Europe s external environment is not helping, either.

Which then of these reasons remains as an impediment?

It doesn't prevent me from standing up.

I hope he's a help and not a hindrance to your brother

(c) It may be an impediment to electronic commerce.

The procedure for indirect access should not be so burdensome and time consuming as to act as an impediment to access to bank information.

The external debt problem is still a major hindrance to development.

This is a major handicap in addressing the issue.

This cruel threat is a dreadful impediment to the return of the refugees.

The world has changed since the inception of the Special Committee's mandate, and younger generations are taking over.

Absence of a party or failure of a party to defend its case shall not constitute a bar to the proceedings.

You'd just be in the way of the men working here.

This is, of course, without prejudice to further requests of this nature and does not involve any decision by the Committee concerning status.

It constituted a dangerous obstacle to economic and social development in the developing countries.

36. The lack of education among Thai women placed them at a distinct disadvantage.

The arbitrary designation of closed military areas also constituted an impediment to the legitimate movement of staff members.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life.

The objects of anger are perceived as a hindrance to the gratification of the desires of the angry person.

On the other hand, it is considered that accreditation to the Economic and Social Council remains a constraint.

Disparities and inequalities stand in the way of countries' achieving the Goals.

One participant noted that the political exception clause was an obstacle to international cooperation.

As regards the economy, I need hardly recall that debt represents a major handicap for our countries.

Official contact between the sides is hampered by a high degree of mistrust.

Normally, this dovish bias would be a handicap nowadays, it is an advantage.

It was generally agreed that this decision created an impediment to inter agency mobility.

This is contrary to the purpose of the draft Convention and could constitute an obstacle to its acceptance.

123. There seem to be no structural or legal impediments to full implementation of the Convention.

We've little enough to boast about, sir, but the world hasn't come to an end just because we've run into a little setback.

However, it will be important to ensure that the regulatory burden does not become so heavy that legitimate smaller local semi official charitable organisations find it prohibitively difficult to open and operate bank accounts

They have the potential to seriously impede trade liberalization and deter the international flow of capital.

The cultivation, production and trafficking of narcotic drugs is another impediment to the consolidation of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan.

Another key obstacle at the governmental level involves existing regional and local governments with disparate skills, awareness and knowledge.

In the West Bank and Gaza Strip, operations were severely hampered by the ongoing crisis.

The quality of technical inputs to programme formulation is, in some cases, another important bottleneck.

10. The aforementioned privileges and immunities, however, were not conceived as an absolute obstacle to the exercise of national jurisdiction.

The proponents of this position correctly note that the perpetrators of such terrorist acts, even if protected as POWs or civilians under the Geneva Conventions or, where applicable, Additional Protocol I, do not enjoy any immunity from prosecution for their pre capture offences, including terrorist acts, whether committed prior to or during the hostilities.

Real or perceived political instability has represented the principal deterrent to foreign and regional investment in plants and equipment.

In these circumstances the demand for proof of land ownership or title to land is often an insurmountable obstacle.

Moreover, it poses a serious limitation on the ability of those countries to allocate sufficient resources for the realization of the human rights of their people.

However, when taken together, these incidents add up to a major impediment that would effectively impede credible long term monitoring and verification.

Unfortunately, lack of political will on the part of some countries stands in the way of the process of negotiation.

Princess Diana is announcing on TV that landmines form a structural barrier to any development, which is really true.

If the law in itself does not present formal impediments to the registry of land for a women heads of households, the attitude of public employees, and the fact of the transaction being extremely bureaucratic can constitute important barriers that conspire against the legalization of land rights.

Inadequate and inconsistent technical support was also identified as an obstacle to cooperation that had led to the abandonment of projects.

They however expressed their concern that debt constituted a major impediment to sustained growth in the severely indebted countries.