The phrase "a means of blocking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing methods or strategies to prevent something from happening or to obstruct a process.
Example: "The new software update provides a means of blocking unwanted advertisements from appearing on your screen."
Alternatives: "a method of obstruction" or "a way to prevent".
That act might have prompted the claims as a means of blocking possible Yankees trades.
Originally planned as a means of blocking suicide bombers, Israel has twisted the barrier's purpose to grab land from Palestinians.
They're explained as a result of his retreat into art as a means of blocking out his harsh childhood on the Boston wharves.
Taken together, the two laws allowed the Justice Department to invoke its authority over interstate communications as a means of blocking all Internet gambling.
On the world stage, the prime minister has dismissed traditional allies in Europe for authoritarian strongmen – even those accused of antisemitism – as a means of blocking EU anti-occupation efforts.
And just a few weeks into 2016 state legislative sessions, it's clear that ending local authority will continue to be the go-to strategy for state legislators and their special interest allies, as a means of blocking earned sick days, minimum wage hikes, tobacco and fracking bans, pro-worker policies, or anti-discrimination laws.
Sea routes, often a means of obtaining larger weapons, have been blocked fairly effectively.
Moreover, these results further indicate that targeted inhibition of the IKK complex with Compound A is an effective means of blocking NF-κB nuclear activity, which is important for the analysis of downstream gene targets.
"Short of a veto, they have cleverly — they think — used a different means of blocking mining development in that watershed...
Try adding several layers of newspaper or cardboard (remove tape and labels first) if you'd like a biodegradable means of blocking weeds.
Overexpression of the C-terminal clathrin-binding domain of AP180/CALM (AP180-C) provides an efficient means of blocking formation of coated pits (Ford et al., 2001).
