hamstrung

Example Sentences

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And they got sort of hamstrung by a lot of — to hear people inside Google tell it — big company politics and bureaucracy.

From New York Times

While the police community says it’s hamstrung by the legislature, gun-control advocates across the state disagree.

From Washington Post

"You can innovate, you're not hamstrung. You don't have to do things a certain way," she said.

From BBC

However the elite end of the game feels it is hamstrung by relying on initiatives signed off by a board dominated by members elected into roles by the amateur section of the game.

From BBC

The US and UK's fear of causing another disaster hamstrung their response to the Arab uprisings of 2011, and especially the war against his own people launched by President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

From BBC