Sentence examples for impediment to improving from inspiring English sources

"That," he said, "is the biggest impediment to improving living standards in Atlantic City".

But two years ago a senior American official said the Bush administation would not let those rules be an impediment to improving the safety of the Pakistani arsenal.

But in further testimony, Mr. Weisberg and Chad Vignola, the department's general counsel, described the teachers' contract as a major impediment to improving schools, citing the grievance procedures, seniority rights and other rules.

The shame and guilt associated with what we "earn" and what we are "worth" are an impediment to improving living standards for people who do not have assets, connections or advanced education.

He listened and he said, 'Clearly, that concept is worthy of discussion.' " Health care experts estimate that preventable medical errors kill more than 100,000 Americans each year, yet doctors and hospitals, fearing lawsuits, do not openly discuss their mistakes — an impediment to improving quality of care.

Underuse of the antipsychotic clozapine for schizophrenia is an impediment to improving outcomes for patients.

Interoperability issues have been well acknowledged as an impediment to improve productivity in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.

For instance, to strengthen their claim that educators and their unions are the primary, if not singular impediment to improved student performance, the Post authors wrap their argument in the mantle of President Obama's politically charged assertion that the single most important factor determining whether students succeed in school is the quality of their teachers.

Poor educational achievement in rural communities is one of the major impediments to improving employability, and therefore to economic advance.

For Board members, lack of means and time, and a high turnover of ED staff are impediments to improving their child abuse policy.

The low status of women, poor maternal nutrition,  inadequate prenatal care and the disproportionate burden of physical labour borne by mothers are some of the greatest impediments to improving nutritional status.