That is one of the criticisms leveled at the biotechnology industry -- that companies owning basic gene or other patents will inhibit the work of fellow scientists.
That and the increased partisanship in the nation's political and cultural battles could further inhibit the work of mainstream journalists, some of whom are themselves starting to feel like targets.
In addition, the Syrian government routinely passes legislation designed to inhibit the work of the UN and other NGOs – such as a ban on importation of any goods from Turkey, and an insistence that medicines should be procured from inside Syria.
Rules and restrictions were demanded that would deliberately inhibit the work.
Conflicts have the potential to reduce the capacity in policy making, planning and implementation [ 36, 37], but apart from delaying some meetings, this did not inhibit the work of the actors involved in the development of the MTP.
As centuries' worth of grimy layers on an immortal marble body dissolve, so do the layers of denial and repression that have long inhibited the people working on his makeover.
The governors issued a statement saying the situation "has not interfered with and will not inhibit the good work going on in the schools".
"This has not interfered with and will not inhibit the good work going on in the schools, where the respective head teachers and their senior leadership teams ensure that teaching and other school activities continue as normal," it said in a statement.
Originally, the ship was meant to ride out the storm at sea; however, inadequate repair work inhibited the ship from leaving port.
Speaking afterwards, the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James Jones, who had spoken passionately in favour of the change, said the vote would inhibit the Church's work.
