Word: hindering
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...herrings that marred the investigation of last year's deadly shooting spree in the Washington area. The Franklin County sheriff's office has released no details about the weapon, suspect profiles or even the reasons for believing all the incidents are connected, fearing that doing so would hinder the search. No note has been found near the shootings--at least nothing has been announced--leaving people in the area struggling to figure out motives and methods. Helena Young, 26, has to drive along 270 several times a day for her job as a health-care aide...
...because, as Judge Lifland’s decision explains, “Congress chose not to use language connoting anything less than a total or effective prohibition on the military’s recruitment efforts, such a ‘interfere,’ ‘hinder,’ ‘impede’ or ‘adversely affect.’” Congress deliberately did not use words like “impede,” “obstruct,” “hinder...
...brokerages, that's the new model of real estate sales: let customers scout houses and meet with agents only after they have narrowed the field. Customers control more of the process and pay lower commissions since they do more of the work. But a fight within the industry could hinder this approach. Critics, including the governing trade group of most agents, the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.), say the online agencies skirt the spirit of the house listings. Realtors pool properties in the multiple-listing service, a roster shared with competing agents so that clients can see more houses...
...studies with gender and sexuality studies will dilute the two fields, and that it would be a better idea to have two separate committees. While this is a valid concern, the deliberations of the CDWS’s full faculty revealed that this would serve only to hinder the interdisciplinary nature of the field and construct artificial boundaries. After all, when the list of instructors for any new department would be nearly identical to that of the current CDWS, it is clear that the administrative cost would needlessly increase without any appreciable academic gain...
SEVIS is a tool to protect against terrorists who might attempt to misuse student visas. But while security must surely be ensured, SEVIS should neither discourage international students from study in the U.S. nor hinder their freedoms. At a time when foreign students are more valuable than ever in enriching our own understanding of world cultures, international students who wish to study in the U.S. must feel—and be—welcomed. American colleges benefit from the presence of these students who add diverse perspectives from around the world to college communities...