How To Use Impede In A Sentence

After her 19th birthday her thrice - divorced manager, afraid that her encroaching adulthood might impede her careerist progress, began to woo her.
But limited sight seemed in no way to impede his ability to get through the business; indeed it didn't impede his ability to cut to the nub of the matter at issue.
A speech-impeded or misunderstood/misspelled besmirchment of character “Yo mama, she a slub.” Regretsy – I Don’t
The paper currencies, moreover, result in fluctuating standards of value which still further impede the free flow of international commerce. The Current Business Situation
That bridges and barges were being destroyed to impede their progress. Man of Honour

That mental inquietude will impede digestion is a fact familiar to almost every one; but, I believe, it is not so generally known, that it will with no less certainty retard and alter the nature of the secretion furnished by the breasts of the lactescent female. Remarks on the Subject of Lactation
With her grandfather's and her death, the new church leaders can unimpededly assume power.
His examples from the past reveal that greed, hubris and selfishness often impeded recognition of a problem until it was too late.
Submitting every request to view metadata will slow down and impede investigations and weigh down courts. Times, Sunday Times
Of course, since my children are running about unimpededly through my house it is harder to concentrate.
Chain mail alternated with steel plates that had been bent around the knight seamlessly so as not to impede his movement.
The fact that it journeyed unimpeded to its final destination was offered as alarming proof of the porousness of our ports.
Planning may, in other words, impede itself from functioning as its proponents claim it should. The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning
An unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting.
He said that the market was further impeded by the lack of condominium law and property register law.
The policy stated that ‘the site, position or fitting of the attachment or sign should not promote decay in the pole or impede testing for decay.’
We are crossing borders unimpededly to acquire any information and to contact our friends in distance via internet, the most powerful tool in the 21st century.
An unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills formed a peaceful setting.
I would be happy to find some remnant scrub land locally, but it has mostly been cleared so as not to impede these galloping pets. Times, Sunday Times
Cut b was to estimate the hydraulic conductance of a leaf where water was prevented from flowing through all the major water paths and any easy bypass of interrupted veins was impeded.
Nevertheless, as a precaution, the murderers roped their victims together and led them to a gully where any attempt to escape would be impeded before they went about their grisly business.
At the joints he diminished the flesh in order not to impede the flexure of the limbs, and also to avoid clogging the perceptions of the mind. Timaeus
But this has not impeded them from posing as quasi-journalistic independent observers elsewhere ever since, whether on CNN, CBS, Fox or in these pages, identifying themselves as experts rather than Pentagon junketeers.
The lawful inhabitants of all territories occupied by Israel since June 5, 1967 must have unimpeded access to international waters and air space, in conformity with all UN resolutions and international law. Lauren Booth - unbiased?
Hensmann M, Li C, Moss C, Lindo V, Greer F, et al. (2004) Disulfide bonds in merozoite surface protein 1 of the malaria parasite impede efficient antigen processing and affect the in vivo antibody response. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
Gas drilling projects, such as Jonah Field, impede pronghorn migration, and new homes restrict corridors to no more than a few hundred yards wide in places.
This reduces the danger of splitting and, unimpeded by the tailstock, the hammer can be directed to the top, right-hand comer of the workpiece. 6. Turning Technology
A male singer who has, between the approximate age of six and twelve, undergone a surgical procedure to impede the "breaking" of his voice that would normally take place during puberty, the castrato is a male soprano, soprano meaning, literally, higher. Sounds Romantic: The Castrato and English Poetics Around 1800
Patients who do smoke are told to stop smoking, as it reduces peripheral blood circulation, especially to the skin, and impedes healing.
While a beanie hat pulled tightly over his face failed to conceal his identity, it did manage to impede his progress into a waiting car. The Sun
For instance, the detection of the slow ejection kinetics may be impeded by the photobleaching effect and the possible diffusion of the probe through the permeable capsids.
Did the foreign policy bureaucracy facilitate or impede presidential decisions for war?
