21.   The NHL Obstruction Committee fine-tuned enforcement of existing rules that prohibit defensive players from hindering the progress of players on offense.

22.   The progress was hindered, of course, by that economic bust that got everybody, but was particularly hard on those at the bottom of the ladder.

23.   The very thing that hinders the progress of U.S. field players has aided the keepers.

24.   Three also had chronic attendance problems, another factor that clearly hindered their progress.

25.   When Gabre moved to the United States she was determined to free these women from the daily hunt that so dominates their lives and hinders progress.

26.   President Clinton today challenged the Senate to act on his nominations of Hispanics to federal judgeships, and said partisanship is hindering the progress of minorities in the judiciary.

27.   Basically, Bank Indonesia is just buying time and delaying bankruptcies, which will only serve to hinder the progress of banking reforms.

28.   But he acknowledged that security problems hinder progress in some places.

29.   But he staunchly defended the currency controls that many economists say will give the Southeast Asian country a short-term growth spurt, but hinder long-term progress.

30.   But there were reports that mine fields were hindering progress.