In March 1936, he wrote to advertising mogul Albert Lasker, a Jew, complaining that "a large number of misguided Jews still persist in attempting to hamper the activities of the American Olympic Committee.
In an attempt to hamper Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear bomb America announced further sanctions in December.
Pro-Ahmadinejad supporters have interpreted the recent events as an attempt to hamper the government's efforts to reduce tensions with the international community and undermine the government's foreign policy.
The European Commission is investigating the legality of the government's apparent attempts to hamper the work of the constitutional tribunal – the highest court in the land – and a move to sack public broadcasting chiefs.
In Monterrey, one of the country's leading business centres, armed men linked to drug gangs blocked motorways with lorries in an attempt to hamper army operations near the US border.
The animosity goes both ways, suggesting no easy resolution to a situation in which inmates are protesting being kept in isolation in excess of 22 hours a day, part of an attempt to hamper gangs.
In an attempt to hamper the growing trade economy, which he considered frivolous, Mizuno canceled all debts owed by noblemen to members of the middle class, abolished many of the merchant guilds licensed by his predecessors, and ordered peasants who had migrated to the cities to return to the countryside.
At least one Turkish paper suggests that the bill is yet another attempt to hamper Turkey's EU ambitions, while several commentators warn of serious consequences for Turkish-French relations.
It goes on to point out "unintended consequences" such as compromised security being compromised for bad actors as well as good, and also that any national attempt to hamper the operation of a global industry is foolish and bound to fail and, in failing, damage the reputation and economy of the U.S. (I'm paraphrasing).
Some commentators said the ruling will stoke attempts to hamper the EPA.