A furious storm of rain impeded the promised advance of the army, but a statement received from the South announces that General Hooker had crossed the Rappahannock. Foreign and Colonial Intelligence
While they may slow or impede the process of change, in the long run they are slower than a rational approach.
The pace is unhurried and silence almost never impedes the flow of events.
In order to preserve these forest-trees, the underbrush, which is liable to make a conflagration in a dry season, should be removed generally, and the view of the great features be left unimpeded. Our Italy
Arctic – nival: continuous permafrost where deep infiltration is impeded by perennially frozen strata, base flow and winter flow are low, and snowmelt is the major hydrologic event. Terrestrial Water Balance in the Arctic
Another six people were arrested in protests around Olympia as the torch's progress was impeded by demonstrators lying in front of cars. Times, Sunday Times
Their first meal is a good substantial dinner, at ten, eleven, or twelve o'clock, after which follow pawn and the hookha; to this succeeds a sleep of two or three hours, providing it does not impede the duty of prayer; -- the pious, I ought to remark, would give up every indulgence which would prevent the discharge of this duty. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society
The Left has tried to highjack race for their political agenda and rather than help, it works to impede the country from moving forward more effectively. Apology not accepted, lawmaker says of McDonnell
Most are constrained by limited resources and by intractable domestic agendas that impede their capability to implement policy.
They claim the bumps impede the movement of emergency vehicles and buses, disturb neighbours and damage cars.
With a lesser comic they would have impeded the flow considerably. Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing
Another six people were arrested in protests around Olympia as the torch's progress was impeded by demonstrators lying in front of cars. Times, Sunday Times
Patients may also feel that their facial disfigurement lessens their sexual desirability or impedes their career advancement.
For example, abrasives can damage the protective surfaces of instruments, contribute to corrosion, and impede sterilization.
Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision.
Does fear of that label impede including race in our aesthetic debates and in our poems? Those Pesky Minority Poets : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
In the corporate world, singledom may not impede high ambition. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, even the mild intervention of a slash burn, to clear the cutover area of debris, would impede the forest's natural regeneration.
Sanford didn't do his "dallying" in his office and home – Clinton was allowed to continue in office, unimpeded by national public opinion. CNN Poll: Americans think Sanford should resign
Al-Ansari lamented hoax calls impede the work of firefighters and might endanger lives of many people in case such calls coincide with real fire incidents. Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
The surface of smooth hairs appears even and often shiny, that of verrucose hairs slightly irregular and a little dull due to impeded translucence.
The bad weather seriously impeded our progress.
To proceed without doing so would give rise to conflicts of interest which could impede the proper performance of his duties.
Does the R behind my name impede you from having a true debate? Think Progress » Congressman: ‘I Fear…We Will Have Many More Muslims In The United States’
Careful observance of procedural niceties will impede any speedy response to an unfolding massacre.
Left- and right-wing libertarians alike are skeptical of any laws that impede commercial free speech.
The author analyses how the problems existing in the enforcement procedure and law-making of the administrative law impede the legalization of Chinese administrative procedure.
Plus, how do we get the notion that the shots were "unimpeded"? "You may rest assured that I, and hundreds of supporters, will continue to contact you, by email, phone, and perhaps in-person requests...."
In London yesterday, where crowds fumbling with mobile phones tried to find unimpeded ways across the city, there was much evidence of the truth of Auden's insight.
Likewise, aesthetically lacquered trappings dramatically impede the movements of the drama's main characters.
Socrates gave the first cry for free speech, but only his own right freely to express truth unimpeded by the tyranny of the majority as represented by the Athenian demos.
an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting
This is a serious problem which impedes the process of reconstruction.
I understand that feng shui practitioners swear by the deterrent of prickly cactuses, positioned close to doors and windows, but these are ugly, and may impede escape.
This station is not impede efficiency of the ah?
If God be with a work, who is he that will let or impede it?
