We disturbed him.

Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.

So it was not aesthetic reasons which prevented me from wearing gold.

Dwindling resources have hampered the efforts of police to stem the rise of violent crime in the city.

But these distortions did not prevent unbalanced systems from enduring for long periods.

Analysis of the factors that affected Serna Melina Ramirez for not getting the crown of Miss Colombia.

Their received ideas about North Korea prevented them from recognizing a fast changing political reality.

This ongoing debate has impeded decisions on the future of deep wells in Blue Amazonia.

If a lack of skills or experience is not preventing women from reaching the summit of monetary policymaking, what is?

Economic sanctions on Serbia in the early 1990s did not deter the invasion of Bosnia.

Moreover, low inflation and periods of deflation did not prevent real incomes from rising in Japan.

And, second, did ideological blinders prevent the IMF from acknowledging that deregulation could contribute to a disastrous outcome?

Indian genes in a developing country did not prevent Vijay Singh emerging from Fiji to rival Tiger Woods as the best golfer in the world.

News of poachers and traders being arrested with tiger skins and bones have not stopped in spite of the authorities claiming zero poaching.

They proved to be remarkably innovative with communication technologies, hence I do not see any reason why the same couldn't be applied in the domain of distance learning.

But there is also keen awareness that the EU s hope for a special relationship with Brazil must not be allowed to hinder regional integration or worsen asymmetries and imbalances within the bloc.

Nationalist Congolese politicians stalled the transfer, poaching intensified, and a 2008 survey found none remaining there.

As KRIK points out, Police Chief Nikola Ristić and his deputy Darko Vujsić personally obstructed the work of KRIK journalists who were attempting to question the mayor about the 24 apartments scandal.

Of course, even looking at these countries entails selection bias, for it excludes countries without price data for much of the twentieth century, notably China and Russia, where communist revolutions terminated the stock markets, resulting in 100 returns for investors. The particular problems that prevented us from observing the returns on these stock markets will never be repeated, but it is wrong to assume that problems of that scale will not recur.

The particular problems that prevented us from observing the returns on these stock markets will never be repeated, but it is wrong to assume that problems of that scale will not recur.

But, given the urgency of the situations in Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic, this lack of support has not undermined France s efforts as much as prior consultation with European leaders would have done.

NEW YORK There is an ongoing debate among global policymakers about when and how fast to exit from the strong monetary and fiscal stimulus that prevented the Great Recession of 2008 2009 from turning into a new Great Depression.