Sentence examples for prevented from engaging from inspiring English sources

It is unthinkable that a diverse and vibrant American community inundated with agents provocateurs should be prevented from engaging in vigorous and open dialogue.

The male, however, is usually sexually ready but is prevented from engaging in sexual behaviour by the female until estrus occurs.

Western nations that want Mr. Assad to resign have been prevented from engaging in more robust international action in support of the Syrian opposition, in part by Russia and China, which have resisted any such efforts by the United Nations Security Council.

Countries that failed to meet their emissions targets would be required to make up the difference between their targeted and actual emissions, plus a penalty amount of 30percentt, in the subsequent commitment period, beginning in 2012; they would also be prevented from engaging in emissions trading until they were judged to be in compliance with the protocol.

Migrants who do not have the ability to circulate between destination and origin because of their irregular legal status are effectively prevented from engaging in transnational livelihoods that depend on this circulation.

This observation agrees with other studies that have observed that poor households are prevented from engaging in more remunerative activities due to barriers such as age, education and sex (Stifel 2010; Brown et al. 2006).

This system prevented drivers from engaging their transmissions unless they were buckled.

The hole was too small, Kuprevich said, for radiologists to detect its location, though its effects had prevented Molina from engaging in full workouts for the past two days.

He even thinks about resurrecting the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, which prevented banks from engaging in any sort of trading activity involving stocks and bonds.

His blockade of Admiral Richard Howe in New York Bay proved unsuccessful (July 1778), and in August storms prevented him from engaging the British fleet near Newport, Rhode Island.

This has increased cooking time and prevented women from engaging in other tasks while food is cooking.