Though piracy is a globally recognized crime, few governments are willing to navigate the legal and logistical barriers that impede convicting seaborn bandits. On the Lawless Seas, It's Not Easy Putting Somali Pirates in the Dock
Administrative organization is another factor that impeded attempts to acquire federal aid.
Opponents would be on very unfirm legal ground if they try to impede the yeshiva.
We kept him in sight for some way, then we found our further progress somewhat impeded by the bogginess of the ground. A Voyage round the World A book for boys
With a lesser comic they would have impeded the flow considerably. Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing
In editorial offices these days, the term "travelogue" is shorthand for "boring," designating flowery descriptions of places that impede the narrative thrust of a piece of writing -- something to be cut. A Traveler's Way With Words
Administrative organization is another factor that impeded attempts to acquire federal aid.
That bridges and barges were being destroyed to impede their progress. Man of Honour
Different health conditions impede development in characteristic ways.
If transcription through such DNA regions is impeded by means of a transcription terminator or by shutting off the promoter, hyperrecombination is abolished.
Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.
And therefore, it impedes our efforts to prevent recurrence of conflict.
He had an unimpeded view of the oncoming Allied forces.
Few espouse political ideologies of any sort, since devout beliefs can impede one's effectiveness as a peacekeeper.
Whether in science, philosophy, or religion, the use of recondite terminology has a tendency to impede the dissemination of useful concepts and theories.
Visual entry to the central space is impeded by two thin horizontal lines in ocher and charcoal.
Because of this exaggerated pressure and release, curb bits impede true feel and understanding between you and your horse.
Excessive force may distort and obstruct the airway, which potentially impedes laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and mask ventilation after a failed intubation.
The victims came out in large numbers and the Commission was able to unimpededly interact will them and make a fair assessment of the situation.
So press on with enthusiasm as long as you do not impede the progress of others. The Sun
Most are constrained by limited resources and by intractable domestic agendas that impede their capability to implement policy.
It has however been equally alert to the fact that a State might present a charge in this way, when in reality it was seeking to impede imports, or in circumstances where there was no commercial exchange at all.
There are, however, problems that impede a clear interpretation of the data.
The rescue attempt was impeded by bad weather.
Section 23 requires the Secretary of State's permission to be given for any buildings or other works on National Trust owned commons or commonable land if public access to is likely to be prevented or impeded.
However, due to hindrances in the conditions imposed by former owners, many practices, which would have led to self-sufficiency, were impeded.
So press on with enthusiasm as long as you do not impede the progress of others. The Sun
IUD insertion or mifepristone administration following ovulation may cause endometrial changes that could impede implantation of the conceptus in the endometrium.
Belle - My comment not a criticism of the writer (you) as regards "impede" - I took it as quote from the "officials" and Best Buy people and it really lit my fire. Best Buy to Get New Intersection, Light on 29N at cvillenews.com
Frequent bouts of diarrhea make it difficult to care for these ulcers and healing is often impeded.
a time of unimpeded growth
Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.
The government has impeded an import ban on arms.
we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money
His vision no longer impeded, Sid looked down at the board, ablaze with multi-colored lights.
In terms of some of the market conditions that are kind of impeded new deal closings over last couple quarters, how much of it would you attribute to kind of things are going on between the sponsors and the sellers in terms of disagreements on price in the new kind of environment, and how much of it is deals being brought to you that you're uncomfortable with the pricing, or the amount of leverage has an adjusted lower? Undefined
Harps striker Chris Breen bustled his way towards the box only to be impeded by the retreating Phillip Byrne.
The rocky terrain, steep mountain slopes, and characteristic shrubland impede but do not prohibit the movement of animals and humans. Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa
When parking-lot congestion impedes the advance of responsible eaters toward the bin of heirloom tomatoes, you see that anger comes in many flavors.
An unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills formed a peaceful setting.
Then at 9: 53, Phillips walked in unimpeded from the point to the left circle and wristed a shot to the short side. USATODAY.com
For more than a decade, reviewers have been wearied by Raine's schoolboyish anal-fixation, which continues unimpeded, supplying a rush of anaphrodisiac prose. Heartbreak by Craig Raine
The clear definition of objectives is also impeded by the fragmentation of political authority that was discussed in chapter 3.
