Sentence examples for has blocked a move from inspiring English sources

The House of Commons has blocked a move by the House of Lords to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the upcoming European Union membership referendum.

The House of Lords has blocked a move to allow employees to give up some employment rights in return for shares in the company they work for.

The Brazilian had blocked a proposed move for Derek Warwick as he thought the team was incapable of producing two competitive cars.

However, the Treasury is understood to have blocked any move to introduce a levy amidst fears it will increase living costs.

But the state, so far with the support of federal courts, has blocked this move with a law saying Oklahoma water stays in Oklahoma.

Its three Republican commissioners have blocked any moves toward further disclosure.

But Selig has blocked any such move for the immediate future, saying that it would only shift that set of problems from one area to another.

Foreign Policy reports that the Obama White House has blocked Hillary's move to place Blumenthal on her personal staff as counselor, messagmeister, and speechwriter.

Efforts have been made in the past to enact secrecy legislation, but until now the malign memory of the wartime secret police has blocked serious moves.

The US justice department has blocked moves to resettle them on the US mainland, where they had been offered a home by refugee and Christian organisations.

Republicans are furious because they thought they had blocked such a move by holding "pro forma" sessions, in which the sole business conducted was to adjourn for a few days.