Sentence examples for have slowed efforts from inspiring English sources

The rules have slowed efforts to list abroad.

Security problems have slowed efforts to ship food into Afghanistan and reopen aid offices.

Problems in restoring order and delays in providing money from international donors have slowed efforts to rebuild the country, develop the economy and establish the rule of law.

Regional political divisions and rifts between clans have slowed efforts to reach a consensus on how the country's security institutions should be structured.

Several private equity and hedge fund units within firms like Goldman and JPMorgan have slowed efforts to raise capital until more clarity emerges about proposed regulations like the so-called Volcker Rule, which would forcibly separate those businesses from their firms.

"Since the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami, high radiation levels, fires and explosions at some of [Japan's] six [effected nuclear] reactors have slowed efforts to make critical repairs to stabilize the situation.

Mr. Babbitt conceded that "some bottlenecks" had slowed efforts to move ahead with forest-thinning programs and other fire-prevention measures, but he said that the delays did not reflect any lack of administration will.

The Atlanta City Council has cleared the way for a civil and human rights museum to pay off $11.5 million on a loan so it can acquire display rights to thousands of documents of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Private fund-raising had slowed efforts in a bad economy to pay off the original $32 million loan.

So far, the hefty price tag has slowed efforts to fix failing dams, since state agencies and private owners can't always afford the cash needed to make improvements, Ogden said.

They complain that bureaucratic hurdles have slowed their efforts to crack down on terrorism.

Meanwhile, the closure of highways and lack of goods have slowed government efforts to deliver more supplies.