11.   Higher interest rates raise company borrowing cost and could impede efforts to reduce joblessness.

12.   Impeding this effort is the tendency for doctors and hospitals to hide or underreport errors.

13.   In many parts of the world, drug war politics impede public health efforts to stem the spread of AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases.

14.   In the ensuing volley of vilification, the two sets of talks again got out of phase, impeding efforts to resolve the crisis.

15.   It remains unclear whether the episode will impede diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in the Balkans.

16.   Kerry Robinson led off, and White tried to run a fastball in on him to impede his effort to bunt.

17.   Like aftershocks from an earthquake, the recovered memories of World War II and its aftermath are impeding efforts toward European integration.

18.   Neighborhood activists, however, argue that weaknesses in the city ordinances seriously impede the efforts of conscientious homeowners in areas on the verge of a renaissance.

19.   Prime Minister Albert Reynolds said Sunday that a threat by the Labor Party to break up his coalition government would impede efforts toward peace in Northern Ireland.

20.   Reynolds had argued that a change of government would impede efforts toward peace in Northern Ireland.