Sentence examples for disrupt our ability from inspiring English sources

"Incumbents with a deep vested interest in maintaining the status quo," he continued, "see the screwed-up patent system as a means to disrupt our ability to bring breakthroughs to market".

Douglas Johnson, the legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said the provisions were so broad that they would "disrupt our ability to inform like-minded citizens regarding what their elected officials were doing" and would impede the group's ability to communicate with lawmakers.

What's more, it's common for our working life to be interrupted by periods of non-work, whether due to unemployment, training, child bearing or illness that disrupt our ability to save for retirement.

I'm not the only one troubled by how digital devices disrupt our ability to spend time together.

A Border Force regional director said he thought the use of lead was "meant to deter or disrupt our ability through the use of X-rays".

They can disrupt our ability to get and cook our food, heat and cool our homes, shop, drive, bank, and more.

However, the proximity required by a long meal – something about handing dishes around, unfurling napkins at the same moment – disrupts our ability to cling to hatreds.

"The citizens have to realize that the storm has disrupted our ability to make and distribute gasoline," President Bush said at the White House late this afternoon after returning from his Texas ranch.

Lead author professor Jane Ogden suggested the results may be because walking is a "powerful form of distraction which disrupts our ability to process the impact eating has on our hunger".

"We had to withdraw seven of our 12 brands and obviously that disrupts our ability to compete in the marketplace with lawful products.

At work, a constant flurry of tasks, e-mails and meetings draws on our cognitive resources, continuously depleting them, ultimately disrupting our ability to effectively exercise self-control.