impediment

How To Use impediment In A Sentence

• Cultural practices have survived or fallen only in part because of their effect on the strength of the group, and those which have survived are usually burdened with unnecessary impedimenta.
• Possibly in a bid to allay fears that nationalism and protectionism were driving the agenda--though it's hard to wonder how they couldn't in a country whose motto translates as "we wish to remain what we are"--a Luxembourg minister said on Tuesday that the takeover law, which it plans to enact in May, was in no way aimed at creating impediments to Mittal's play for Arcelor. Luxembourg Minister: We're Not Trying To Stop Mittal
• In the seventeenth century, the country was ruled by a monarch with a severe speech impediment and a fragile ego.
• Second, to what extent are the impediments determined by structural factors beyond the control of the region, and to what extent are they determined by endogenous factors that can be mitigated by regional policy?
• This wasn't easy when his cigar, speech impediment and habit of walking about conspired to make him inaudible. Times, Sunday Times
• Damage to the left hemisphere of her brain has caused a speech impediment that reminds listeners of an overseas accent. Times, Sunday Times
• In addition, this secondary amine presents some steric impediment by the glucose molecule from the terpenoid moiety.
• On the other hand, age is no impediment to a high-flying career in the City or in IT: many of the current crop of dot.com whizz-kids are under 30.
• 'Not exactly,' said Guy; 'the "impedimenta" are, some at Varenna, some at the inn with Arnaud.' The Heir of Redclyffe
• Damage to the left hemisphere of her brain has caused a speech impediment that reminds listeners of an overseas accent. Times, Sunday Times