Sentence examples for blocked movement from inspiring English sources

In the Senate, Republicans have so far blocked movement.

They apparently made it south before the ice sheets blocked movement.

France has also resisted the idea of Turkey's full accession and, with Cyprus and the European Commission, has blocked movement on all but 13 of the 35 policy areas, called chapters, that countries striving for membership must complete.

To obtain a deal, Mr. Obuchi appeared to have made significant concessions, adopting key planks of the opposition, a coalition of parties that controls the upper house of Parliament and has blocked movement in financial legislation for weeks.

Even more troubling, some of the safes could be bounced open to trip the spring-loaded solenoid pin that blocked movement of the bolt work.

Advocates of the new policy said they were surprised because the debate over the national security exemption had blocked movement for months.

By blocking movement of people and goods, Israel is narrowing the horizons of Gaza's young people".

Scores of tanks and armoured personnel carriers took up positions around Deir al Balah and Khan Yunis in central Gaza, blocking movement between the two halves of the strip.

Instead of needing a sufficient number of dedicated senators to hold the floor for many days and nights, all it takes to block movement on a bill is for 41 senators to raise their little fingers in opposition.

They also cannot take up more than one seat if it interferes with other passengers' comfort, nor can they block movement on a subway by doing something like standing too close to the doors.

The presence of this structure can also block movement of the ovum into the uterine cavity [19].