Sentence examples for obstruction tactic from inspiring English sources

A super-majority is a filibuster-proof 60 or more Senate seats, allowing one party to pass legislation without votes from the other, Don't forget: the president needed a super-majority because of the Republicans' unprecedented use of the filibuster as an obstruction tactic -- they've used it more than 400 times.

CRACKDOWN ON OBSTRUCTION -- To improve the flow of the game and increase scoring chances, the N.H.L. plans yet another crackdown on obstruction tactics.

But Lindros has been called for many of these borderline infractions in the opening weeks of a season that is featuring a crackdown on obstruction tactics.

Glen Sather, the Rangers' general manager, noted that the measure was an outgrowth of rules enacted in 2005 to speed up the game by cracking down on obstruction tactics.

The league has tried to eliminate obstruction tactics before, but the consensus is that rule enforcement goes down as the season progresses and and is reduced even more during the playoffs.

Considering that Harry Reid was forced to employ the nuclear option against the filibuster to get Obama's lower court judges past Senate GOP obstruction tactics, does anyone really doubt that Republicans would block Obama's supreme court nominees?

In 1992, he called the N.H.L. a "garage league" because of the obstruction tactics then allowed, and in 1997, he retired for three seasons in part over his frustrations.

Designed to free up the bill's progress, the appeal passed the next day, with government supporters blaming the opposition for obstruction tactics.

I also look forward to the Hamilton electors pivoting after the Dec. 19 vote to throw their support behind obstruction tactics by Democratic members of Congress.

It is indisputable that the Republicans have settled on a tactic of obstruction, disinformation and fear-mongering, but it is equally indisputable that the Democrats have not countered it well.

It was the tail end of an era when conservative strategies and tactics of obstruction kept the ice congested and held scoring down.