21.   One is whether unions help or hinder efforts by many companies to give workers more control over their jobs.

22.   Pieth, who teaches criminal law at the University of Basel, faulted the financial intermediaries, but noted that efforts have been hindered by turmoil in federal agencies.

23.   Police are asking that sightseers avoid the area, saying the extra traffic is hindering cleanup efforts.

24.   Several GOP senators on the Finance Committee said the tax cut proposal was hindering their efforts to overhaul the Medicare program.

25.   Several publicists lost their jobs or were cut back to part-time work, potentially hindering efforts to get attention for books.

26.   Strong northwest winds and dry forest conditions are hindering firefighting efforts, Daniel said.

27.   Tears of sorrow hindered my efforts to read the eyewitness account of the fatal blasts.

28.   That effort was hindered first by hostile Republican administrations, then by difficulties in finding a willing manufacturer.

29.   That would likely slow growth and hinder efforts to balance the budget.

30.   The country was experiencing rolling blackouts, creating hardships for its people as well as hindering efforts to attract investors.