Sentence examples for obstructing efforts from inspiring English sources

However, he accused the SNP administration at Holyrood of actively obstructing efforts to shed light on the Lockerbie affair.

According to volunteers on the site, French police have been obstructing efforts to upgrade the camp for two weeks.

John Wayne's heirs are suing an American university which they say is obstructing efforts to launch a proposed range of "Duke" alcoholic beverages.

Former Senator Alan K. Simpson, the other co-chairman of the commission, denounced Grover G. Norquist, the conservative antitax advocate, and AARP, the lobby for older Americans, saying both were obstructing efforts to reduce the deficit.

To a casual observer, it might have seemed that the makers of OxyContin, after years of obstructing efforts to curb the disastrous impacts of their painkiller, had finally seen the error of their ways.

GW 5.17pm BST Afternoon summary Photograph: JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images Time to recap: Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has blasted banks for obstructing efforts to reform the financial sector.

I watched in dismay as Republican leaders arrogantly obstructed efforts to address the growing economic crisis as millions of families contemplate poverty.

They have obstructed efforts in New York and other American cities to face the challenges of globalization and its impact on urban centers.

The Rev Ian Paisley, founder of the Democratic Unionists, for more than half a century obstructed efforts to reconcile Northern Ireland's warring communities before becoming first minister in a power-sharing deal.

But Justice Department officials warned that they would insist on an unambiguous statement from the relatives that if they lost the legal appeals they would not obstruct efforts to return Elian to his father.

The abhorrent suicide bombings are also counterproductive in that they discredit the Palestinian cause, help perpetuate the military occupation and destruction of villages, and obstruct efforts toward peace and justice.