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

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

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.

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.

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

Joseph Murtha, Mrs. Tripp's lawyer, said that while he had hoped Judge Leasure would have dismissed the case, he believed her ruling "significantly hobbled the state's ability to prosecute".

It recommended that Congress lift budget caps on defense spending in the next two years that in the past have hobbled the military's ability to plan for the long term.

It was that myopia that hobbled the original Mac.

With each advance, Correa hobbled the initiative.