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It is hardly surprising that such a fundamental disagreement about the nature of the state has a paralysing effect on governance.

Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them.

Though few libel cases reach court – and fewer are won – the simple threat of action can have a paralysing effect on free speech.

It can have a paralysing effect on performance".

Frans Timmermans, the Dutch centre- left Europe minister, told the Guardian the Tory plans would have a "paralysing effect on Europe … There is more chance of a snowball surviving hell than the EU restarting debates on treaty change".

Today workers are all but stuck, thanks to the paralysing effect of the housing bust.

In this historically motivated definition of science any appeal to an intelligent creator is explicitly excluded for the paralysing effect it may have on the scientific progress.

The power of memory is indeed great and heavy, and at times has a paralysing effect.

Their leaders are faced with important elections next year and the rise of Eurosceptic movements in both countries is having a paralysing effect.

He was paralysed on one side of his body after a stroke in 2007.

My mum is paralysed on one side, and I have to look after her," she says.