Sentence examples for managed to thwart from inspiring English sources

Today, business interests have managed to thwart serious efforts to curb the problem of child labor abroad.

In office, he has been accused of corruption, but managed to thwart impeachment efforts in the Senate.

James Comey, then the deputy attorney general, rushed to the hospital and managed to thwart the plan.

In the 1970s, protesters managed to thwart a plan to develop ranch land into a Honolulu suburb, with airport.

Brazil's obstreperous Congress, which is dominated by unreliable allies of the government and outright opponents, has so far not managed to thwart them.

Even so, officials in Washington say they believe they managed to thwart the imminent attack they had warned about 10 days ago or so.

Owens pounded Ziggler, managing to thwart each of his rallies.

Mozart's Figaro and Susanna manage to thwart Count Almaviva's yearning for his neo-feudal rites and rights.

If Hamas, on the other hand, somehow manages to thwart the Israelis and proclaims Gaza a victory, Iran's prestige and influence will be further enhanced.

Be that as it may, if he does manage to thwart the will of the citizens of this city, the only good that could come out of it is that you could run again".

Without spoiling the plot, one can reveal that Maureen scents a chance of escape when she meets a local bachelor, briefly back from London, at a village shindig; and the big question is whether Mag will manage to thwart her daughter's one hope of happiness.