Sentences with phrase «thwarted by»

An expedition led by the British Antarctic Survey tried to get close to Larsen C earlier this year and was thwarted by the marine floes.

However, their development goals have been thwarted by both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and federal land managers, such as the Forest Service.

It allowed growth only for research purposes by states and colleges, and even that turned out to be thwarted by the DEA.

Most good intentions are thwarted by scale or rate of change not taken into account adequately.

Most of this work is juvenile, but the best of it exploits teenage angst to convey something of the wincing discomfort of unadulterated emotion and the appeal of nonconformism before it is thwarted by real - world experience and cliché — a metaphor for art - making.

Her efforts to become a schoolteacher were thwarted by anti-Japanese sentiment and she ended up at the pioneering Black Mountain College, in North Carolina, where her teachers included the painter Josef Albers, dancer Merce Cunningham, and architect / inventor Buckminster Fuller.

The breadth of treatment given to the materials in this exhibition is somewhat thwarted by a uniformity of scale.

The sale of the blood was thwarted by the threat of legal action from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, which then lead the seller to donate the item to the Foundation.

Jesse Robinson presents two sculptures, one masquerading as a framed picture, the other a small formal sculpture thwarted by a ready - made intruder.

Throughout Europe, a successful model has been developed across the decades in the 20th and 21st centuries which has helped what once were desolate industry towns, thwarted by the stagnation of economies, become reborn cultural capitals.

Thwarted by their artifice, one is left with a sense of yearning for something not quite attainable.

Accompanied by his former tutor, the accomplished French artist Charles - Louis Clérisseau (who specialised in ruins) and two draughtsmen, he managed to make a reasonable survey in a short time despite having insufficient permits and being thwarted by the Venetian authorities who regarded the group as spies.

Thus Gilmore may find herself thwarted by high - heeled shoes in a humbling endeavor to surmount a literal wall of her own construction.

But too often they're thwarted by an outdated iPod connector, a painful Bluetooth setup or a missing 3.5 mm cable.

The unique abilities of beasts add an enjoyable twist to a familiar game, but efforts to innovate are nearly thwarted by a single mechanic that is often more punishing than challenging.

Volcano Hunter 1991 The player controls the movements of one «Hunting Harry», the sole denizen of a volcano - side village overcome by ghostly Druts, deadly floating apparitions that can only be thwarted by sheltering inside buildings and only dispersed through the application of bombs with timed fuses, of which Harry fortunately has an unlimited...

For whatever reason, Wario decides to take over some woods, and sends in a small army to do so, only to be thwarted by Peach's # 1 Mushroom Retainer, as well as classic Super Mario Bros. 2 villain - turned - hero Birdo and old nemesis Wanda the Fairy.

The game starts out as a brilliant puzzle game but becomes frustrating as demands on player reflexes are thwarted by control issues that make some simple actions far too difficult.

True, the nation is beginning to create incubators for talented indie devs, but they are frequently thwarted by massive companies like Tencent (even if the little guys still pull off the occasional victory).

Keller will be thwarted by his counterpart Echo who is gathering intelligence for the Helghast and is relentless in her efforts against the Vektans.

There are ways to hack the Nintendo 3DS to «convert» it to a region free device, but these methods are often unstable and thwarted by software updates.

In the original Metal Gear, Big Boss was a simple character — Solid Snake's Commanding Officer, he eventually revealed himself to be the mastermind behind the Outer Heaven uprising — only to be thwarted by Snake as his plan backfired.

Any attempt I made to heal myself was quickly thwarted by the Mirror Knight's summoned Dark Phantom ally, whom I had failed to weaken because I was messing up my inventory in the newly dense menu screen, which looks like a vast improvement over the endless lists of Dark and Demon's Souls.

«Sociable Soccer is a super quick, adrenaline soaked football action game, an unholy alliance of Guardiola's tiki taka and Klopp's gegenpressing, where ultra sharp passing and shooting can easily be thwarted by a well timed slide tackle... something like Rocket League in boots»

Even with a firm grasp on the basics of composition, many novice photographers are discouraged when the images they wish to create are thwarted by the sun's rays (or lack thereof).

Many of years after the banishment of the Interlopers, The King of Evil, Ganondorf, attempted to launch an invasion of Hyrule but was thwarted by the Royal Family of Hyrule who was forwarned by Link, the Hero of time.

That's the good news if, like me, your dreams of playing vast, deep, games of chance and capitalism have for all these years been thwarted by small technicalities like the fact that everyone you know refuses to play Monopoly with you.

In this game, Koopa Troopas traveled with Bowser to Dinosaur Land in an attempt to take it over, though this plan is thwarted by the Mario brothers.

Your every attempt to get off the ship is thwarted by some awful coincidence or catastrophy, and after a while it starts to wear rather thin as a plot device.

There's always a chance to be thwarted by simple human behavior.

Constantly having your plans thwarted by somebody who doesn't even know that they're screwing you over becomes frustrating.

You may dream of traveling more, but feel thwarted by your biggest obstacle, lack of funds.

Sadly, just like the day before, our plans were thwarted by snow.

Early attempts to breed Basenjis in Europe and the United States were thwarted by distemper outbreaks.

Since its passage in Delaware in 2010, several other states have attempted to pass their own versions of CAPA, only to find their efforts thwarted by the large, national non-profits, HSUS, the ASPCA and PETA.

They are motivated to investigate or chase something and are being thwarted by the leash.

Attempts to eliminate the population restriction have historically been thwarted by the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma, an organization that lobbies based on cost, not compassion.

This means investors trying to use intelligent asset allocation strategies to reduce risk, will have their efforts thwarted by mutual fund managers buying too much of the types of stocks they shouldn't be.

Remember, to create the best pre-inspection report you want a thorough inspection and this is thwarted by lack of access.

The fund, which is now the iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU), preceded the first U.S. - listed ETF by three years, according to an article in The Globe and Mail that also noted how earlier efforts at creating an exchange traded fund south of the border were thwarted by a successful lawsuit from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

And even if active managers come in and try to sell these companies short, they may be thwarted by yet another rush of flows into indexed funds.

Odom sought financing from multiple lenders including an unsuccessful attempt thwarted by the prospective lender's local counsel in Baltimore.

The romantic sub-plot in mine is downright thwarted by the fact that they are lawyers on the opposite side of a case.

Stella is thwarted by officials, by her own nature, which we'll go into in a minute, and by the killer himself

Also, a number of authors — who've been thwarted by bookstores and libraries when they call to request permission for a book signing — find themselves selling their work at events that are not strictly bibliocentric.

Ophiuchus was one of the few Heaven Dwellers who was still concerned with mortals; he trembled, sparkling with the agony of his pent - up will to heal them, but was thwarted by the gods» other power over suffering.

His romantic engagements are thwarted by his girlfriend's father or interrupted by her lingering brother.

I tried to see if I could checkout a library ebook using the web browser, but was thwarted by the fact the add - to - card buttons were missing for some reason.

It was originally planned to be released earlier but they were thwarted by the dastardly FCC!

Extensive reading and a dream of doing good works spurred Jane Addams to study medicine after college, but she was thwarted by health problems.