Sentence examples for prevented from securing from inspiring English sources

The Raptors 45-344) stayed in the running for home-court advantage in the first-round of the playoffs, while the third-place Heat 48-311) was prevented from securing at least fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Celtic's equaliser, which fittingly came from their top scorer Maciej Zurawski with a header, arrived 14 minutes from time and they were only prevented from securing three points by Zibby Malkowski's point-blank save from the same player and thus will fall short of the 100-point mark that was the only remaining target of a successful season.

Field researchers have observed that these vocalizations are often produced during food contests, by animals that are prevented from securing access to the kill by the intervention of higher ranking individuals.

Dr. Scher, who later said his own "excessive inhibition" prevented him from securing her number, was finally spurred to action by the timely intervention of a friend.

Law enforcement officials have maintained that the F.B.I.'s inability to show conclusively that Mr. Moussaoui was linked to Al Qaeda or a known terrorist group -- as the current law for foreign intelligence surveillance requires -- prevented them from securing a warrant against him.

Carnell Williams rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and Connor Barth kicked a 47-yard field goal in overtime, lifting THE VISITING BUCCANEERS TO A 20-17 UPSET OF THE SAINTS that, for the time being, prevented New Orleans from securing home field throughout the N.F.C. playoffs.

The tension between the mayor's office and the powerful Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) would contribute to the city's first-ever mayoral runoff election, in 2015, when a strong showing by CTU-backed candidate Jesús ("Chuy") García prevented Emanuel from securing the 50-percent-plus-one of the vote necessary to win reelection in the first round.

Our rapid momentum was eventually slowed by San Francisco's saturation, which prevented us from securing the A-players we needed to continue trending upward.

Would an outrageous backlash have prevented America from securing an international ally that solidified our new nation's position on the map?

Some residents of Grand Forks criticized the National Weather Service for its incorrect prediction of the river level, as it had prevented them from securing their possessions from their homes.

The battalion reached and safely crossed the westernmost branch, but heavy German resistance prevented them from securing the main part of the town.