Sentence examples for occasions to block from inspiring English sources

The governments of both these countries have attempted to curtail Tor's use: China has tried on multiple occasions to block Tor entirely, while one of the motives behind Iranian efforts to create a "national internet" entirely under government control was to prevent circumvention of those controls.

The third case was the European strike organized in December 2011 by the EMF at the ArcelorMittal; unions, in that occasion, were able to block production in many production sites (Reuters 2011).

Ships from the two sides have collided in the rig area on multiple occasions as Vietnam seeks to block the move.

As Ghandour notes, development is allowed under the Local Coastal Plan approved by the Coastal Commission, and he has prevailed in court on more than one occasion when someone tried to block him from moving forward.

Chelsea's greater power was winning influence in midfield and on a couple of occasions Liverpool's defenders needed to block in desperation as Eden Hazard found space.

No one who raises his hands on a football pitch could complain at a red card. 2 The attack was not premeditated, but was occasioned by McCarthy deliberately moving to block Rooney's run.

It's true that on rare occasions the filibuster has been used to block legislation that would have hurt the environment.

On another occasion, Obama voted — a parliamentary error, Obama says — to block funding for a child-welfare facility in Hendon's district.

However, on this occasion, the government used its numbers in the House of Representatives to block my appointment.

Eventually, people felt that the occasion of Thatcher's death was a good time to block the road.

They serve on occasion to invite heavenly protectors, create good tidings and to block harmful spirits.