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Example sentences for: impede

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Opponents said reformers shouldn't jump the gun, since 1) the decision did not deal with "soft money"; and 2) the court refused to overturn its 1976 decision that campaign spending limits do impede free speech.
Bernick and Cailliet have suggested that sclerosis of the end plate may act to impede nutrient flow into the disc [ 23 ] , and that progressive end plate sclerosis with aging contributed to disc degeneration.
His career is an unblemished half century of efforts to impede progress, inflame race relations, and squelch good government.
The ability to independently voice security concerns to senior executives was viewed as important because such concerns could often be at odds with business managers' and system developers' desires to implement new computer applications quickly and avoid controls that would impede efficiency, user friendliness, and convenience.
Importantly, the task force, after intense debate, rejected categorical prohibitions lest they unintentionally impede the translation of research discoveries into tangible public benefits.