Holding the breath increases pressure inside the chest (which is good for stability), but holding it too long can impede the return of blood to the heart and raise blood pressure (definitely not the goal here).
But another condition, a personal one, has made some waves: Ryan said he only wanted the job if his ability to be a present father and husband wasn't too impeded.
Despite not introducing any Macs (besides arguably the VESA-mount compatible iMac), Apple's new iMacs caught up with demand during the quarter according to estimated ship dates from the Apple Store, meaning sales likely weren't too impeded by stock constraints on the supplier side.
They say the JOBS Act — for Jumpstart our Business Startups — would remove burdensome regulations that they claim have made it too difficult for companies to raise money from investors, impeding their ability to grow and hire.
Salt it too early and the salt will draw moisture to the surface and impede the crust.
"It would like private money to come back into the mortgage market, but if the interest-rate spread on mortgages over government securities that is needed to bring private money back is too high, it could impede the recovery of the housing market," he said.
Corporate executives, though, tend to concentrate on Mr. Modi's pro-business attributes, which they see as something of an anomaly in an India where government bureaucracy, bumbling or corruption too often impedes commerce.
The cumulative and convergent toll of subtle, but discouraging, adult actions in schools and other child-serving systems they come into contact with too often impedes the success of children of color, especially those who are poor, and burdens them with an emotional toll they don't deserve.
A lack of such information too often impedes the integration of research findings into health policy and practice.
Some scientists have already attacked the language as too broad, fearing it could impede important studies, given the high environmental bar it poses for acceptable field tests of various techniques.
It impedes and stifles it," he says.
