The phrase "obstruct the development" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to hinder or impede the progress or growth of something. Example sentence: The lack of funding has greatly obstructed the development of the new school building project.
Microsoft was willing nevertheless to obstruct the development of Windows-compatible applications if they would be easy to port to other platforms and would thus diminish the applications barrier to entry.
Such peptides are reported to obstruct the development and transmission of eukaryotic pathogens (Paily et al., 2007).
One of many researchers lending support to the cause is genome scientist and Nobelist John Sulston of the University of Manchester, U.K., who warns that "gene patents can have a chilling impact on research, obstruct the development of new genetic tests, and interfere with medical care".
With almost 25 years experience representing men in divorce with Cordell & Cordell, I have witnessed many cases where one of the parents will let their own feelings obstruct the development of a relationship between their children and ex, which can result in parental alienation.
Second, the complexity of conifer genomes e.g. [ 37] may obstruct the development of specific probes for the assay.
Moreover, one of the biggest challenges that obstruct the development of vaccines is interindividual variability in the immune response to HIV-1.
The Tibetan government obstructed the development of modern transportation to make access to the country difficult for outsiders.
Its Game Rating Board (GRB), with the legal power to ban any game, now risks obstructing the development of an entire industry, one of the country's most vibrant.Graphic games such as Grand Theft Auto III are already off-limits to Korean gamers.
"Finally they obstructed the development of Android forks.
Under this situation, recirculation bubble would appear around the trailing edge of the suction surface of the fan blade, and therefore obstructs the development of the flow.
Innovation policy can never be fully technology-neutral and policies often align to support incumbent technological regimes obstructing the development of new industries.
