The economic bureaucracy, fearing the loss of its power and privileges, obstructed much of his program, however.
The bulletproof windshield, cracked by past rounds, looked like battered ice, and a large photograph of a recently killed SWAT-team member obstructed much of the view.
The original ads aren't so much blocked as obstructed as the underlying ads still get served, resulting in publishers still getting paid.
Livingstone later claimed that GLC bureaucrats obstructed much of what GLEB tried to achieve.
Visibility isn't obstructed so much as slightly baffled by the shallow angle of the windscreen and the pronounced A-frame.
In this, and much else, she was obstructed by her father-in-law, Sir Timothy Shelley, who had disowned the poet in his lifetime and now harassed her with restrictions in exchange for grudging financial support for her and her son Percy.
It was noted to be in poor condition in 1452, and a report for the Commissioners of Sewers in 1617 suggested that much of it was obstructed by mills which had been built on the banks.
The upper-house Legislative Council was elected from a narrow franchise base and had much power to obstruct legislation.
And they were right!" All this is nearly as much fun as obstructing Barack Obama in the House of Representatives.But what if Mitt Romney had won in 2012?
Despite the election rout, the hard-liners still dominate the judiciary, the military and the broadcast media, and retain the capacity to obstruct much of the effort at reform.
