Sentence examples for seems stymied from inspiring English sources

Socially, the country seems stymied.

The elements are there, but Lang seems stymied by censorship requirements and the need to protect his stars' images.

The choices elsewhere seem less judicious, and it's not Mr. Henshall's fault if he seems stymied by the one-note intensity of his part.

Murray has tremendous power but seems stymied about what to do to change the direction of play Nadal weathered a storm of break points and held serve to pull even at 1-1.

Heading into the second half of his second term, Obama seems stymied both by the West African Ebola breakout and a blood-thirsty militia named ISIS, which threaten to undo all the gains of a 9-year war in Iraq that cost the lives of 4,500 Americans.

In nations where equal rights are already mandated, women seem stymied by a lack of real progress, the poll found.

The Nets seemed stymied by the Hornets' collection of defenses -- switching 2-3 zones and man-to-man coverage.

Mr. Levy's predecessor, Robert J. Gaffney, a Republican and former F.B.I. agent, seemed stymied by the crisscrossing mandates of federal immigration policy and local peacekeeping.

It was one of the peculiarities of Hoffman's skill that the more benevolent or affable his role, the more his natural idiosyncrasies seemed stymied.

It can often be controlled, or possibly prevented, but many of those at risk - and the medical system that could help them - seem stymied by the effort and cost.

The house hunt seemed stymied by a crumpled quarter panel, at least until Mrs. Kalt ordered Mr. Camby out of the car to bend the fender away from the wheel and the car limped on to the walk-through.