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The two houses of the Ohio Legislature approved a far-reaching bill on Wednesday that would hobble the ability of public-employee unions to bargain collectively and undercut their political clout.

Many fret that imposing too many restrictions on work involving pathogens, which is already tightly controlled, would hobble the ability to prepare for outbreaks of disease.For their part, Dr Fouchier and Dr Kawaoka remain resolutely wedded to their work.

Attacks by militants during the election season have hobbled the ability of several parties to effectively campaign.

The communities secretary is hobbling the ability of parish and town councils to foster rural community action.

We can only address collective global challenges if we disconnect from the structures of the past that are hobbling the ability to move forward together.

It is likely that Wilson's partially corroborated self-defense claims hobbled the ability of federal prosecutors to clearly establish that the officer exhibited malice to intentionally and violently interfere with Brown's civil rights.

The NSA revelations have badly hobbled the United States' ability to be a force for moral leadership in this debate.

Mr. Angelides also said that Mr. Schwarzenegger's spending-limit plan would hobble the state's ability to respond to future crises.

The investigations are playing out as United States officials work to stanch the flow of money to Iran — part of an effort to hobble the nation's ability to develop its nuclear program.

Republican supporters of the White House proposal said union rules and Civil Service protections would hobble the president's ability to reorganize fully the response to terrorism, allowing lengthy grievance procedures to interfere with quick action.

In a critically important court like the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, three unfilled vacancies and a fourth expected this winter, out of 11 judgeships, hobble the court's ability to make expeditious rulings in significant cases about regulation of the environment, financial markets and other social and economic matters.