Administrative organization is another factor that impeded attempts to acquire federal aid.
Progress is often impeded in any travels, but progress is at least boldened with the knowledge that you are pointed in the right direction. Think Progress » Stephanopoulos: Hastert ‘hanging by a thread.’
We should note that Smith acknowledges that on rare occasions, unconfessed sin and the consequent feelings of guilt can impede the healing power of Theophostic Ministry.
This prevents all upward vision; and blinds, or winkers, are so fixed at the sides of his eyes, as greatly to impede the view of all lateral objects. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829)
In other words, it means simply that in the performance of a contract both parties are assumed to agree not to do anything to impede its performance, or to injure the right of the other to receive its benefit.
Testing has long impeded all groups of minority students, and is a strong barrier to the success of minorities in schools where standardized testing is the norm.
We shall see in a later chapter that science owes a remarkable and mysterious debt to mathematics, but the Greeks were to some extent impeded by their very reverence for its inexorable logic.
The port needs many improvements, and the Government has for some time been engaged in a kind of desultory dredging out there, but has not yet succeeded in affording a sufficient depth of water to allow large vessels to come directly to the wharves; and the lines of artificial obstruction, built across the channel of the bay during the war, to impede the passage of vessels, have not yet been removed. The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland
Patriot militia impeded his way by felling trees across the forest trails. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
He promised to allow justice to run its course unimpeded.
The author analyses how the problems existing in the enforcement procedure and law-making of the administrative law impede the legalization of Chinese administrative procedure.
Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.
It's always a fun chance to meet other software developers in the New York area and geek out about impedence mismatch.
When the bricks had been removed, Bailey received his reward - an unimpeded view of the hotel across the street.
Born in New Delhi in 1941, when the Raj had less than a decade left in existence, he has not let the twilight of the British Empire impede him from becoming governor-general of his own satrapy.
Low oxygen conditions develop beneath water hyacinth and the dense floating mats impede water flow and create good breeding conditions for mosquitoes.
To block or impede an opposing player carrying the puck in ice hockey.
All through the social mass run curious veins and streakings separating man from man and woman from woman; mysterious prerogatives and disabilities too ethereal to be distinguished by anything so crude as a title impede and disorder the great business of human intercourse. The Common Reader, Second Series
Such an outcome would impede that development of diagnostics and therapeutics, which is clearly not in the public interest.” [ The Human Genome Project
I steal out of bed and creep stealthily to the main room for an unimpeded look at the row of windows.
Thus methodological individualism can sometimes impede the sort of radical objectivation of social phenomena that the use of certain sociotheoretic models or tools requires. Methodological Individualism
(HAARP) radar facility in Ramfjordmoen, Norway this past month has resulted in a "catastrophic puncturing" of our Plant's thermosphere thus allowing into the troposphere an "unimpeded thermal inversion" of the exosphere, which is the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere. Gates of Vienna
I tried to thank him but my lip was split, and a dislodged late baby tooth impeded articulate expression.
You will see playful herds of antelope, moose and elk, bighorn sheep and bounding deer along with a plethora of smaller creatures carrying on their daily tasks unimpeded.
Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.
In a statement to 26september. net Saturday he clarified that the Joint Meeting parties JMP want to go into alliance with extremist forces of the al-Qaeda, advocates of secession and rebels through what they term conference of national consultation in order to impede the parliamentary elections. Armies of Liberation
She had a clear, unimpeded view of a few yards of wall and grassy space.
In this case constitutional reform or more representative institutions are undesirable, since they are as likely to impede as to accelerate modernisation.
