Word: hindering
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...same. But I reflexively approached Harvard by speeding up. This do-it-all mentality impelled me to a multiple-extracurricular-responsibility, no-semester-off, don’t-miss-a-moment college life. I strived to make the most of college, feeling that Lewis’ charge would only hinder my success. I have made trade-offs, sacrificed sleep, and lost moments of sanity. But I have no regrets. Some students are better served by taking it slow. The numerous steps the College has taken in recent years to improve mental health indicates that an overloaded Harvard life...
...recent years, all that has changed. With an unpopular war fought on false premises, attacks on our personal freedoms, inadequate responses to environmental and immigration concerns, and growing deficits that hinder our ability to offer adequate public services, it has become obvious that Washington is not now capable of providing legitimate answers to the problems of social inequity that leave so many Americans behind...
...unused allowances can then sell them; the higher the price, the greater the incentive for firms to cut their use of fossil fuels. The system seemed to work for about a year - but now it turns out that Europe's governments allocated far too many credits, which will likely hinder the program's effectiveness for years. Perhaps the real reason that well-intentioned consumers don't change is that they don't see any benefit. Climate change may be a frightening, irreversible calamity, but its worst effects will not be felt next week or next year. The planet looks...
...shrewd as someone setting up an innocent man for a crime. You don't choose the head of the Rotary. You single out the secretive guy at the end of the block with the off-putting tics, who perhaps has a couple of incidents in his past that will hinder an effective defense. That's not Heil, but it's not a bad sketch of the organization to which she belongs...
Etcitty countered by saying that if Benally could not represent the development council, a dangerous precedent would be set. “This would be read so broadly that it would hinder the ability of the Navajo Nation to operate,” Etcitty said. “Many new corporations are starting up, and to say that they need an attorney to speak on their behalf would hinder economic development...