Sentence examples for handicapped according from inspiring English sources

There are four classes of boats, handicapped according to length, beam, draft, displacement, sail area, type of rig.

He is generally respected and has shown a degree of independence by pursuing the allegations, but his position renders him "handicapped," according to Drucker.

I first read about this problem in "Tournament of the Towns, 1980 to 1984," which is a curious problem solving competition in which, as they say, "teams from different cities are handicapped according to the population of the city".

Countries are also handicapped according to their locations, with sub-Saharan African countries suffering from scant and poor-quality water, and Asian countries affected by depleted fishing stocks.

On the Asian handicap, teams are handicapped according to their form, so a stronger team must win by more goals for a bet to be successful.

Europe has done that, but the U.S. has been stuck". Countries are also handicapped according to their locations, with sub-Saharan African countries suffering from scant and poor-quality water, and Asian countries affected by depleted fishing stocks.

The lack of permanent leadership is a significant handicap, according to current and former regulators.

"The manner in which he gets down to low shots explodes any idea that a superfluity of flesh is a handicap," according to one write-up.

Not only was the Southern Adoption Resource Center frequently cited by the Bureau of Licensing, but the unit the Jackson family's caseworker was assigned to was operating at a handicap, according to Mr. Alexander of the union.

For their $135 entry fee, boats are assigned to appropriate divisions and given a time handicap according to a mathematical formula that enables boats of different lengths, weight and sail area to compete.

Although Fields is polling second, she suffers, facially speaking, from a handicap: according to the Zebrowitz and Montepare article, "A woman's facial anatomy tends to be more neotenous" — meaning, in a sense, larval — "than a man's, which may be a drawback for women when vying for leadership positions".