Rural schools were hamstrung by their inability to attract and keep experienced staff.

农村学校因不能吸引并留住有经验的教师而难以为继。

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The new supervisory authorities are also hamstrung.

新的监管机构也同样难有作为。

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In the short run, American consumers are hamstrung by wage stagnation and rising unemployment.

短期来看，美国消费者因工资停滞和失业率上涨再也难复当年之勇了。

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But Mr.Obama is hamstrung by the fact the US Congress has yet to pass climate legislation.

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Lending has been hamstrung for months because of the weakening markets, particularly for mortgage securities.

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But as they've started to go online, some labels have discovered themselves hamstrung by complicated technology.

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The 1998 IRS "reform" hamstrung the agency in its usual work, chasing down tax cheats.

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