The application of shear thickening fluids (STF) allows further enhancement of ballistic resistance without hindering flexibility by impregnation.
That spending certainly has benefits, but it's the kind of mandate that hinders flexibility in responding to the specifics of a crisis.
The long-term contracts for Rodriguez, C. C. Sabathia and Teixeira hinder the flexibility of a team trying to get its 2014 payroll below $189 million, to avoid the crippling luxury-tax rates included in the new collective bargaining agreement.
So while the Yankees have eagerly signed Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera to one-year contracts, they have been leery of long-term payouts, hindering their flexibility on a generally uninspiring free-agent market.
In addition, it appears that the positioning of acetic acid moieties on adjacent thiophene rings, as in HS-42, induces an increase in steric hindrance between pendant groups without hindering the flexibility of the conjugated backbone.
Toronto structured its offer sheet not only to lure Fields away from the Knicks, but also to hinder the Knicks' flexibility in acquiring the star point guard Steve Nash.
However, the un-optimized/limited strength and flexibility considerably hinder their practical applications.
That sentiment is a reflection of the Bush administration's insistence that normal civil service rules would hinder the Homeland Security Department's flexibility.
The main competitive disadvantage of chain store organizations is their centralized direction and their rigidly standardized operating procedures, which tend to limit individual selling units' flexibility and hinder useful innovations.
