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A second impediment was a concern that such reforms would require a challenge to the FISA Court's position on the matter.
Clinton also indirectly endorsed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, calling him "an impediment to the well-being of his people and a threat to the peace of the region and the security of the world."
Based on our observations of apparel suppliers, coming up with the money for new technologies and practices seems to be less of an impediment than altering basic management conceptions about using these technologies for planning and production.
The Italian papers, which see Turkey's human rights record as a serious impediment to its ambition to join the European Union, reacted with outrage Friday to a photograph issued by the Turkish government showing Ocalan blindfolded and manacled in front of the Turkish flag.
Rejecting chords--the traditional foundation of improvisation--as an impediment to creativity, Sun Ra favored the more supple backdrop provided by a hypnotically sustained drone, or "space key."