| Zen has an iconoclastic tendency, and seems to regard the study of texts, doctrines, and dogmas as a potential hindrance to spiritual awakening. |
| The only hindrance being the armour and the shields that warriors of the period carried. |
| Any tiny advantage would be far outweighed by the serious disadvantages of a cumbersome hindrance in getting away from predators. |
| This compound has similar bond conjugation, solvent behavior, and steric hindrance to all-trans retinal. |
| At first she thought he would be a hindrance, but it turned out that he had been a pillar of support. |
| The paucity of specimens has been a hindrance in determining intraspecific variability within this material. |
