Sentence examples for seeking to obstruct from inspiring English sources

Mr. Vitter, in a letter to Ms. Boxer and at a news conference Thursday, said that Republicans were not seeking to obstruct the nomination or harass the nominee.

Republicans, on the other hand, according to Democrats, had become the "Party of No," seeking to obstruct Democratic legislative initiatives without offering real alternative proposals.

Lawrie then resigned when it was revealed police were investigating her for "possible breaches of the criminal law" in seeking to "obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice" during the Lawler inquiry.

"There is an inherent flaw in the wording of this question [of whether Ogilvy would take a client seeking to obstruct such regulations] that renders it difficult to answer simplistically.

Burr asked Comey, a former prosecutor, if he thought Trump had sought to obstruct his work.

The Government argues that opponents of academies have sought to obstruct the process under which academy sponsors take over schools.

The report also said the commission contended that Microsoft misled investigators and sought to obstruct the case.

Tang's belief that the United States will seek to obstruct China's rise — "a new Cold War" — extends beyond economics to broader American policy.

"This is a predictable maneuver from a minority that has sought to obstruct the investigation into Justice Department-sanctioned gun-walking," he said Thursday in a statement.

Protesters recently prevented a Turkish aid ship from docking in Benghazi, the rebel capital, incensed that Turkey had sought to obstruct NATO's military operations.

Ogilvy was not prepared to commit to turning down clients that seek to obstruct regulations cutting greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy standards.