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But the Labour minister argued "cities such as Colchester, Portsmouth and Norwich can drive growth at the national scale, but we need to make sure the structures around them support, rather than hinder, their ambitions".

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“Overstretching the concept of security only ends up hindering competition and innovation, rather than blocking risks,” it said.

It’s unclear why law enforcement wanted to examine the devices, what their analysis found or whether Ingrassia’s intervention hindered any investigation.

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In essence, the mechanism that makes metformin effective may also hinder the body's ability to fully respond to physical training.

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"In the first term, we used to get loans from outside due to our stability and the progress we made. But the stain we brought upon ourselves could now hinder that," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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