Sentence examples for measures to block the from inspiring English sources
In September the Japanese government approved measures to block the transfer of funds to North Korea.
Even if the Democrats recapture the House and hold the Senate, the Republican minority could continue to use filibusters and other measures to block the majority's business.
The lucrative deal is swathed in secrecy and successive UK governments have taken unprecedented measures to block the release of information concerning it.
He and other Republican leaders in both houses, along with many Democrats and a number of state attorneys general, support measures to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, as it plans to do starting in January.
The Vatican said it had told its lawyers in Italy and abroad to "take the proper legal measures" to block the use of an altered photo it considered "damaging to not only to the dignity of the pope and the Catholic Church but also to the feelings of believers".
"The latest stats show that, as more first-time internet users get online in growing economies, they are not taking measures to block the malware infections that turn their PCs into spam-spewing zombies," he added.
Representatives were voting on a measure to block the amendment -- not on the amendment itself, although it was effectively rejected.
Last Friday, the Senate handed Mr. Obama an early legislative victory when it voted 52 to 42 to defeat a measure to block the final disbursement of the money.
And earlier this year, many House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a measure to block the Department of Justice from using funds to target medical marijuana providers operating legally under state laws.
Together, these findings show that successfully blocking the cortisol response is not an effective measure to block the MDMA-induced memory impairment.
House Republicans have shown a determination to try to use the spending measures to block implementation of the new health care law, limit regulatory efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies, and impose other restrictions on the Obama administration.
