Sentence examples for Stymie progress from inspiring English sources
The phrase "stymie progress" is correct and can be used in written English
This phrase is used to mean that something is hindering or blocking progress. For example, "High interest rates are stymieing the progress of small businesses."
Worried that Albany's fiscal woes could stymie progress, city officials have stepped up efforts to take over the project, now overseen by the Empire State Development Corporation.
A prolonged split in the party leadership would be problematic not only for China, Mr. Brown warned, but also for the global economy, and could stymie progress in efforts to gain greater access to China's vast domestic market as well.
British Airways BAA), which already owns 10% of Iberia and has right of first refusal on another 30%, could stymie progress, join forces with TPG, or mount a bid of its own.
The statement said that the company's board "continues to believe in the urgent ecological necessity" of its plans, but that "ideological hostility" and "misrepresentations" would continue to stymie progress.
Such unproven stem cell interventions also raise the significant risk of placebo effects being mistaken for genuine cures, and could stymie progress in the field.
What if a handful of members were working to stymie progress on this measure?
Two European officials involved in the discussions said the U.S. was stymieing progress on both.
The President should not pass the opportunity to remind Republicans that they played a key role stymieing progress towards fixing an immigration system that is both dehumanizing as it is costly and ineffective.
The Israeli statements of intent, rejected by the Palestinians, were likely to further stymie any progress between the sides.
Plans continue to bring Slumdog Millionaire — another Beaufoy screenplay — to the stage, although creative differences and allegiances may yet stymie its progress.
It is not those working to avert dangerous climate change who are the faith-based ideologues, but those who deny the overwhelming scientific evidence on global warming, who use smears and dishonest rhetoric in their desperate battle to defend fossil fuels and stymie the progress that this country is finally making towards cleaning up its energy supply.
