Sentence examples for impeding the passage from inspiring English sources

These were failing to keep a proper lookout and two counts of impeding the passage of a vessel.

District Judge Anthony Callaway fined Wilson £2,000 for failing to keep a proper lookout, a specific offence, and £500 for both offences of impeding the passage of a vessel and ordered him to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

The seed coat often contributes to the maintenance of dormancy by physically impeding the passage of water and gases to and from the embryo, by chemically inhibiting germination, and by mechanically restricting the growth of the embryo.

Broken light poles and electric wires were also impeding the passage of trucks bearing clean water.

The South American river turtle, or arrau (Podocnemis expansa), migrates along rivers in large masses that may impede the passage of boats.

Since the blood brain barrier impedes the passage of large molecules such as β-glucuronidase, encapsulated cells producing β-glucuronidase were introduced directly into the lateral ventricles of the brain.

Mind you, these "no" votes were calibrated in such a way that they'd not impede the passage of a clean debt ceiling hike.

In this study we show that epithelia in Spongilla lacustris have relatively high electrical resistances, can impede the passage of small molecules, and control their membrane potential by transport of ions.

However, chronic nicotine exposure did not impede the passage of polar paracellular markers in sucrose perfusion studies.

The lumbar epidural space in adults is segmented and discontinuous and may impede the passage of the epiduroscope and cause its misplacement [ 29].

Dam construction will impact the habitats in flooded and downstream areas, and impede the passage of migratory aquatic species (Li and others 2003).