Hampered

To be sure, France's 12 refineries remain hampered by strikes or a lack of crude oil, because the country's main oil terminals are blocked. ❋ David Gauthier-Villars (2010)

But on Saturday, they were again hampered by high winds and rough waves that splashed over the miles of orange and yellow inflatable booms strung along the coast, rendering them largely ineffective. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even though a recurrence of an abdominal strain hampered Venus from the second set on, she was mentally strong enough to push aside the pain. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Mark Sanchez did not throw an interception in the first five games, and yet was playing anything but timid (well, with the exception of Week 1, when the play-calling hampered him in the pocket). ❋ By KRISTIAN R. DYER (2010)

In that report, State also said Russia had "hampered" U.S. inspectors from determining that covered objects in the nose cones of Russian ICBMs were not nuclear warheads. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Herald Tribune – Another article that appeared last week in the Herald Tribune maintains that FDA has been "hampered" since the passage of DSHEA in 1994, when it warned of the seriousness of reported adverse events and their increasing number. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We had some thunderstorm roll through yesterday, which kind of hampered search and rescue efforts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He also said that our investigations should not be "hampered" as follows: ❋ Unknown (2006)

One of our referees explicitly encouraged us to continue our investigations of MBH and other similar studies and stated that our investigations should not be "hampered". ❋ Unknown (2006)

They are kind of hampered because they are actually trying to be safe. ❋ Unknown (2001)

His son would endure no privation and limitation such as hampered a man without private means, like himself. ❋ Houghton Townley (N/A)

In whatever direction he looks he is faced by the figures of other workers and he is limited and "hampered" by their work. ❋ Bertram Coghill Alan Windle (1893)

If she complained that hospitality "hampered" her, it was not that it interfered with any occupation or duty, but simply that she could not eat luncheon at three different houses at once. ❋ Edmund Gosse (1888)

Kelly's claim that Kagan's actions "hampered" military recruitment at Harvard is contradicted by data Media ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dollar's more recent recovery has "hampered" but not eliminated export activity to Europe, says Greenberg. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He had another ankle injury that kind of hampered his workout on July 8. ❋ Unknown (2010)