With his recruiting efforts severely hamstrung, Williams found it very difficult to rebuild the program. Despite BMG's efforts (allegedly hamstrung by Phillips's own disinclination towards promotional work), sales remained poor. The right to strike and collective bargaining were also hamstrung by law. However, it can be argued that Schultz's efforts were hamstrung by the Pilots' off-the-field problems. There are the powdery academics hamstrung by extreme social awkwardness. This effectively hamstrung Tan's and Pekemas' agenda in Parliament. At this same moment, Ptolemy's own forces were hamstrung. But in defiance of Saleh's warning, the people of the tribe hamstrung the camel. He appeared as Coach Hamstrung in "The Three Stooges N.Y.U.K." on AMC in 2000. He received covert help from Eastland, who wanted to hamstrung Gartin. S'Blood wins the fight but is hamstrung, and killed in the Stews. An Irishman hamstrung French's horse with a sickle while he was sitting on it. Then al-Asyad hamstrung his fathers horse.