Sentence examples for may impair or from inspiring English sources

I cannot assent to that view, if it be meant that the legislature may impair or abridge the rights of a free press and of free speech whenever it thinks that the public welfare requires that to be done.

The orders ask the banks [6] to "conduct a review to determine whether processes involving past due mortgage loans or foreclosures overlap in such a way that they may impair or impede a borrower's efforts to effectively pursue a loan modification".

The enzyme nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase (PncB), the first committed enzyme in this pathway, has a nonsense mutation followed by a frameshift mutation that may impair or completely ablate its activity.

Hence, the lack of SLC24A5 may impair or disrupt melanosomal maturation and melanin biosynthesis [ 11].

This hypothesis is supported by the suggestion that survivin-2B may impair or oppose the function of survivin, acting in a dominant-negative manner (Islam et al, 2000b).

There are significant negative consequences associated with increased transfusion requirement in dialysis patients, including production of sensitizing anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies which, despite advances in immunosuppressant therapy [ 13], may impair or prevent transplantation in patients otherwise eligible for receipt of a kidney graft.

Surgical ablation of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and clock gene knockouts eliminate rhythms, but also damage adjacent brain regions or cause developmental effects that may impair cognitive or other physiological functions.

This is of particular concern for oviparous carnivores, for which maternal offloading may impair development or reproductive success through respective teratogenesis or embryo lethality.

For example, we did not assess neuropsychological functioning or medical illnesses, both of which may impair functioning or augment distress, nor did we assess personality disorders, although the value of assessment of these in younger adults is debatable, especially in those aged 12 to 15 years or so.

An imprecise fit between frameworks and supporting dental implants in loaded protocols increases the strain transferred to the periimplant bone, which may impair healing or generate microgaps.

Its main disadvantage is the high surface required for the initial layout of the self-rolling layers, which may impair yields or feasibility.