Sentence examples similar to an effort to scupper from inspiring English sources

The governing Pheu Thai party, which had defied protesters' efforts to scupper the vote through disruption, intimidation and a boycott, could boast that nearly 90% of polling stations opened for business and that nearly half of voters turned out.

"This is a campaign against Mrs Brooks," and a "blatant attempt to scupper the proceedings," was the bitter refrain from Mrs Brooks's lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw QC.

A Labour attempt to scupper government plans to cut the top rate of income tax from 50% to 45% has been defeated in the Commons.

But, Beijing is now worried that a belligerent Congress may try to scupper the deal.

Ken Abbott Portishead, Somerset Claims that the high court ruling is an attempt to scupper Brexit altogether are ridiculous.

Nigel Farage, head of the anti-EU party UKIP, said on Twitter that he feared the ruling could turn into an attempt to scupper Brexit altogether.

Mr Welch had delayed his retirement in an effort to complete the purchase of Honeywell, only for it to be scuppered by European Union antitrust regulators.

The authors added that "leaks from a buyer are seen as a tool to scupper a deal which has not progressed as originally hoped".

Thus it seems likely that Mrs Kumaratunga's moves are an attempt to cling to power rather than a bid to scupper the peace process.

The American title-holder hurt a biceps in a training camp to scupper the scheduled 23 February fight in Detroit, Michigan.

They are afraid of the renewed fighting that could follow a sudden failure of the deal, or that could erupt as a means to scupper it.