Sentences with phrase «as roadblocks»

Also on Monday, some members of the Assembly and Senate were pressing for a bill that sponsors say would act as a roadblock for nepotism related to distribution of taxpayer dollars.

You even get herded through quiz - style sequences; thankfully, these don't serve as roadblocks as much as they do fun allusions to games like Banjo - Kazooie.

It's sometimes viewed as a roadblock, layering you with debt — forcing you to work a «normal» job to pay down said debt — and pushing off your entrepreneurial dreams for a long time or forever.

These restrictions are mainly imposed on minerals and metals, hoping to act as a roadblock for North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Oddly, however, Koch also went to bat today for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who many see as a roadblock to reform in Albany and with whom the former mayor has clashed repeatedly over the assemblyman's refusal to sign the NY Uprising pledges.

Like Hot Pursuit, both sides will have access to a range of abilities including jammers and electromagnetic pulses for felons and pursuit intervention tools for the cops such as roadblock requests, summon helicopters and emit shockwave blasts.

Students who change schools would not end up with gaps and repetitions in their learning, which function as roadblocks to reading comprehension.

That has led to erosion and flooding in border communities as well as a roadblock for the natural movement of wildlife across the border.

Dwayne Johnson does a serviceable job as Roadblock, but it feels as if we have seen this character dozens of times before from The Rock.

I don't view fear as a roadblock.

It should be noted that Palin and Huckabee are taking up positions here far to the right of Ronald Reagan, who saw settlements as a roadblock to peace, and George W. Bush, whose compromise position was to build existing settlements up but not out.

>>... TO NSAIDI:... 1 — the gop must devolve and halt their purpose as A ROADBLOCK to PROGRESS, MOVING FORWARD...... 2 — the republicans must act to diminish the power of the tea party (more than 80 % OF AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE tea party IS DESTRUCTIVE and UN-COMPROMISING due to their innate HATRED OF THE PRESIDENT...... 3 — sit down AND COMPROMISE ON TAXES FOR THE RICH and SPENDING CUTS THAT ARE NOT MEAN and MEAN - SPIRITED.....

Stalin was a tyrant looking to control the populace, and saw the Orthodox church as a roadblock to this goal.

It's why Theresa May is struggling to find one instance in which the ECHR, or other relevant human rights treaties, have emerged as a roadblock against counter-terrorism.

Tory strategists are likely to paint Gordon Brown as the roadblock to reform at the next election - assuming a Brown - Vs - Cameron contest.

Plans to hold a referendum on changes to the voting system on the day of the next general election are being considered in Downing Street as part of a ploy to expose David Cameron as a roadblock to sweeping constitutional reform.

In terms of the characters, Johnson does a solid job here as Roadblock, and his early fraternizing scenes with Duke are fun to watch.

The Thwomp Orb first appears in Mario Party 6, where players can only place it on a space as a roadblock.

Jon M. Chu (of «The LXD» and Never Say Never) is directing, with Channing Tatum back as Duke, Byung - hun Lee as Storm Shadow, and Dwayne Johnson joining as Roadblock.

The only returning Joes from the first film are Duke (Tatum, Side Effects) and Snake - Eyes, though they aren't quite as prominent in this film as Roadblock, played with skill and presence by Dwayne Johnson.

Both like to follow a daily routine, but learn to adapt as roadblocks surface.

letting teachers teach, treating each student as an unique individual, limiting standardized testing, banning those with profit motives from our schools, addressing poverty as a roadblock to learning, and maintaining local, community control of schools.

David Hinojosa with the Intercultural Development Research Association gave the panel a list of what he finds as roadblocks to equity in the funding system.

Telling customers their ideas won't work sets up the associate as a roadblock and frustrates and antagonizes them.

Their open world is fatally broken, unaware, clumsy, as brutally jarring as the roadblocks you raise in front of pursuing cars.

In Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7, players can obtain a Tweester Orb that can be placed on the board as a roadblock.

Indeed, history tells us that the pursuit of the «far from perfect» approach stands as a roadblock, not a catalyst, for future action.

Considering high price volatility as a roadblock, High Fidelity will try and stabilize the value of HFC at 100 HFC = $ 1 USD.

At the DTCC's Fintech Symposium, the lack of available blockchain job applicants was cited as a roadblock to industry goals.

The study concludes that the same people who established Bitcoin on the dark web, are also the ones who currently see the cryptocurrency as a roadblock to their criminal activities.

Also, when an individual is in the here and now it is easier to examine thoughts, feelings and behaviors that may present as roadblocks in their path.»

On higher education, Rep. Cummings commented, «my colleagues and I in the Congress are doing everything we can to keep the high cost of college from acting as a roadblock.»

The federal courts have increasingly served as a roadblock for the Trump administration as it moves to expel noncitizens like the activist Ravi Ragbir.

As a cop, you don't have this option of upgrades but you have some fun options such as roadblocks and shockwaves to help stop the perps.

And, at points along the roadmap, it would identify common errors and misunderstandings that can function as roadblocks to further learning progress, accompanied by advice on how to address these.

Bronson cites Fisher's more conservative views as a roadblock.

This stunted growth has been seen as a roadblock to translating the findings to people.

But adopting a spirit of collaboration, where we recognize the inherent strengths of these companies as well as the roadblocks they face, is proving to be far more constructive than casting blame from the outside.

However, I don't see that as a roadblock for teaching story.

Congress also understood that complying with 51 different regulatory regimes 104 served as a roadblock to potential donors.

Or will she act as a roadblock to her every move, possibly adding unnecessary time to the situation?

At a time when the struggles and hardships of women and children who have been sexually abused and harassed are becoming more apparent as victims find the courage to come forward, it is baffling these elected officials are acting as a roadblock.

«I say it with sadness, but it is now very clear that Lord Elis - Thomas, the presiding officer of the Welsh Assembly, is deliberately acting as a roadblock to the development of a more mature relationship between the Assembly and Westminster.

Our new Legislative Majority does not plan on acting as a roadblock to the County Executive; instead, we intend to be a larger part of the discussion on where taxpayer dollars are spent.

Craig Johnson (D - Port Washington) said he and Ciotti «worked collaboratively when we differed, and we never allowed those differences to really serve as a roadblock to getting things done.»

(i) Some would urge that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, sometimes viewed as a roadblock to drug development, be reduced.

These limitations act as roadblocks to performing the back squat safely and successfully, ultimately shortchanging your potential to gain strength and proficiency in the exercise.

Various factors including hormonal imbalances, thyroid conditions, insulin resistance and many others may be acting as roadblocks to one's New Year's ambitions.