Although none of these two guys has personally met me in person or collaborated with me on anything, they have been using my name in their diabolical agenda of thwarting the efforts of Nana Akufo - Addo to unseat the most incompetent leader of our time at the presidency. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
She demonstrates, for example, how progressive policies thwarted efforts by black parents to place their children in academically oriented programs and instead aided efforts (many of which were explicitly racist) to steer black students into vocational and general track courses that led directly to subservient social and economic roles. (educationnext.org)
All told, even with extensive experience, the best possible preparation and ideal conditions, America's Mountain is still capable of thwarting any effort at conquering its summit. (topspeed.com)