Mr. Osborne issued a warning to the banks that they won't be allowed to hand out "unimpeded" bonus payments and hinted at further increases in the threshold at which income tax is paid. U.K. Treasury Chief Targets Welfare Bill
Perion's trial, condemnation, and so on, had consumed the better part of an hour, on account of the drunkenness of one of the Inquisitors, who had vexatiously impeded these formalities by singing love-songs; but in the end it had been salutarily arranged that the Comte de la Forêt be torn apart by four horses upon the St. Richard's day ensuing. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship
It is a good idea to scarify the lawn and remove any thatch, as it restricts air movement, impedes drainage and encourages the formation of moss and weeds.
In 1890, therefore, the South was faced by this question: Are we willing to allow the Negro to advance as a free worker, peasant farmer, metayer, and small capitalist, with only such handicaps as naturally impede the poor and ignorant, or is it necessary to erect further artificial barriers to restrain the advance of the Negroes? The Negro
A complete inability to act, brigaded with an unshakable refusal to move on stage, hardly impeded the operatic career of the late Luciano Pavarotti. Ivan Katz: The Court Room Instead of the Concert Hall?
There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners.
I tried to thank him but my lip was split, and a dislodged late baby tooth impeded articulate expression.
Remove covers and remove dust, particularly ensuring the area os the fan is clean and unimpeded. 2.
In the environmental matter, while the guilty pleas won't impede BP's ability to do business generally, criminal-law experts say BP could meet with obstacles bidding for federal business, though it may negotiate with the Environmental Protection Agency to avoid "debarment" from bidding on government contracts. BP Settles Charges, Submits to Watchdogs
Those sharp unimpeded edges are absolutely necessary for millefiori and more.
Frequent bouts of diarrhea make it difficult to care for these ulcers and healing is often impeded.
Scorpio is the worst rising sign as it impedes and diminishes the relationship as well as being an indicator that there is falsity and deception involved.
This campaign, incidentally, is being seriously impeded not just by my own curmudgeonliness, but more by the lack of a mate to drag along.
Their clothing, or rather drapery, is a mystery, for it covers and drapes perfectly, yet has no make, far less fit, and leaves every graceful movement unimpeded. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process.
Elks browsed unimpeded on streamside vegetation including cottonwoods and aspens, eating young trees before they could become established, and setting the whole ecosystem in decline.
The clouds will just impede your direct view and the light of corona, chromosphere, and prominences may trickle through.
Unimpeded by antique censorship codes or outdated moral guidelines, they lent a painful emotional truth and sometimes savage sexual energy to characters who lived on the edge.
This impedes movement of oncoming traffic, which builds up along the main ramp of the flyover.
City of York Council will shortly introduce a series of traffic regulation orders to ensure the vehicle can run unimpeded along its route.
I'll go out on a limb and predict that the fence will only impede the Asian carp, not stop them.
An ethological (sexual) isolation and a sterility of hybrid males impede the gene exchange between the incipient species. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Along the southern coastline, many large swells are generated well south of the continent by strong westerly gales that can blow unimpeded for thousands of kilometres.
It has also to be shown there was an intention on his part to interfere with or impede the administration of justice.
Visual entry to the central space is impeded by two thin horizontal lines in ocher and charcoal.
Hay fever or some old fashioned antihistamine treatments with side effect drowsiness can generally impede your life style.
A stiff, insistent breeze was blowing as I came along, of excellent, healthy sea air, and there being no coppices, nor buildings nor obstacles of any kind on the very highest points, I made swift and unimpeded progress.
The search for the next star must not impede the flow of winners. Times, Sunday Times
It has cashiered or attempted to discredit its own experts, ignored their advice, impeded scientific research into its health effects and assembled a disinformation campaign to confuse the issue.
The development of the project was seriouslyimpeded by a reduction in funds.
Once there, they'll be plied with champagne and caviar while enjoying unimpeded views of the on-stage gymnastics.
That bridges and barges were being destroyed to impede their progress. Man of Honour
Another six people were arrested in protests around Olympia as the torch's progress was impeded by demonstrators lying in front of cars. Times, Sunday Times
In the evening a walk was proposed; the path they took led to a rustic arbour, enclosed by bold rocky scenery, whose entrance was almost impeded by the profusion of woodbine which carelessly wantoned around it. The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale
What remained was sheer endurance and hard slog, frequently impeded by strong headwinds and driving rain.
