Sentence examples for blocked from taking from inspiring English sources

Lloyds was blocked from taking over Abbey three years ago, when it tabled an offer at around £13 a share.

In Sindh Province, Mrs. Bhutto's party won a majority in the assembly but was blocked from taking control by the Musharraf government, which installed a shaky coalition.

The U.N.'s most powerful body, the Security Council, has been blocked from taking any action because Russia, has veto power as one of its five permanent members.

Cameron was widely blamed for RBS's reckless expansion and since quitting the bank last year he has been blocked from taking a job at Greenhill bank by the Financial Services Authority.

After DP World was blocked from taking over management of American ports in 2006, much of the world asked whether there was a new litmus test for investment in the United States.

Robbie Barr, the chairman, said the quality of care in the company's homes had not been affected by financial pressures – with three homes blocked from taking new residents by the regulator compared with a peak of 28.

With a proper guide and acceptable purpose, these spirits can be blocked from ever taking hold.

But I do not know of a single instance where ACoBA has blocked anyone from taking up a job.

Scaramucci was originally asked to run the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, but Priebus blocked Scaramucci from taking the job, even after Scaramucci sold his investment firm to take it.

Prosecutors said Vitalmiro Moura ordered her killing in 2005 because she blocked him from taking land the government gave to farmers.

In 2006, for example, the European Union blocked ministers from taking a case to a United Nations tribunal in an attempt to force the closure of Sellafield.