Sentence examples for block its return from inspiring English sources

Unaware of the dispersal of Willaumez's squadron, the British naval authorities sought to block its return to Europe by stationing strong battle squadrons off the principal French Atlantic ports.

But when Mrs Grissom asked for the return of the suit, NASA stepped in, claiming that it remains agency property, and blocking its return to the family.

Iran's "deep state", increasingly bold under Mr Ahmadinejad, has made little effort to disguise its determination to block their return to power.

That allowed the company's management and its controlling shareholder, Opportunity, to block the return of Telecom Italia on regulatory grounds.

Barricades were set up, but only to block the return of the military and security forces.

The United States made a similar decision to block the return of Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman.

She exhorted Peruvians to vote for PPK to block a return to power for the Fujimori dynasty.

Initial research has reported that the single presentation of a conditioned stimulus prior to extinction learning can permanently block the return of fear.

This would partially block the return of blood from the brain to the heart.

body serve, the Serb falling to his left as he attempted to block back the return.

So when the mobile phone tries to call, it is blocked by its own signal returning to it!