Sentence examples for would impede it from inspiring English sources

But he had done so for a good reason because he thought it "very harmful to occupy one's intellect frequently upon meditating upon [the principles of metaphysics which give us or knowledge of God and our soul], since this would impede it from devoting itself to the functions of the imagination and the senses" (AT III:695, CSMK 228).

Bakker suggested that the plates were the bony cores of pointed horn-covered plates that a Stegosaurus could flip from one side to another in order to present a predator with an array of spikes and blades that would impede it from closing sufficiently to attack the Stegosaurus effectively.

She rejected the Justice Department's argument that disclosure would impede its investigation of terrorists.

Judge Kessler rejected the Justice Department's arguments that disclosure of the names would impede its investigation of terrorists.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association said the proposal would impede what it described as legitimate cost-control measures.

To understand how the bill would impede reform, it is helpful to remember that federal election law already bans corporations and unions from giving money to candidates and places strict ceilings on donations by individuals and political action committees, or PAC's.

But having Digitas in such a major role raised questions about the ability to expand the event, said Randall Rothenberg, the president and chief executive of the I.A.B. "The impression that it was owned by a single agency looked like it would impede future growth," he said.

Police and city officials including Mayor Rahm Emanuel had refused to share it, citing an ongoing federal investigation into the shooting and concern that airing it would impede a fair trial later.

In comparison, police must inform relatives of detention within 24 hours, unless it would impede the investigation, and report to prosecutors on the case within a month.

A high-level Pentagon war planner told me, however, that he has seen scant indication that the President would authorize a significant pullout of American troops if he believed that it would impede the war against the insurgency.

On Sept. 17, a judge sealed the arrest affidavit for 14 days, in response to a request from state prosecutors who contended that unsealing it would impede the continuing murder investigation.