U.S. officials have not confirmed the embassy infiltration, and no staff changes are planned...
...featured a 13-year-old soloist, George Li, who has already toured around the world. Li’s playing was spectacular. Sitting at the bench, his feet barely reaching the pedals, he commanded the keyboard like a professional, with dazzling technical ability and power.The virtuosic writing did not hinder Li’s musicality, as he expressed dark, haunting melodies in the first movement. The second movement highlighted the depth of Li’s ability, alternating mercurial running scales with a jovial, romping tune. The stormy third movement was the most technically demanding, but Li combined a bell...
...From a music point of view I think it’s going to be incredibly rich,” executive producer Larry Simpson said. Though the festival’s main objective is to provide unbridled entertainment, organizers are confident that the bacchanalia it encourages does not hinder the appreciation of the music at the heart of the festival. “The festival is a big joyous party for the city of Boston,” Simpson said. “It brings together a very diverse group of people in a very festive atmosphere that is fuelled...
...serve its function as a teaching museum. Nora K. Lessersohn ’09, president of OUR MUSE—formerly known as the Organization of Undergraduate Representatives to Harvard University Art Museum, or OUR HUAM—says she doesn’t think the renovations will hinder the organization’s ability to expose students to the Harvard University Art Museums. “I think we’ll actually be able to do more,” she says, “because it’s forced us to be creative...
...With the United States’ own economy facing growing problems, such actions would also demonstrate a true commitment to promoting African democracy and economic growth. The collapse of major investment banks and mortgage giants in the United States should not hinder the country from sending diplomatic aid abroad. Instead, the United States can show that such economic uncertainty has not weakened its commitment and capacity for positive influence in the global community. This is perhaps more important in the tenuous state of international politics right now, since the true nature of any person or nation is evident in generosity...