11.   Sharif says violence in Karachi hampers business and wrecks the investment climate in the country.

12.   Some congressional conservatives contend that environmental regulations have gone too far and are hampering business.

13.   They complain the new law will seriously hamper their businesses and will deepen tensions between Russians and Latvians.

14.   They complain that the new law will seriously hamper their businesses and would increase tensions between Russians and Latvians.

15.   Three new reports on inflation, employment and business inventories suggested the economic slowdown continues to hamper business.

16.   But lawyers and investors have expressed disappointment that the law does not go far enough in clarifying some issues that have hampered foreign businesses here.

17.   But the business is being hampered in its development by an absence of a regulatory framework.

18.   Private businesses are also hampered by numerous levies, often exceeding the amount paid in state taxes, in the name of improving urban infrastructure, transportation and management.