Word: hinders
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Vorenberg felt that although he had many strengths, the combination of his lack of recent trial experience and his position as an outsider to the Superior Court would hinder his ability to perform as chief justice, Taylor said...
...directors and staff feel this action is not within the power of the University and that it will hinder the editorial independence of the magazine, he added...
...short-run, partisan elections would hinder Mattapan State Senator Joseph Timilty's mayoral ambitions. Timilty, who narrowly lost to White in the '75 general election, is still White's main antagonist. He probably would be unable to win a primary race against White because due to its smaller turn-out, a primary emphasizes political organization rather than general popularity...
...Petrovek, who people claim had an off-season a year ago after being All-Ivy, East and America in '74-75 (if you had over 700 pucks shot in your direction, you'd have an off-yea too) returns for a final season in the nets does little to hinder Harvard's chances, but neither does the fact that unlike last season, Petrovek will be working with a defensive corps with which he's more than just vaguely familiar...
...down the rivers to outflank him. To this end he has also placed chevaux-de-frise (chains of sunken hulks studded with stakes just beneath the water line) between New Jersey and Fort Washington, just south of the King's Bridge. The extent to which such devices may hinder British naval action is doubtful. If Washington is also doubtful, he is not the kind of leader to share his fears with an already wavering public. Washington's aides would neither confirm nor deny the dramatic rumor that Sir William Howe has thus far delayed his attack only because...