Sentence examples for stymie potential from inspiring English sources

This allows the military to use divide-and-conquer strategies to stymie potential reformers.

Dean Pagani, a spokesman for Gov. John G. Rowland, said Westfield simply wanted to stymie potential competition.

Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations' monitor for human rights in Iran, warned in a report last month that the crackdown was intended to stymie potential protests linked to the upcoming election.

I believe that this is one of the main factors that stymie the potential of the emerging field of gender, learning and mobiles, especially when operating within an aid context where donors expect large-scale benefits – within months instead of years – with the lowest possible upfront costs to yield these benefits.

But Craigslist would prefer to stymie any potential competition at the expense of its users.

Being a destination and allowing for only one mode of commenting (audio) may serve to stymie Chinswing's potential growth.

While I think this could still be a solid area that could stymie further upside potential, the reaction off this zone has not been overly convincing and the pair seems to be finding support near 1.3060 which could act as a launch pad to move higher.

The incompetent manner in which Medicare has handled a change in the reimbursement of similar tests has the potential to stymie one of the most important and potentially cost-saving technologies in the pipeline.

In addition, this approach has the potential to stymie researchers from themselves undertaking original research and development, while focusing on secondary evaluation.

Of course there is a quid pro quo: Sudan in recent years has proved a useful ally of the U.S. in terms of intelligence-sharing, and its investment potential, which would also stymie the march China and others have stolen from the West in Sudan's growth markets, remains good.

A simple majority of eurozone countries – nine of 17 – would see the "fiscal union" come into force within a month of the nine ratifications, a move clearly designed to stymie, for example, a no vote in a potential Irish referendum or a rejection by other eurozone parliaments.