It is hampering preparations for a big WTO summit in Seattle in November, which was supposed to prepare for a new round of world trade talks.
ConocoPhillips, the US oil firm currently being blamed for a spill the size of London in China's Bohai Sea, complained four years ago that its Chinese partner was hampering preparations for environmental emergencies.
Larry Rohter (NYT) ASIA EAST TIMOR: COUNCIL LEADER RESIGNS The territory's independence leader, José Alexandre Gusmão, resigned as head of the governing council, saying infighting was hampering preparations for the election of a constitutional council and full independence.
The Royal & Ancient blamed unprecedented weather conditions for hampering preparations over the last few months.
In August, Britain's men failed to qualify for the 2015 EuroBasket Championships amid claims the funding cuts had hampered preparations.
The cull was originally planned to start earlier in the summer but was delayed until after the after the Olympics and Paralympics, with recent bad weather also hampering preparations.
In a statement to MPs, Mr Paterson said the cull "should have begun" earlier this summer but had been delayed until after the Olympics and Paralympics, with recent bad weather also hampering preparations.
Brian Ching, 31, will be sidelined for at least several weeks after hurting his left hamstring while playing for Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo, an injury that could hamper his preparations with the United States team at the World Cup.
Key batsman Virender Sehwag is to undergo shoulder surgery, which will hamper his preparations for India's tour of England in July and August.
It is a shame we are missing the opening ceremony but with both of our opening games in Cardiff, travelling to London would hamper our preparations and we have plans to stage our own celebrations on Friday too.
