Word: hindering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Local veto power, Belin maintained, will cause "absolute chaos" in the State and "seriously hinder" the road program. "If every city and town in Massachusetts had veto power," Belin said, "highway construction would be impossible...
...little more than define papal infallibility before it broke up at the onset of the Franco-Prussian War. Thus, in its present battle against the secular world, the flesh and the devil, Roman Catholicism lumbers along on a centuries-old collection of codes, rites and practices, many of which hinder rather than help its missionary objectives in the modern world. Among the significant issues that the council must face...
...doubtful that such surface changes can lead to the desired effects. An ambitious politico could abuse the title chairman with the same abandon with which Mr. Phillips abused the title president. "HCUA" could not be used as maliciously as "Student Council," perhaps, but this name might hinder the work of an effective Council. Last spring the battle cry was that the Council needed to regain the respect of the students. A humble name such as HCUA may not help build prestige...
Since then, Kennedy has taken the trouble to assure Lemnitzer that his counsel will still be heard. Remembering how difficult it was for him to break through to Dwight Eisenhower, Taylor has told the Joint Chiefs that he will help, not hinder, their access to the President. Furthermore, Taylor has pledged himself to inform the Joint Chiefs about any advice he gives his boss. Whenever possible, Taylor has said, he will consult with the Joint Chiefs before he sees the President. But Pentagon brass is still convinced that in a pinch. President Kennedy will rely on the advice...
Mark J. Mirsky '61 points out the following flaws in the theatre's design: the auditorium's walls, which were to be padded for better acoustics, have not been; the walls and balconies should be black, rather than polished wood; and flourescent lights in the dressing-room hinder the application of make...