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"I don't want to let it frustrate me.
In a last-ditch attempt to frustrate the bill, Lord Harries, who chairs the Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement representing more than 100 groups, warned it would be a "bureaucratic nightmare" and accused ministers of imposing a "huge regulatory burden on campaigning groups".
"The president is being threatened to embarrass and frustrate her efforts to fight corruption," Mpinganjira, a veteran politician, said.
Probably they aimed to frustrate Maliki's adoption of the American neocons' modus operandi of using force as the first option, instead of negotiating with Sadr to reach a political compromise during the ceasefire that Sadrists had observed since last August.
Toronto played solidly rather than creatively – though Kyle Bekker in particular had a tidy game as a deep-lying midfielder to frustrate New York, especially when the Red Bulls began attacking in earnest in the second half.
The absence of the Lib Dems, who have traditionally taken the Euro-patriot's line that the EU is "their country, right or wrong", may ease his problems on the floor of the Commons, but the SNP will take any opportunity to create procedural mayhem to frustrate attempts to legislate for "English votes for English laws".
This is a recurring device in Denis's films and one which, when overused, can frustrate the viewer and it is probably why, despite her star-studded cast, Denis has yet to cross over into the middle-brow middle ground occupied by most ordinary French cinema-goers.
The peculiar rules of the US Senate have long allowed individual senators to single-handedly block or frustrate legislation, for example with long, filibustering speeches that run out the clock on the allotted time for a bill.
"We're happy to talk respectfully to the independents and the minor parties in the Senate, and obviously a certain amount of horse trading is something that you just accept is part of the business, but what we won't accept is an attempt to completely frustrate the business of government," Abbott said on 2GB.
The Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, launched a blistering attack last week on the Vatican for what he said was an attempt to frustrate the Cloyne inquiry.
"He can frustrate fighters and by doing that he can catch them.
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The primary grammatical function of "Frustrate " is as a transitive verb , meaning it requires a direct object. It describes the action of causing someone to feel annoyed, disappointed, or defeated. Ludwig examples show it used to describe actions that hinder efforts or cause stress. The analysis confirms its role in depicting obstruction or negative emotional impact.
Expression frequency: Very common
