This, it said, breached safety regulations by obstructing mandatory rest periods between flights.
By obstructing the confederation, Montgelas kept a large measure of freedom.
One count against him was dismissed by the judge, leaving only disorderly conduct by obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
Plastic in animals' stomachs not only release deadly toxins, but can also lead to slow starvation by obstructing the animals' bowels.
By obstructing international auditors, by the way, the U.S. wasn't just fueling suspicion about the misappropriation of Iraqi oil money -- it was also breaking its word.
Something had to give, and it did at Highbury, where local police deemed that the oversized novelty fruits could, by obstructing spectators' views, incite violence.
While artificial ventilation recirculated fumes silently released by carpets, wall coverings and the fabric of the cubicles themselves, their high walls added to the problem by obstructing airflow.
If fully carried out, that measure could isolate Iran's central bank and effectively choke off the sale of Iranian oil by obstructing the means of payment.
One Manhattan property manager, Richard Bassik, argues that they devalue real estate by obstructing light and imprisoning windows behind institutional bars.
And Democrats say that the president, like many of them, believes Republicans are more vulnerable to overstepping politically by obstructing his agenda.
The G.O.P. has already found a simple and immediate way to wage war on the federal judiciary: by obstructing the confirmation of new judges.
