For the same reason, lignin is considered to be a major impediment to the process of deconstructing biomass to simple sugars by hydrolytic enzymes.
But, trying to navigate through a maze of construction equipment, scaffolding and other impediments posed by a skyscraper in the process of being demolished, the firefighters appear to have become confused, perhaps even trapped, said fire officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
As Ali's health deteriorated, Bingham often spoke on his behalf at fundraising events, overcoming a long-time speech impediment in the process.
A relapse is therefore in no way an impediment to the process that characterizes recovery, but represents a move on to another stage.
More generally, such bias would represent a critical impediment to fully understanding the predictability of evolution and the process of adaptation at macroevolutionary time scales.
We believe that overwork is one of the key impediments for the improvement of the data recording system, including the process of collection and compilation.
Quite frankly, the biggest impediment to making government service an important career option isn't so much that students are less interested in it as that they just find the process of entry so incredibly difficult.
The new Amendment will speed the process of publishing biodiversity information, improve access to this information through ZooBank, and can only help in reducing the 'taxonomic impediment' that hinders our discovery and cataloguing of zoological taxa.
Although the supreme court decision didn't do away with affirmative action, in the name of fairness it placed more impediments in the way of universities attempting to make their admissions processes more fair.
Development of anti-oestrogen resistance is one of the impediments in the treatment of ER+ breast cancer.
Under such circumstances, life-support treatment becomes an impediment to the natural process of dying and physicians withhold and/or withdraw a harmful, ineffective, or burdensome treatment.
