111.   The move came despite U.S. concerns that doing so would only hinder efforts to bring about peace.

112.   The rain has hindered efforts in Chavin to build drainage ditches to protect the ruins from further flooding.

113.   The Red Cross and other groups have said flooded roads, wrecked bridges, bad weather and a lack of transportation have hindered their efforts to distribute aid.

114.   The rescue efforts were once again hindered by the battered infrastructure in lower Manhattan.

115.   The rift caused by the war has hindered efforts at coordinated positions, a sign of how fractured the Arab world remains.

116.   The slowdown is hindering government efforts to raise funds for state enterprises.

117.   These statistics are alarming and will hinder efforts to develop the nation into an industrial power.

118.   Thick mud and floods are blocking several roads in eastern Java, hindering relief efforts.

119.   Thick mud and floods were blocking several roads in the region, hindering relief efforts, Harun said.

120.   They say its limits on nicotine regulation and other concessions to cigarette makers could wind up hindering anti-smoking efforts by other countries.