There was mist, cloud cover, and heavy rain, all of which impeded movement.
She had to step quickly if she was to get anywhere; for the closeness of her skirt, in spite of its little length, permitted no natural stride; but she was pleased to be impeded, these brevities forming part of her show of fashion. Alice Adams
For more than a decade, reviewers have been wearied by Raine's schoolboyish anal-fixation, which continues unimpeded, supplying a rush of anaphrodisiac prose. Heartbreak by Craig Raine
Those gas bubbles can then block blood flow and impede oxygen delivery throughout the body.
The best-case scenario is when inflation is neither so high as to impede economic efficiency and growth nor so low that the nominal short-term interest rate routinely flirts with zero.
The narrative momentum is maintained by a flowing rhythm, without analytical undertow or plotting cross-currents that could impede the inevitable, although not predictable, conclusion.
BP Plc "impeded" efforts to kill an out-of-control well in the Gulf of Mexico by underestimating the amount of oil gushing into the water, the staff of a presidential panel investigating the disaster said in a report. BP Gulf-Leak Estimates Slowed Efforts to Kill Well, Report Says - Bloomberg
Even when behavioural self-handicapping does directly impede an athlete, there may still be positive indirect effects of this behaviour on performance.
Despite some concerns, brake override doesn't impede a boy racer from using fancy footwork like heel-and-toe downshifting or left-foot braking to tease a car through fast turns or from pulling off those crowd-pleasing, tire-smoking, "brake stand" burnouts. Track test: How does brake-override affect enthusiast driving?
He cannot be permitted to go unobserved and unimpeded toward his horrific objective of amassing a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.
However, in July 2001 data collection on the first mixed-species group had to be discontinued because of high levels of poaching in the area, which impeded the progress of habituation and systematic data collection.
Who could have imagined then, in Crumpsall, that the ancient Jewish hope, “Next year in Jerusalem”—for so long more a velleity than a hope, the feeblest and most unanticipated of anticipations—would be realized in their lifetime and that they would be able to stand here, under the watchful eye of Israeli soldiers, but otherwise unimpeded, together? Kalooki Nights
It's the kind of ‘freedom’ cancer cells have, as they assert themselves so unimpededly.
The aim of the Cobra artists was to give free expression to the unconscious, unimpeded and undirected by the intellect.
Its curving glass deck gives pedestrians an unimpeded view of the river below.
Because of this exaggerated pressure and release, curb bits impede true feel and understanding between you and your horse.
At Wesel, in the rear of all this travelling and excitement, Friedrich falls unwell; breaks down there into an aguish feverish distemper, which, for several months after, impeded his movements, would he have yielded to it.
Ater rowing through an immense amount of floating debris, which impeded our progress at every moment, we arrived at the long black strip of earth, and found it crowded with thousands of people in a state of unresting activity.
When he was impeded just outside the penalty area, the big defender grabbed the ball and prepared himself for a pot at goal.
Whatever, the traffic must continue to flow unimpeded.
They say that minute amounts of a metal called 'yttrium' may impede neuronal activity. Dailyindia.com News Feed
The term attenuated focalization refers to a situation where point of view is limited, even if temporarily, to an impeded or distanced visual perspective. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
Toure said Ngongi had "energetically" denounced the attack, saying: "To target MONUC is to pick the wrong target, unless it's part of a hidden agenda to prevent or impede the UN force from setting up operations in Kindu. ANC Daily News Briefing
Robert Chambers, New York's convicted "preppie" murderer, twice caught with marijuana since being imprisoned, filed a lawsuit claiming that prison rules impede his enrollment in a college program that would allow him to train as a drug counselor. Chicago Reader
Conceptually, the idea is that religion, which may impede certain individual reproductive interests, could nevertheless subserve the interests of groups.
So press on with enthusiasm as long as you do not impede the progress of others. The Sun

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