Sentence examples for acts to block from inspiring English sources

So caffeine, acting as an adenosine mimicker, acts to block adenosine by clogging up adenosine receptors in the brain.

OSI's drug, called OSI-774, is a once-a-day pill that acts to block what is known as the epidermal growth factor receptor, a protein that is involved in the aberrant growth of cancer cells.

Though he did not know it at the time, Mr. Moore was randomly assigned to the study group that every two weeks self-injected a biologically derived drug called Humira, which acts to block a protein involved in the inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Unless Congress acts to block it, this year Trump will turn this R&D project into a full-fledged program to build a new nuclear weapon.

Fomepizole is a potent inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase; similar to ethanol, it acts to block the formation of the toxic metabolites.

Precisely how CAML acts to block ROS induction and Bim activation is not yet clear.

In fact the government has to act to block him".

European nations had already acted to block assets in any accounts linked to those men.

It has already acted to block the use of PGD sex selection as a speculative means of preventing autism.

"The House has acted to block the creation of embryo farms," said Douglas Johnson, a spokesman for the National Right-to-Life Committee.

In early May, the company had to act to block promoted tweets by notorious white supremacist and troll Andrew Weev' Auernheimerr.