Sentence examples for by blocking passage of from inspiring English sources

This has been described as a "reverse Maastricht", a reference to the way in which Eurosceptics caused hell for John Major by blocking passage of the Maastricht treaty into UK law.

Whoever replaces Mr. Kan will face a divided Parliament where the upper house is in the hands of the opposition Liberal Democrats, who seem intent to force an early election by blocking passage of whatever agenda he puts forward.

"The only way America goes over the cliff is if the Republican leaders in the House and the Senate decide to push us by blocking passage of bills to extend tax cuts or the middle class," said the White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer.

Ms. Slaughter said aggressive lobbying by agribusiness interests has played a major role in blocking passage of legislation.

However, opposition Taiwanese lawmakers are blocking passage of the deal, saying it will hurt small businesses.

They allow nutrients from food to pass out of the lumen while blocking passage of bacteria.

Instead, it stopped the flow by blocking passages through the membrane, called cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels.

Rats can't regurgitate and peanut butter can kill them by blocking passages.

The money appeared to be well spent, as Senate Republicans, aided by a few Democrats, blocked passage of all major gun control legislation championed by President Barack Obama and most of his partisan brethren.

The votes ended a fractious three weeks, during which Republican members of the state Legislature used their limited clout to block passage of a budget package crafted by Davis and Democratic leaders.

Congressional Republicans blocked passage of the card-check bill.