Sentence examples for hindered efforts from inspiring English sources

Merchants said the dispute hindered efforts to promote the village as a destination for antiques lovers.

But bureaucracy and corruption have hindered efforts to lure foreign investment and privatize state-owned enterprises.

The fight over the cows has hindered efforts to promote the community, Mrs. Pelletier said.

This hindered efforts at economic planning in Rhode Island in the 1940s and '50s.

And he said that the president had actually hindered efforts to increase domestic energy production.

The complex genetic architecture of quality traits has hindered efforts to modify seed nutrients in soybean.

The lack of secure, reliable content protection has hindered efforts to build an electronic market in copyrighted materials.

Oil prices jumped above $54 yesterday as supply hitches hindered efforts to build winter heating fuel inventories.

Drones capturing aerial footage of wildfires have hindered efforts by helicopter and airplane pilots to put out the blazes.

In 2010 and 2011 floods hindered efforts to raise more taxes, but the fundamental problem is political.

The Continent's debt crisis has hindered efforts by a number of companies to tap investors for cash.