Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
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Examples for "check "
1 However the appeal process was a necessary check on power, he said.
2 If travelling today, remember to check the current weather & road conditions.
3 It said work is under way to check generators and power lines.
4 Power Age communities have grown far beyond the check of individual experience.
5 U.S. jobs data kept the U.S. stock market move in check , however.
1 British Open: Each year, the statistic becomes a greater handicap than ever.
2 He has discovered quickly that in international management a handicap system applies.
3 Another small victory in the human-robot race, with the necessary handicap applied.
4 Many women handicap other women; and they handicap them in multifarious ways.
5 NOTE: Numbers in brackets are the official handicap ratings for each horse.
1 We might want to think about another possible hindrance to our plans.
2 Some are free from hindrance and in the power of the will.
3 The absence of help was in this case a very positive hindrance .
4 The young man meant well, but his presence could be a hindrance .
5 The party, however, did not succeed in crossing the market-place without hindrance .
1 Healthcare costs are also a major impediment to job growth, he said.
2 Tougher rules for the financial sector overall may also be an impediment .
3 The Greek Government had put no impediment in the way of arbitration.
4 Sure, concern about data privacy is an impediment to luring shoppers online.
5 The impediment made the car swerve and it ran into a lamp-post.
1 Women balk , thrusting their children behind them; some try again to escape.
2 Biden wanted to make sure the most visible general would not balk .
3 Would he really balk at using the protomolecule to further his agenda?
4 Or perhaps forever, if he didn't balk at mass executions and torture.
5 If asked the courses, I balk after the recital of the soup.
1 Many politicians may baulk when they see what the plans actually cost.
2 Mountain bikers power along ledges that a mountain goat might baulk at.
3 A mountainous and distasteful task, yet she did not baulk at it.
4 And many Asian clients baulk at paying much, if anything, for advice.
5 Oh, James was too much of a gentleman to baulk and run.
1 These verses are a proof that business was not the hinderance
2 With the aid of the holy Church, no hinderanceisinsuperable.
3 This is a great hinderancetothe receiving of truth, and very prejudicial.
4 Yet such hinderancetorest brought a refreshment all its own.
5 Her papers are all right, and she may go on without further hinderance
1 The Trident nuclear deterrent has taken centre stage in the independence debate.
2 Corruption is a major deterrent to private sector investment in the economy.
3 American strength, both military and economic, is the best deterrent , Trump said.
4 American strength, both military and economic, is the best deterrent , he said.
5 Many smaller firms, however, view the plan as a deterrent to business.
6 Graft is a major deterrent to private sector investment in the economy.
7 An effective nuclear deterrent was also less expensive than war, it said.
8 He said a substantial penalty was required as a deterrent for others.
9 He said he thought the measure would have been a good deterrent .
10 Ricketts has called capital punishment a deterrent and supports the state referendum.
11 But Struthers doubts whether longer bans will have the desired deterrent effect.
12 ANALYSIS:Does the Court of Criminal Appeal impede the imposition of deterrent sentences?
13 Do your part to create a deterrent and to promote behaviour change.
14 Third, the Constitutional Court has accepted that criminalisation has a deterrent effect.
15 But a second deterrent to taking the job has just been removed.
16 This infamy already serves as a deterrent to others, the document said.
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