Sentence examples for foiled the plan from inspiring English sources

It was conceived as cutting across the northeastern Bronx, but local opposition foiled the plan because the road would have gone through part of the Bronx Zoo.

Alas, the damp New England climate has foiled the plan, leaving the trays full of grunge that looks more like swamp rot than the makings of décor.

Arroyo almost foiled the plan when he brought a 50-1 horse named Iron Lady home a winner on his third lifetime mount at Rockingham Park.

But Carter foiled the plan immediately, canning three jumpers, including a 3-pointer, to lift the Raptors to a 20-10 lead.

According to the Jordanian authorities, who foiled the plan, associates of Mr. bin Laden had planned to blow up holy sites, a major tourist hotel and other targets in Jordan, hoping to kill Americans, Israelis and others.

Mr. Purcell, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, foiled the plan of his rival, John J. Mack, yesterday by persuading a senior Morgan Stanley executive, Walid Chammah, to pass up the offer of a top job at Mr. Mack's firm, Credit Suisse First Boston.

Bart again foils the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison.

However, Batman foils the plan by luring the penguins back to the Penguin's sewer base before confronting Penguin directly and knocking him into the sewer water from a great height.

The opposition conspired to foil the plans.

Harry Fowler leads a bunch of feisty kids foiling the plans of robbers in London's East End.

Despite such difficulties, however, which seem designed to foil the plans of anyone intent on categorization, much has been written about Robert Walser.