Sentence examples for place blocking from inspiring English sources

During the presidential campaign, George Bush supported a moratorium, long in place, blocking new leasing of fields in parts of the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

"He was all over the place, blocking shots and shooting passing lanes, which some of the lanes he shot just aren't normal".

explored the restrictions on competition that companies like Myriad had put in place — blocking alternatives to the patented tests, and even the practice of interpreting or comparing gene sequences that involved those genes — the restrictions started to look like not just a question of patent law, Mr. Hansen said, but of the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech as well.

The boundaries (shown as dashed lines) surrounding the droplet fix the droplet in place, blocking it from lateral motion.

U.S. sanctions related to Iran's ballistic missile program and human rights record remain in place, blocking trade in U.S. dollars.

Cannistrato called the memo "interesting" and noted that when he worked for the CIA they had rules in place blocking the use of journalists as sources.

The girl, he said, had come in from her shopping and found the door to her place blocked from the inside.

The floods have swept away buildings and triggered landslides in some places, blocking roads.

We place blocks to protect customers and their accounts from potential fraudulent activity.

The need to place blocks carefully develops hand-eye co-ordination.

22. Place block back into the liquid nitrogen cooler if needed to shake another 2 min, then shake a second time after the block appears to be frozen.