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But rancorous disputes, especially over Iraq, have hampered progress.

But the country's long tradition of primary reliance on confessions for conviction, and the informal ties linking the local police, prosecutors and judges, have hampered progress.

The defence secretary acknowledged that a shortage of troops might have hampered progress in Afghanistan and said he would press the UK's European Nato allies to provide extra military resources.

But health officials say it is frequently disheartening work, as a combination of apathy and cuts to federal and state programs aimed at reducing infant deaths have hampered progress, with dozens of big cities and rural areas reporting rising rates.

The rarity and paucity of well designed clinical studies of medical and/or surgical therapy for advanced penile cancer have hampered progress in the treatment of this disease.

Building sanitation systems that are accessible to rural communities also remains a challenge, and a lack of proper monitoring and regulating of sanitation plans have hampered progress, WHO reports.

Sectarian politics has hampered progress in other areas, as well.

If anything, the size of the 28-member bloc has hampered progress on trade deals with other countries.

One thing that has hampered progress is that physicists still do not agree on how much the new particle weighs.

Though the skies have been clear, Liu Shi, the director of the Maritime Search and Rescue Center, which is coordinating the civilian boats, said shifting winds and 10-foot waves had hampered progress.

Although weather conditions had hampered progress, the crew was within reach of breaking the 30-day record, considered the "four minute mile" of ocean rowing.