Sentence examples for Sense of blocking from inspiring English sources

But Merkley wasn't filibustering, in the sense of blocking anything from moving forward.

This further strengthens the notion that the effect on oxygen sensing of blocking the KATP channels is indirect.

Notice that it differs from the broader and vaguer sense defined in the entry on qualia ("the introspectively accessible, phenomenal aspects of our mental lives"), and from the much more heavily laden sense of Block (1990 , 1995 1996), according to which "qualia" are by stipulative definition neither functional nor intentional properties.

"In Connecticut, we must not bow to pressure from those who would delay action as a way of blocking common sense reforms," the letter read.

In Connecticut, we must not bow to pressure from those who would delay action as a way of blocking common-sense reforms".

Thus, they were the enablers of blocking the common sense gun laws that could have helped prevent the tragedy in Oregon.

"You get less benefits the older you are when you learn the language, so that means it makes very little sense to block use of both languages until high school," Carter said.

I hope the Giuliani administration will have the good sense to block the destruction of a neighborhood that has become a cultural and economic asset to the city.

It therefore makes sense to block the pathological action of autoantibodies by preventing complement activation through inhibition of autoantibody binding to the corresponding pathogenic autoantigen using targeted Fab antibody fragments.

The relationship of glasshouse to metal helps create visual solidity and, in the case of the rear passengers, a sense of privacy without blocking their view.

An aggressive outburst might have been caused by a physical sense of danger: somebody blocking their way when they needed to leave, another child bullying them, or an adult reacting abusively.