Sentence examples for block the passage from inspiring English sources

In other conformational states, they can block the passage of ions.

In 1899 Socialist deputies overturned the parliamentary ballot box to block the passage of a measure.

Individual elements on the screen then block the passage of some of that illumination to create an image.

Already, there are calls to step up the policing of Greece's maritime border with Turkey, and to block the passage of refugees entirely.

A few weeks before his 15th birthday, the Jewish lad from the East End of London joined thousands to block the passage of fascists through their community.

Nicola Sturgeon has suggested that the Scottish parliament could block the passage of legislation necessary for the UK to leave the EU.

Previous attempts to make vaginal microbicide gels that block the passage of HIV have involved long-chain molecules called carrageenans, thickening agents found in seaweed.

The Republican lawmakers who failed to block the passage of Dodd-Frank have since tried to starve the regulatory agencies charged with implementing reform.

The presence or absence of a single incident photon could permit or block the passage of signal photons along a microscopic wire.

By turning the plug the hole is either lined up with the pipe to permit flow or set at right angles to block the passage.

The Conservatives accused Labour of trying to "gag the British people" on Friday as opposition MPs used parliamentary guerrilla tactics to slow – but not block – the passage of the Tory-endorsed backbench EU referendum bill through the House of Commons.