21.   A move to curtail tax fraud may hamper the efforts of many taxpayers to get loans from tax preparers.

22.   A rise in unemployment in both countries will be hampering their efforts at cutting spending.

23.   A series of glitches has severely hampered that effort.

24.   Abandoned mineshafts around fires burning north of Helena, Mont., are hampering firefighting efforts there.

25.   Brisch said state tourism efforts are hampered by low budgets.

26.   But California winemakers say the legislation could unfairly hamper their efforts to use the Internet to sell wine that is not widely available in liquor stores.

27.   But downed trees and power lines were hampering rescue efforts.

28.   But foul weather had hampered the effort until Sunday, when the weather cleared enough to use helicopters.

29.   But he acknowledges that there are policies that he can do nothing about and that hamper his efforts to improve matters.

30.   But heavy rains and raging brown water hampered search efforts.