Sentence examples for close and blocking from inspiring English sources

Flooding caused by days of heavy rain has hit parts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, forcing businesses to close and blocking roads.

The effective transmission of pressure can be realized in the process of water injection development, and there are good interlayer conditions between the different sand bodies, which can effectively close and block the fluid spillover (Qiu 1990).

Keeping schools closed and blocking certain public services is not a strategy we support and could alienate public opinion and play into the governor's hand.

With your front fist closed and blocking your face, keep your balance until you are ready to pivot your body.

The other is a narrow-minded clique of conservatives, largely composed of mullahs, that has in many ways lost touch with the masses and sometimes seems to have no agenda other than closing newspapers and blocking democratic change.

A weekend visit revealed that the space was closed and blocked off with plastic sheeting.

Crowds at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert became upset when the gates were closed and blocked off by police in riot gear.

The southern exit on the newly reopened Blackfriars station has been closed and blocked due to safety issues, and is not expected to open before the end of the afternoon.

Trees huddle close together and block my sight.

Though the negative reporting on Mr. Bakiyev dovetailed with a Russian agenda, to counter Russian influence would have required the United States to publicly support the closing of newspapers and blocking of Internet news sites.

Today, in a protest aimed at sending a message to Caracas, landowners and merchants closed businesses and blocked roads.