Sentence examples for blocking its progress in from inspiring English sources

In 1927 he intervened against Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition by blocking its progress in Shantung.

The RUF may be willing to talk in Sierra Leone, where British and UN troops have blocked its progress.

When the bill was discussed in the House of Lords, ex-chief constable Lord Dear tabled a "wrecking" amendment attempting to block its progress.

To opponents of the deal, however, the Iran and China connections are only one reason to block its progress.

A dike blocks its progress, creating a lake that collects the small amount of flow that makes it this far.

C17 Sparring Over Online Music Napster gave a federal court a report outlining its progress in filtering copyrighted music from its online service, but it also accused record companies of seeking to block titles that they did not own.

However, not every scientist blames the Neanderthals for blocking our progress in Europe.

While trying to force political centralization, France has been blocking economic progress in Europe.

"We call on the UK government to encourage the European commission to support the directive's continued progress rather than blocking it in the wake of recent developments".

It means better identifying bottlenecks that block our progress in the poorest areas – using approaches like cash transfers to enable the most disadvantaged to access services they cannot now reach or afford.

The teachers' union, which is friendly with the party, is blocking progress in education.