Sentence examples for by blocking reform of from inspiring English sources

By blocking reform of a broken system, the Bush administration is favoring the interests of a tiny corporate oligarchy over those of everyone else.

China was prominent in blocking reform of the Security Council (to stop Japan joining).

If that is so, the conservatives, by blocking reforms clearly desired by the majority, are most to blame.

As she has changed, so has Labour, which is now accused of blocking reform plans set out by the Scottish government.

He has made a career of blocking reform.

"With so many people and groups in favor of immigration reform, common sense would dictate that those blocking reform are the ones out of the mainstream".

Lobbying by the church recently succeeded in blocking reform in Pennsylvania.

Even if the Duma had any real power, it would have trouble blocking reform while it remains dominated by a dispirited Communist Party.The Communists still have the backing of roughly a fifth of the voters.

This is the case of minority power blocking reforms supported by the majority.

At other times, it has involved simply blocking reforms sought by Democrats, as Mr. McConnell succeeded in doing last month by keeping the Senate from voting on a White House-backed plan to force greater public disclosure of the sources of political donations.

First, by blocking immigration reform, a top priority of the business lobby.