Sentence examples for obstructed the efforts from inspiring English sources

Moreover, it consistently ignored pleas for food and obstructed the efforts of Western humanitarian relief agencies to provide food aid.

But for the past five years, Graham has instead repeatedly obstructed the effort to try and convict the 9/11 detainees.

The S.E.C. said in its lawsuit that corporate insiders had tried "to thwart and obstruct the efforts" of the review.

Such "extremism" would obstruct the efforts of the "legitimate tobacco industry" to block illegal sales to children, fight illicit commerce and invest in "safer" products.

He then went on to detail how "the motherfuckers" at Defense had been trying to obstruct the efforts with the U.N. ** Powell, for his part, comforts himself with the thought that he has done his best.

Since he was the one obstructing the efforts to create a homeland department as recently as two weeks ago, he should try to be receptive if Congress has a good idea about changing his plans.

This is someone who claims to support the international consensus for a diplomatic resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, but 1) refuses to actually help bring it about, or more grievously 2) actively tries to obstruct the efforts of others to help bring it about.

Roads that are quickly clogged with relatives or those with good but uncoordinated intentions severely obstruct the efforts of the rescue teams.

Members of the majority accuse the opposition of deliberately obstructing the effort.

If I were a foreign-service officer, I'd wonder instead how I could continue to work for an organization that is obstructing the effort to save our Iraqi allies from death.

To deflect people from understanding what really caused the crisis and from seeing that they are obstructing the effort to reform the financial system they made this one up.