0 to make it difficult for (someone) to do something -- hindre, hemme
1 a large basket with a lid -- stor kurv med lokk
a picnic hamper.
Instead, some of the objects of power mentioned earlier were probably stored in a hamper rather than a bundle.
On the other hand, representing the knowledge in too much detail may hamper the understandability and transparency.
Such interventions may contribute to undermine the legitimacy of the local government and hamper democratic development by disempowering the political organs of local authorities.
But it was hampered by the apolitical traditions that permeated many unions.
More often worker go-slows, bureaucratic delays, and even business disagreements or absence at meetings hampered progress.
However, in so far as nominal rigidities hamper market adjustments, fiscal policy measures can alleviate temporary country-specific disequilibria.
If a physician's sticking to principles of medical ethics severely hampers the efforts of her state in a just war, shouldn't she abandon them?
The application of qualitative simulation to real-world problems has revealed some fundamental problems hampering existing methods.
