Sentence examples for frustrate the progress of from inspiring English sources

John Allan, the chairman of Tesco and president of the CBI, interjected to seek assurances that the government would do nothing to frustrate the progress of the backbench bill that Hammond had appeared to support.

He formulated ambitious plans for amphibious landings and naval assaults to frustrate the progress of the French Army of Italy that was now advancing on Genoa, but could excite little interest in Hotham.

Virgin is still renegotiating its west coast contract, while struggling FirstGroup has been frustrated with the progress of discussions for the extension of the Great Western franchise.

Some senators became frustrated with the progress of getting through the many amendments to the bill.

Frustrated with the progress of the negotiations, he had said in June that he would pursue free agency after the season.

Each was frustrated by the faltering progress of the other.

Frustrated by the slow progress of the case, a judge in New Orleans said that a doctor and two nurses accused of killing four desperately ill patients after Hurricane Katrina should be formally charged or exonerated.

For those frustrated by the stately progress of research up the animal chain, from worms to flies to mice to dogs to monkeys, speculative treatments abound.

Frustrated by the slow progress of trials, they suggested abandoning the placebo in favour of other forms of clinical trial that could fast-track treatments.

Cycleways have helped the revival, but those who live there are frustrated with the slow progress of its regeneration.

In 2006, frustrated by the slow progress of a regional plan to lay a fibre-optic cable along the east coast of the continent, Kenya negotiated its own link to the United Arab Emirates.