11.   Even with signs that NATO was widening the war, cloudy weather hampered its operations Friday night.

12.   For example, the Indonesian government has required government approval for the purchase or sale of ships, he said, which hampers operation.

13.   For some Web retailers, financial belt-tightening may be hampering their operations.

14.   Its operations may be hampered by the winter, which is harsher in the northern part of Afghanistan.

15.   No one was seriously injured, but the cascading water flooded the streets for blocks around, and quickly started pouring into hospital basements, hampering operations.

16.   Operations were hampered by labor disruptions in New Caledonia and bad weather.

17.   Plaster also makes it clear that SOG operations were terribly hampered by porous South Vietnamese security and by the presence of enemy agents.

18.   Phoenix, which owns and operates Sky Harbor, has said it also will sue Tempe and the stadium authority if it appears the stadium would hamper airport operations.

19.   Search operations were hampered Thursday afternoon when storm clouds formed near the higher ground of Kaibeto Plateau, which flows into the canyon.

20.   Several well-publicized raids have swept them from the streets and also hampered the operation of private homes that serve as brothels.