El Salvador's preparations for their trip to Spain were, of course, hampered by the war that was devastating the country.
She won't really be drawn on whether the focus on the Welsh language has hampered Plaid's success in the Valleys ("Certainly the Welsh language has been used as a stick to beat Plaid Cymru with by our opponents, in a very dangerous way, actually, and an irresponsible way. I don't think that's acceptable"), nor on anti-English sentiment within the party.
Attempts to alert the local military post by telephone were hampered by unanswered calls and poor phone networks.
He has better luck on his next argument, which is that the two-line pass rule hampered offence and generally was one of the reasons scores in the days before the lockout were often so low.
The Telegraph's front page led on health and safety laws that "hampered" the 7/7 rescue attempts.
Attempts to enforce laws against child marriage are hampered by a lack of birth registration: without a birth certificate, girls cannot prove they are too young to marry.
The Conservatives are hampered by a stark lack of support among ethnic minority voters: just 16% of BME voters backed the party in 2010, compared to 68% who supported Labour.
That gives him an edge on Marine Le Pen, whose efforts to reposition the FN as more mainstream and respectable have been hampered by Jean-Marie, the former paratrooper-and-proud of it who ran the party for decades and seems unduly fond of the Holocaust.
The sodomy allegations have already hampered his plans to challenge Abdullah Badawi's ruling National Front coalition.
"I wouldn't say it's hampered our one-day cricket," he said.
Nigeria has typically resisted security cooperation with the west, which analysts say has hampered efforts against the militants, who have killed thousands since 2009.
