Word: hinders
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...part of the problem is a culture of intolerance and factional hostility from which their own members are hardly immune. They do angrily blame the President, however, for cynically doing little to stop the bloodshed in the hope that it will exacerbate divisions in the massive black electorate and hinder the A.N.C.'s ability to build a strong political organization in the townships...
...Palmer says time constraints generally do not hinder a tutor who truly wants to get involved...
...talk about the perils of "divided government," Gephardt said the recent rash of resignations of timeworn legislators reveals how partisan politics have begun to hinder the effectiveness of the federal government...
...though commercial flights were available, sources say, one of the reasons for going military was that wives travel free. Boren argues that the spouses were invited by some of the governments to participate in events. Says he: "Surely we do not want to get to the point where we hinder the chairmen of two of the three committees that have oversight of international relations and national security from being able to do their jobs...
...clear-cutting -- the practice by lumber companies of chopping down all the trees in a stand of forest -- but that aroused the antagonism of the timber industry, and its opposition contributed to his 1980 defeat for re-election. Since resuming office in 1983, Clinton has done virtually nothing to hinder clear-cutting on the 82% of Arkansas forest land that is privately owned. In the case of the Ouachita National Forest, he has backed a plan by the U.S. Forest Service that would restrict clear-cutting, but nowhere near enough to please such environmental groups as the Sierra Club, which...