Sentence examples for blocking movement from inspiring English sources

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

The difference now is that in some parts of the country the songs are accompanied by burned-out cars, flaming tyres, broken glass and the coffins of cholera victims blocking movement, forcing aid workers to suspend operations and leaving people to die in the street.

In places where weirs crossed entire rivers, blocking movement of fish, the owner of a weir would catch as much fish as needed and then open all or part of their weir to allow fish to move on to the next weir (Gunther 1927; Suttles 1955).

In the Senate, Republicans have so far blocked movement.

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

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.

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.

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].

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

In support of this idea, inhibition of apoptosis specifically in the inner ring slowed down rotation, but did not completely block movement.