Sentence examples for thwart the project from inspiring English sources

Added to his own first-hand experience of the maneuvers of aristocratic landowners determined to prevent the erection of a panopticon in the vicinity of their London estates, there was also a suggestion that the King himself, outraged by Bentham's "Anti-Machiavel" letters and disturbed by rumours of his Jacobinism, may have directly intervened to thwart the project (1838 43, XI, 96 105).

Worse yet, illegal downloads of the program became widespread long before the company started turning a profit, threatening to thwart the project in its infancy.

But financing problems thwarted the project, and the city and the developer, Wings Point Associates, began a court battle over the city's attempt to repossess the pier.

Dr. Ammerman, 58, an expert about things Venetian, has decided to air his findings widely in hopes of thwarting the project and spurring research on alternative ways of saving Venice, a cultural icon that 10 million people visit each year.

To careful observers it was clear years ago that Russia would sooner or later use military means to destabilize the Caucasus and thwart the Western pipeline projects.

Ultimately, the advent of the recession and persistent doubts about the long-term viability of the digital audio broadcasting (DAB) digital platform thwarted the ambitious project.

The Gitxsan Luutkudziiwus clan has recently constructed a cabin to blockade TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line, while the Unist'ot'en are positioned to thwart the construction of three major projects.

He would like to thwart the Norman Conquest.

So why should I thwart the Fed?

Judicial fiat would thwart the will of the people.

The banks have been aggressively trying to thwart the lawsuit.