This may reflect the role of the Alps in impeding free flow of people between Italy and the rest of Europe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Genetic Map of Europe Features the Lactase Mutation] Reference

As a result, the Developer is inclined to blame the Planner as one who is inflexible and who seems to delight in impeding the speedy fulfilment of vital economic decisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metropolitan Toronto—Planners Dilemma] Reference

Under certain circumstances this can be termed impeding-see RCW 46.61.425.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bellingham Herald: Sports News] Reference

"The knee is still playing me up and it's kind of impeding what I'm doing," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

Speeding, impeding traffic (I don't think that is even a real word - "impeding") but whatever, speeding.    From Wordnik.com.  [kristiapplesauce] Reference

The new parliamentary expenses regime is "impeding" MPs in doing their jobs and must be reformed within the next two months, the Leader of the House of Commons said today.    From Wordnik.com.  [WalesOnline - Home] Reference

The new parliamentary expenses regime is ''impeding'' MPs in doing their jobs and must be reformed within the next two months, the Leader of the House of Commons said today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

Is the state department delaying or impeding the process?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sarah Jane Staats: USAID Administrator Raj Shah Can't Captain His Ship without a Crew] Reference

By destroying the Meadow bridge and impeding my column on the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference

The IAEA told Iran in July that the banning of inspectors was impeding its work.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.N. Agency Says Iran Is Impeding Inspections] Reference

But for now, Mackey sees no rivals capable of impeding his company's trajectory.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE GREEN MACHINE] Reference

Plus, it was narrow enough to park on the sidewalk without impeding pedestrians.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tip Sheet] Reference

The expedition moved on -- rapids, rocks, gorges, and waterfalls impeding the way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference

Stick your hand out too early, and you're simply impeding the blade's fall to earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bargain Hunting Billionaires] Reference

Japan is impeding China's bid to become a member of the Inter-American Development Bank.    From Wordnik.com.  [ASIA: FURIES UNLEASHED] Reference

Alluding to his personal life, Reed said nothing is impeding his ability to manage the bank.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citicorp Sendoff?] Reference

Today, some African Americans have morphed into a black version of George Wallace, impeding progress.    From Wordnik.com.  [DeMorning DeBonis: Sept. 17, 2010] Reference

He knew that Attorney General Janet Reno would not want to be seen as impeding Starr's investigation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton And The Intern] Reference

Hopefully, they can accomplish the latter goal without impeding their ability to accomplish the former.    From Wordnik.com.  [Note to ‘Damages’: Stop Now] Reference

It was caused by the blowing up of the Colenso bridge, for the purpose of impeding our possible advance.    From Wordnik.com.  [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference

Raindrops began to thunder through the trees and onto the ground, impeding on the progress of the leaves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autumn] Reference

Business groups have compiled lists of impeding regulations they hope to see stopped under a GOP House majority.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Aims to Erode White House Agenda] Reference

Built-up clippings will prevent your mower from mulching properly by impeding the recutting action of the blades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Why won't my mulching mower mulch?] Reference

They reached Prophetstown late in April, the heavy rains which had swollen the rivers greatly impeding their progress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference

Such state-federal wrangling may already be impeding Congress's recent attempt to overhaul the American welfare system.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tough Winter] Reference

Ms. DuPont's activism started when she noticed a developer near Beach 26th Street impeding on what she discovered was parkland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning the Tide at the Rockaways] Reference

ZARROLI: Recently, the Business Roundtable sent the administration a 54-page list of issues it said are impeding economic growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Groups Step Up Criticism Of Obama] Reference

For pulmonary hypertension (PHT), a dangerous disorder in which blood pressure in the lung's main artery increases, impeding breathing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

They too believe they are making democracy work -- not by helping other institutions but by frequently correcting, overriding and impeding them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Shesol: Evolving Circumstances, Enduring Values] Reference

These divisions are based upon fear and are used to building or expanding privileges and at the same time impeding the extension of rights to others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amir Madani: Burning the Koran: Who Does it and Why?] Reference

Worse, it has a real impact, because business leaders consistently grumble that a lack of certainty about regulatory and tax policies is impeding investment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fixing White House-Business Ties Starts at the Top] Reference

"Authorities censor and harass human-rights activists, impeding independent reporting that could help curb abuses," says Human Rights Watch Middle East researcher Samer Muscati.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Trouble with Going Global] Reference