Sentence examples for excuse for blocking from inspiring English sources

But if China is serious about its pledges, which include capping its carbon emissions by 2030 and ending its "dash to coal," this represents a significant development—one that shouldn't be lost on Republican members of Congress, who, for years, have been using the inaction of developing countries like China and India as an excuse for blocking efforts to curb emissions here at home.

But if China is serious about its pledges, which include capping its carbon emissions by 2030 and ending its "dash to coal," this represents a significant development — one that shouldn't be lost on Republican members of Congress, who, for years, have been using the inaction of developing countries like China and India as an excuse for blocking efforts to curb emissions here at home.

Mordaunt had previously said Saudi Arabia had no excuse for blocking aid to Yemen, warning that the use of starvation as a weapon was in breach of humanitarian law, but a DfID statement announcing the deal said the UK was "encouraged by the easing of restrictions into Yemen".

That was a lie, and a phony excuse for blocking the rule.

In other words, national security should no longer be an excuse for blocking the free flow of such information.

Delegates usually say they are in favor of including indigenous rights within the text, but use other countries as an excuse for blocking progress, says Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, the director of the Indigenous Women and Peoples Association of Chad.

The most prominent of them is the vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, who, after many court actions against him, only got the go-ahead to run as president on April 16th.Worse, Mr Obasanjo has pursued his highly partisan campaign by manipulating the few reforming institutions in the country, such as the anti-corruption agency, to raise excuses for blocking opponents.

House Speaker John Boehner said Friday that "President Obama is now out of excuses for blocking the Keystone pipeline and the thousands of American jobs it would create.

Both the Japanese and Russians are looking for any excuse to block the calls for greater transparency, including a new standard on public beneficial ownership.

Think about it: if you are an evil dictator, looking for an excuse to block Facebook and Twitter, what better propaganda weapon than a picture of President Obama getting chummy with Mark Zuckerberg? Yes, I know that the U.S. government didn't invent Facebook or even figure out how to use it until recently; and that it doesn't control Facebook's policies.

It is clear that these climate change deniers are looking for any excuse to block steps to combat climate change and build a more sustainable energy future.