Sentence examples for because of a blockade from inspiring English sources

It had closed on Friday because of a blockade by protesters.

Thousands of tourists remain stranded in Thailand because of a blockade by anti-government protesters at the country's main international airport.

This capital city remained cut off from the rest of the country for a third consecutive day on Friday because of a blockade ordered by Maoist insurgents on the two main highways in the Katmandu Valley.

A2 Nepal Rebels Block Capital Katmandu remained cut off from rest of Nepal for the third consecutive day because of a blockade ordered by Maoist insurgents, prompting the government to consider negotiation.

When he learned what had happened, he rushed from Austin back to Waco to join his cohort, but was unable to reach them because of a blockade.

But residents here were unable to escape because of a naval blockade.

Gazans rushed to buy food and other supplies that have become scarce because of an Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, aimed at stopping rockets being fired on Israeli villages and towns.

Or, rather, it can't get its cash because of an economic blockade by Visa, Mastercard, Paypal and other financial institutions.

The CNX pattern of these mutants was different from that of WT ACE, probably because a blockade or an accumulation of these mutants occurred in the ER.

Approximately 20% of the data had to be discarded because of incorrect probe placements, a blockade of the microdialysis probes, a blockade of the jugular catheter, non-sufficient recovery of the animal from the operation, or an incomplete data set.

In the end, though, Kennedy chose a naval blockade, which he was careful to call a "quarantine," because a blockade is an act of war.