Sentence examples for attempts to obstruct from inspiring English sources

"These are all just attempts to obstruct the process," Mr. Yeager said.

The government's attempts to obstruct a takeover by Germany's E.ON of a Spanish electricity giant, Endesa, regardless of EU rules, are proof of that.

Mr. Annan said any Security Council decision that finds Baghdad in "material breach" of the resolution must be based on serious or flagrant attempts to obstruct weapons inspectors.

"There were several attempts to obstruct officers but this was quickly dealt with by moving people to the side of the road.

In several attacks last week, Mr Saakashvili also created a storm by linking the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to "attempts to obstruct reform" and "acting in the interests of oligarchs".

Prosecutors, citing Mr. Rubashkin's "blatant lawlessness, utter lack of remorse, his egregious and repeated attempts to obstruct justice," have asked Judge Linda R. Reade to impose a life sentence.

Howard acknowledged committing the acts and obstructing or attempting to obstruct the mosque members' free exercise of their religious beliefs, the news release said.

Or was he attempting to obstruct justice?

We will not attempt to obstruct the triggering of article 50".

It represents an attempt to obstruct the will of the Commons, he says.

Though the headquarters of the European Central Bank looms over the site, the protesters have made no attempt to obstruct its business.