1.   Drastic changes, up or down, hamper longer-term development and can mean re-drafting the national budget at short notice.

2.   It aids the advent of multinationals, which hampers the development of local businesses.

3.   There is none of the hurry which, in our society, often hampers the full development of a growing personality.

4.   An emotional problem like depression can hamper the development of a child.

5.   Another issue raised during the symposium was whether tackling pollution in minority communities hampers economic development.

6.   Because reading skills are in part acquired by listening to others, ignoring speech hampers their development.

7.   Capt. James Graham of the Navy acknowledged Tuesday that the storm would hamper the development of a sonar-aided grid of the debris field.

8.   Consumer groups and the administration have said that the bill would hamper the development of regulations on meat inspection and other food-safety issues.

9.   Critics already have lambasted the show for targeting an audience of toddlers and using too much baby talk, which they fear will hamper linguistic development.

10.   Development is hampered partly by isolation and long distances.