Sentence examples for block of aid from inspiring English sources

Mr. Papademos has only a few weeks to persuade Greece's creditors in the so-called troika — the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank — to release its next block of aid, $11 billion, before the country runs out of money.

It includes the failure to allow sufficient time for the civilian population to evacuate before the bombardment began, the use of human shields to protect soldiers, the degrading treatment of the male population, the blocking of aid, attacks on medical teams, and the denial of access to search and rescue teams.

That fact and the regime's blocking of aid underscores the challenge to Russia's efforts to court the Kurds.

Previous attempts to impose cease-fires in Syria – which involves persuading the myriad armed groups holding chunks of the country to halt their fighting – have eventually broken down, with the notable exception of a deal brokered in Aleppo earlier this month, after reported mass atrocities caused by airstrikes and blocking of aid deliveries.

In each block the coefficients of aid associated with each of the estimators considered are reported in separate columns.

The blocking of the aid deliveries has raised further questions about the Syrian government's commitment to allowing aid into besieged areas.

One senior western diplomat, who asked not be named, said: "The blocking of humanitarian aid by the regime is unbearable and seriously undermines the credibility of the international system and humanitarian norms.

They have quarantined the region, blocking the delivery of aid supplies and urgently needed medicines.

But the Israeli Foreign Ministry sent out a bold-type fax protesting that Israel has never blocked the delivery of aid.

Until now Burma has blocked significant amounts of aid and refused visas to foreign specialists, apparently afraid their presence could loosen the regime's 46-year grip on power.

The ability to map the spatial extent, density and location of peatlands drains means that Annex 1 parties can develop strategies for drain blocking to aid reduction of CO2 emissions, DOC runoff and water discoloration.