Sometimes, however, negotiations must contend with cases of obstructionism, that is, negotiators who are at the table with the aim of preventing an agreement. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
* But I wouldn't bet on it, given the unprecedented levels of Republican obstructionism in the Senate. (ethicurean.com)
«A decade of legal obstructionism by Greenberg will not obscure the facts.» (nypost.com)