Sentence examples for prevented it from moving from inspiring English sources

Though this proposal was approved by a committee of health professionals and medical ethicists it was met with public outcry which prevented it from moving forward.

Placement of one or two loops behind the transmitter body prevented it from moving to the lower back and avoided the possibility that the catheter tip could be withdrawn from the aortic arch.

If you tread on a Roomba, it will not cause you to slip over; instead, a rubber pad on its base grips the floor and prevents it from moving.

Place your chopping board over a damp cloth, to prevent it from moving around when you are chopping/slicing.

But I believe the nature of the medium prevents it from moving beyond craftsmanship to the stature of art".

Ice-retention structures such as floating ice booms are used to hold ice in place and prevent it from moving downstream, where it might cause problems.

The most damning move was the extension given to Sanchez, which now hamstrings the team, preventing it from moving on from the quarterback without serious penalty for at least another year.

Xiaomi, a fast-growing Chinese firm, is one of the big brands, but problems with intellectual-property rights might prevent it from moving as quickly as it would like into markets outside China.

Then there are stress risers -- wood blocks, other pipes, boulders or underground equipment from other utilities or cable television companies -- that touch a water main and prevent it from moving when the earth vibrates from traffic or other causes.

In a speech coinciding with the launch of the report, he will attack the "poverty of expectation" in England which, he says, remains a fundamental weakness in the education system and prevents it from moving up international league tables.

Mr. Westerwelle was accompanied by his Polish counterpart, Radek Sikorski, who believed that the European Union had to engage Belarus to prevent it from moving closer to Russia — and to give the younger generation some perspective.