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- adjective   Restricted as if by beingcrippled with ahamstring .
- verb   Simple past tense and past participle of hamstring .
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Examples
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								Rather than incompetent, I prefer to use the term hamstrung by its minority standing. Army Rumour Service 2010 
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								Rather than incompetent, I prefer to use the term hamstrung by its minority standing. Army Rumour Service 2010 
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								Rather than incompetent, I prefer to use the term hamstrung by its minority standing. Army Rumour Service 2010 
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								Strides have been made, she said, but civilian agencies remain hamstrung by bureaucratic rules that make it impossible to spend money quickly. 
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								Unfortunately, Obama is yet again hamstrung by the right on this. Gates considering selective enforcement of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' 2009 
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								This crew is hamstrung from the start, having little material to work with: a brief team history and a club that is almost 30 games below .500. USATODAY.com - Still No. 1, Scully has Dodgers team at the top 2005 
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								Two fourth down conversions aided the cause, but second down playcalling hamstrung the drive, gaining only 14 yards on the drive, with 12 of those coming on a McCoy scramble and the two-yard Ogbonnaya run gaining the other two. Burnt Orange Nation 2009 
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								Developing that strong persona kind of hamstrung him. 
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								One of the most interesting discoveries of the presidential Oil Spill Commission, published today in a highly readable report, is that the president himself "hamstrung" the National Incident Commander, Adm. Obama's oil commission skewers Jindal, Nungesser -- and Obama Joel Achenbach 2010 
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								"The request from the President 'hamstrung' the Admiral, forcing him to re-open the berms debate," the report states. Obama's oil commission skewers Jindal, Nungesser -- and Obama Joel Achenbach 2010 
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