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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are hampering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing action that is obstructing or hindering progress or development.
Example: "The heavy rains are hampering our efforts to complete the construction on time."
Alternatives: "are hindering" or "are obstructing".
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"Obviously, the current wind conditions are hampering restoration efforts.
Current failings are hampering social mobility and the UK's long term competitiveness.
The panel says these regulations do little for security now and are hampering growth.
Abandoned mineshafts around fires burning 12 miles north of Helena, Mont., are hampering firefighting efforts there.
"Widespread power outages are hampering communications between dealers and their employees.
Labour- and product-market rigidities, and high and ill-designed taxes are hampering long-term growth.
There are certain regulations that executives and industry analysts say are hampering the health of the airlines.
Now, though, I'm discovering that it is maybe not my physical abilities that are hampering me but my emotions.
The message is clear: countries that deny fair opportunities to women are hampering their potential for development and growth.
Hot and windy conditions are hampering firefighters' efforts to battle blazes, with teenage boys blamed for starting two of them.
Even in America, concerns about what blasting chemicals into the ground does to the water supply are hampering some developers.
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