Sentence examples for blocking measure from inspiring English sources

However, Mr. Reagan plans to keep the sale alive by vetoing the blocking measure.

In an open letter the group suggests that the controversial nature of the legislation - which it says "threatens to severely infringe fundamental human rights" and could introduce "website blocking" measure that impede free speech - must face the full scrutiny of parliament before it becomes law.

Back in June, the £1.1 billion merger ($2.2 billion) between the LSE and Milan's Borsa Italiana was widely seen as a blocking measure for potential takeovers, particularly from Nasdaq.

Even if we assume that the draft protections are warranted — that valuable intellectual property and sensitive technology created by early-stage startups really is being misappropriated — a blocking measure around foreign venture capital investment in sensitive technologies like AI would be a significant departure from the status quo.

Republicans say Senate Democrats are also blocking measures on charitable giving and job training.

The Labor man was asked why he was blocking measures rather than trying to improve them.

Canada and the European Union have enacted "blocking" measures that declare judgments under the act unenforceable.

During his Asian tour, Mr Cameron blamed the Liberal Democrats for blocking measures inside the Coalition.

He blamed anti-gun activists for blocking measures that would allow multiple teachers with guns to shoot at one another and thus keep the nation's classrooms safe.

Hancock quoted the former cabinet secretary Lord Butler of Brockwell, a member of the crossbench group of peers, who described the first three motions as unprecedented blocking measures.

In the U.S., President Obama is expanding state-backed loan guarantees for the nuclear industry to build more reactors, and Republicans are blocking measures to reduce CO2 emissions.