Abbott has tried to position himself as a national security warrior on the international speaking circuit, but whether he hindered terrorists will always be difficult to establish.
Mr. Quattrone, the former head of C.S.F.B.'s technology banking unit, is again fighting charges that he hindered a federal investigation into the bank's I.P.O.
A New Jersey police officer has been indicted on charges that he hindered the investigation into the shooting death of a limousine driver at the home of the former Nets star Jayson Williams.
Earlier this year, David Rainey, a former BP executive, was acquitted of charges that he hindered an investigation into the oil spill by manipulating calculations on how much oil flooded into the Gulf of Mexico.
"The opera is over," he said at the time, referring to the saga in which he was convicted on charges that he hindered a government investigation into initial public offerings at Credit Suisse, only to have the conviction reversed and the charges dropped.
And by missing any of tennis's four marquee grand slam tournaments (the US Open and Australian Open both took place during his recent layoff), he badly hinders his chances of capturing the coveted all-time record for major trophies, which Mr Federer currently holds with 17. Mr Nadal has 11.Yet the Spaniard is severely restricted in terms of the changes he can make.
While the Doctor did not stop the Daleks, he does believe he has hindered their development for some centuries, and was thus successful in his mission.
In the year of the Montreal Olympics he broke 11sec for the first time, recording 10.55sec without using starting blocks that he felt hindered his start and he came second in the 100m at the AAA Championships.
Ferguson had already backed United's "brilliant" medical staff after Hargreaves, speaking after his goalscoring debut for City on Wednesday night, claimed he felt like a "guinea pig", as he was given several injections he believes hindered his recovery during four injury-disrupted seasons at United.
Although he remained committed to Cuban annexation, he was hindered by popular opposition and the growing sectional conflict.
