1.   If these reports are correct, it would hamper an attempt to show the White house participated in a coverup.

2.   Past problems have led to management shakeups and turnover that hamper attempts to sustain initiatives aimed at improving performances.

3.   Rumors abound over upcoming indictments and the extent of the corruption, hampering attempts by law enforcement to police the community and win convictions.

4.   Traders said a weaker pound also hampered attempts to extend the latest gilt market rally.

5.   According to the report, rebel fighters have hampered U.N. attempts to investigate the allegations.

6.   But resulting traffic hampered some attempts of fast turns.

7.   Dense foliage hampered attempts to reach the scene, and by Wednesday not all the bodies had been retrieved.

8.   He said a language barrier hampered his attempts to explain the additional costs.

9.   High temperatures and high levels of carbon monoxide were hampering attempts to find the missing men, and three rescue workers were badly burned, Interfax said.

10.   However, the temperature combined with two false starts hampered any attempts to break the barriers.