Sentence examples for constitutes a handicap from inspiring English sources

Zahavi suggested that peahens are attracted by peacocks that carry the burden of a long and heavy tail because this burden constitutes a handicap that tests the quality of the displaying peacock.

On the other hand, the results point out that the lack of rules for determining the proper multipole order necessary for a desired precision may constitute a handicap for the user.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit concluded in September that tuberculosis constituted a handicap under the 1973 law because Congress had given no indication that it meant to exclude contagious diseases from coverage.

As she explicitly says "if the biological condition of women does constitute a handicap, it is because of her general situation … It is in a total situation which leaves her few outlets that her peculiarities take on their importance" (356 7).

This is a widely used swimming test, which does not constitute a handicap for mice affected by cerebellar ataxia [22] [24].

Fortunately, although insecticide resistance alleles afford a selective advantage in the presence of insecticide, they can constitute a handicap in an insecticide-free environment [10], [11].

At the ages examined (E14.5 until E16.0, plus 24 h in culture), the central amygdala only contained few TH-immunolabeled cells, which clearly constituted a handicap for searching for double-labeling cases.

Thus, Jebba is in effect the head of navigation of the Niger waterway, although extreme fluctuation in water level at times constitutes a major handicap to vessels plying beyond Lokoja.

"Two doctors in consultation with this particular woman reached a conclusion that it did constitute a serious handicap.

A former prosecutor, Mr. Sullivan recognized that the alteration or fabrication of an official document -- the state Department of Motor Vehicles issues most handicapped parking permits -- constitutes a felony.

It soon became apparent that BPI could easily overcome this handicap and assessment of the usefulness of this method for antibiotic susceptibility testing constitutes a common theme in many of the publications in the field.