Sentence examples for as a blockage from inspiring English sources

It serves as a blockage to resist higher magnitude of stresses prior to plastic deformation (Montoya and Pech 2007).

The highly dense and thin YSZ layer acted as a blockage against electron and oxygen permeation between the anode and GDC electrolyte.

The influx of foreign players, part of what the man who hosted the dinner in the early 90s that led to the establishment of the Premier League called "the law of unintended consequences", is now acting as a blockage of the development of players for England's national side.

"If material is suppressed, we must see it as a blockage," says Assange, "and alleviate the problem.

"Rapprochement" is Ms Rehman's mantra: what others view as a blockage, such as, the Line of Control in Kashmir, she views as "a spur to dialogue".

Initially 2.5-3 milongong, it stretched from Riverside Road in the west to Vineyard Avenue in the east; the removal of an overpass on Vineyard Avenue, as well as a blockage under a bridge on U.S. Route 9W, prevented the trail from continuing east to the Poughkeepsie Bridge.

Wise's presence had previously been speculated as being a blockage to any possible appointment of a manager.

There are a number of Twitter reports of a blockage as well.

If you set aside 8 hours nightly for sleep but wake up groggy and lethargic, you may not be getting restful sleep due to a medical condition such as sleep apnea (a blockage of airflow that causes frequent, temporary stops in breathing).

Could the passenger who has left a folding bicycle in carriage D please make themselves known as the bicycle is being removed from the train as it is causing a blockage!

Linked to sedentary behavior, the condition — referred to as economy-class syndrome — can be fatal if the clot reaches the lungs, causing a blockage known as a pulmonary embolism.