Sentence examples for method of stifling from inspiring English sources

Obviously, that "club" could be seen as a method of stifling competition, but analysts have mapped out another potential motivation.

Punches like that have a way of stifling ambition.

Republicans accused the Obama administration of stifling religious freedom.

They have accused Republicans of stifling discourse.

Moreover, they accuse Mr. Fayyad, normally considered a friend of the private sector, of stifling investment.

The casting of a wide net with still unproven metrology methods may stifle the development of emerging and sustainable nanotechnologies.

Moreover, there are concerns that the casting of a wide net with still-unproven metrology methods may stifle the development and judicious implementation of sustainable nanotechnologies.

"Business method patents often stifle, rather than promote, innovation," the brief said.

It helps stifle dissent as a method of social control.

An article on Page 44 of The Times Magazine today about patents and Amazon.com's patented 1-Click method of online shopping makes several references to the 20-year duration of patents and the potential for stifling innovation in e-commerce.

An architectural research proposal does not anticipate the outcome of the research, as does the hypothetico-deductive scientific method, nor does it stifle creativity or serendipity.