The operations of repatriation convoys have been hampered by bad road conditions, which have been further exacerbated by heavy rains.

Internal divisions and limited capacity have hampered the Transitional Government's ability to decisively move the transition process forward.

Recent violence has hampered assistance efforts, and we have seen a shocking new tactic the deliberate targeting of humanitarian personnel.

Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia have done so without being hampered by their supposed Asian values.

Yet, in some countries, limitations in human resources and infrastructure have hampered the scaling up of services for their AIDS response.

Insufficient resources to cover the operational costs have hampered the effective functioning of the Centre and impacted on the staffing situation.

But since when have conspiracy mongers been hampered by contradiction? Indeed, they have historically been no more bothered by engaging in contradictions than in ignoring facts.

This senseless political warfare has hampered cross strait economic relations.

Their daily lives are still hampered by restrictions of movement.

However, police operations continue to be hampered by inadequate resources.

Reconstruction was hampered and the forthcoming elections would also be compromised.

The future of European Socialism is also hampered, strangely, by the EU.

However the city's development was hampered by regular major fires and floods.

The demining work itself is greatly hampered by a lack of funds.

These problems hampered healthy economic development, posing a threat to global security.

These functions were hampered by a lack of appropriate monitoring and reporting tools.

That tension hampered free food distribution for fear of distorting the local economy.

Their detection has been hampered by the anonymity that computer technology typically provides.

However, the effectiveness of the central security structures is hampered by resource limitations.

Thus, a change that is in everyone s interest is hampered by lack of coordination.

Nevertheless, the large scale damage had destroyed pre positioned supplies and had hampered access.

Slow money growth and dollarization of deposits have hampered the ability of commercial banks to finance the government, leaving more of the burden to the central bank.

The LRA attacks have also severely hampered the preparation for the return of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.

Wilders disagrees. No criticism of Islam, however offensive, should ever be hampered by political correctness.

The quality of country programmes of cooperation will be seriously hampered if this trend continues.

The additional risks of investing and operating in a foreign country have hampered OFDI by developing country firms, as have the lack of information on overseas investment opportunities and the lack of access to finance.

While China s economy is hampered by structural difficulties, the US is not free of similar challenges.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

As a result, Inca expansion into the Amazon basin and the Pacific coast of Ecuador was hampered.

The lack of statistics has hampered analysis of the internationalization strategies of developing country enterprises, particularly SMEs.

The deployment of police personnel in the provinces is still hampered by a lack of accommodation, however.

Establishing consistent liaison with the Sudan Liberation Movement Army has been hampered by divisions within the group.

With no government support these services have been hampered over the past decade and thereby people with disabilities are unable to access service deliveries and opportunities in both rural and urban areas.

Efforts by KPC to fulfil the most challenging element of the standard recruitment and retention of minority community members have been hampered by pressure on interested Kosovo Serbs from their own communities.

In contrast to last year, when the rush home for the lunar New Year celebration was hampered by freak storms, this year millions of migrant workers have already returned to their rural homes.

But the moral authority of the United Nations and its strength in condemning terrorism have been hampered by the inability of Member States to agree on a comprehensive convention that includes a definition.

The country's education sector is hampered by inadequate schools and supplies, as well as a lack of qualified teachers.

The major problem which UNIDO faced was the shortage of funds, which hampered full implementation of strategies and plans.

It was noted that, in some export sectors, the use of trade preferences had been hampered by restrictive rules.

With unpaid assessed contributions as high as 3,345 million, the normal functioning of the Organization risked being seriously hampered.

Currently, reform efforts are hampered by an acute lack of facilities, material resources, funding and qualified prosecutors and defence counsel.

This hampered cross ceasefire line cooperation, hindered progress in criminal investigations and limited the effectiveness of preventive anti crime efforts.

The situation had been further compounded by globalization, which had intensified the inequalities confronting many women and hampered their opportunities.

That policy hampered the Agency's ability to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and carry out its educational, social and health programmes.

Also concerned at reports about incidents in which private individuals have been hampered in their efforts to avail themselves of procedures established under United Nations auspices for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms,