Sentence examples for prefer blocked from inspiring English sources

Then the road to Moscow was famously (or infamously, if you prefer) blocked by the Carter administration boycott.

"The result is that you feel you've learned the material really well; people prefer blocked practice, when you ask them," said Robert A. Bjork, a psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles.

There was a time when all good N.F.L. linemen preferred blocking for running plays to dropping into pass protection.

Maz was a fullback, the type who preferred to block so that others might score.

He prefers run blocking to pass protection, because it allows him to get warmed up quickly.

But many countries are loth to follow suit.Opponents of change have been reluctant to identify themselves, preferring to block the work of little-known committees.

The preferred neuromuscular blocking agent in the absence of contraindications (eg, hyperkalaemia, burn injury more than 24 h earlier, spinal lesion or allergy) is succinylcholine in a dosage of 1 mg/kg.

Nevertheless, in agreement with international 38 and French guidelines, 39 the following two principles are applied: The preferred neuromuscular blocking agent in the absence of contraindications (eg, hyperkalaemia, burn injury more than 24 h earlier, spinal lesion or allergy) is succinylcholine in a dosage of 1 mg/kg.

Patients with a peripheral block were asked if they would prefer regional block again.

Girls with C.A.H. are typically raised as females and given hormones to feminize, yet studies show they are more physically active and aggressive than the average girl, and more likely to prefer trucks, blocks and male playmates.

Almost anyone in his right mind would prefer a block of cheese.