Sentences with phrase «to block the effort»

His ex left with their young child and is blocking all efforts of this father to maintain contact with their child.

In 2015, he tried to put a cap on emissions using executive power, but a state judge blocked the effort.

But there's always been something blocking your efforts to realize your dream, and therefore, making it your reality.

My interactive style helps modify the self defeating patterns which can block your efforts towards growth and change.

His ex left with their young child and is blocking all efforts of this father to maintain contact with their child.

ALBANY - Senate Republicans in Albany blocked an effort by Democrats Wednesday to force a vote on four gun control bills.

But back came AEK, and with five minutes left Cutrone blocked an effort from Anastasios Bakasetas.

Democrats in the mainline conference in the state Senate on Wednesday blasted majority Republicans for blocking their effort to have a vote on their own budget resolution.

The journey to weight loss demands taking a closer look at your hormonal activity and resetting your hormones so that they can help you thrive and become fitter instead of blocking your efforts at leaning out.

Danilo broke free down the left for the visitors at the start of the period, but was denied expertly by Chey Dunkley who blocked his effort.

Democrats walked out of the Senate in protest yesterday after Republicans blocked their effort to oust the majority leader, Dean Skelos, following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

He also blocked their efforts to communicate with the public during the Sandy emergency.

State and local officials credited Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, a top negotiator of the final version of the bill, with blocking efforts to adjust that funding.

A federal judge in California on Thursday temporarily blocked an effort by the attorney for adult - film star Stormy Daniels to depose President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS ends aid for northwest Syria: report FBI informant met with three Trump campaign advisers: report McCabe lawyer fires back at Trump: «You need to stop lying» MORE and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a $ 130,000 payment from Cohen to the actress before the 2016 presidential election.

ALBANY — Senate Republicans in Albany blocked an effort by Democrats Wednesday to force a vote on four gun control bills.

A federal judge on Thursday blocked an effort by the state's teachers unions to strip away restrictions on political spending weeks before primary elections.

He fought successfully for development of federally funded domestic and international family planning programs and also helped block the efforts of demographers and politicians who urged coercive methods to halt population growth.

The lawmakers blocked an effort to scrap the rules using the Congressional Review Act, an arcane legislative tool that the GOP has deployed liberally this year to kill Obama - era regulations.

Without Wenger blocking his efforts, Steve Bould would have locked tight our defence before now.

The French striker fired an attempt at the United goal from just ten yards but the Spanish goalkeeper however remained big to somehow block the effort.

Barcelona managed just seven shots that night, with Messi reduced to a solitary blocked effort from long range and Suarez failing to record a single attempt.

Because your baby's own photo - protection is still underdeveloped, sunburn can occur despite your best sun blocking efforts — and it may take only 10 to 15 minutes for his skin to burn!

After Sandy Hook five years ago, Republican members of Congress blocked our efforts to better protect our children from gun violence.

However, Silver repeatedly blocked efforts to let juries consider whether workers were partly to blame for accidents on the job.

Santino's ethics proposal has sparked unprecedented infighting among town board Republicans, with Santino blocking efforts by Republican council members Erin King Sweeney and Bruce Blakeman to introduce their own reform measures.

We have a soil health campaign as part of the Building Block effort.

That's right, Chick - fil - A issued a cease - and - desist order against Bo in 2006, claiming that «Eat More Kale» was in conflict with their slogan, «Eat More Chikin» — and then blocked his effort to trademark «Eat More Kale» this summer.

It also includes heroes, of course — Mrs. Henry, Ruby's first grade teacher; the Foremans and Gabrielles, who endured threats and taunts for keeping their children in school; U.S. District Judge J. Skelly Wright, who continuously blocked the efforts of the segregationists; and the neighbors who stood guard over the Bridges» house at night.

Betsy DeVos spent over $ 1 million to successfully block the effort of the Michigan legislature to clean up the mess of for - profit, unregulated charters.

If they fail to do so and the next legislature blocks efforts to fix the funding issue, their legacy will be a massive squandered opportunity.

The union wouldn't even let that proposal come up for a vote among its members, and stubbornly blocked efforts to ratify a new contract for more than three years.

The 29 - page report (pdf) by Bush's EPA itself was only seen by a select few, copies were not allowed to be made, and the White House's Office of Management and Budget blocked an effort to make it public.

Christie in 2010 signed the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act, but later blocked efforts to push developments forward, Tittel said.

The oil producing giant last night blocked efforts to include references in the Paris deal to a UN report that says it would be better to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels rather than the current 2C target.

The Republican Party has often blocked efforts to address climate change in recent years, including a sweeping climate bill in June 2008.

Organizations that actively block efforts to address climate change are funded by a large network of conservative donors to the tune of nearly $ 1 billion a year, according to the first in - depth study into the dark money that fuels the denial effort.

Republicans in the state Senate blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

Rising Tide is an international network of all volunteer grassroots activists who target corporations responsible both for climate change and for blocking efforts to find solutions to it.

A full turn - out of Labour MPs would have prevented the government from blocking efforts at helping child refugees, according to an early analysis of last night's Commons vote.

Bruce's side had their chances, with Victor Valdes — a key contender to replace David De Gea should the Spaniard move to Real Madrid this summer — pulling off fine stops to block efforts from both Ahmed Elmohamady and Nikica Jelavic.

A federal judge in California temporarily blocked an effort by the attorney for adult - film star Stormy Daniels to depose Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a $ 130,000 payment from Cohen to the actress before the 2016 presidential election.

Days after a federal judge blocked his efforts to furlough half the state work force, Gov. David A. Paterson is drafting a plan that would lay off thousands of government workers at the beginning of next year, a move officials say is necessary to help balance the state budget.

Objectively, then, the groups who have been most successful in thwarting the much - hyped nuclear renaissance are those who blocked efforts to make nuclear power more cost - competitive.

Unions have also blocked efforts to fire abusive workers, and nonprofit groups caring for disabled people were using Medicaid to finance seven - figure compensation packages for executives.

ALBANY — Democrats walked out of the New York State Senate in protest on Wednesday after Republicans blocked their effort to oust the majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

The complaint contends that the banks conspired to block efforts by upstart electronic firms to gain a foothold in the market for lending shares to short sellers, using their own consortium, EquiLend, to that end.

President Trump's American delegation joined with the EU and Australia in blocking an effort of «like - minded» nations led by China and India to impose new obligations before Paris kicks in in 2020.

Republican Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins joined Democratic lawmakers to block an effort to scrap the rule in May.

According to Roscheisen, almost every time he or his partners try to advertise jewelry made with Diamond Foundry diamonds, the Diamond Producers Association, an alliance of old - school miners that includes De Beers, blocks his efforts.