Sentences with phrase «who blocked efforts»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

Bitcoin miners were the first ones who pushed this update because they are the ones who made all the effort for the transactions and the block data limit just made their lives difficult.

In the name of stability of life and values, our children are presented with role models of adults who (at least on the surface) make every effort to block out the feelings and influence of the child.

Chances were fairly common for both sides throughout the match, with one of the better chances in the first half falling to the home side, after an effort from Olivier Giroud found it's way to Walcott, who saw his shot blocked by the Doncaster defence.

Long went even closer in the second half with a swivelling effort which was blocked at point - blank range by Ben Hamer, who was standing in for the injured Kasper Schmeichel in goal.

Chances were scarce within the opening half hour of the tie; Palace winger Andros Townsend's early effort barely threatened to beat Joel Coleman who held on with comfort, before Tom Ince tried a speculative effort at the other end which was courageously blocked by a red and blue shirt on the edge of the area.

A woeful Bryan Oviedo pass went skywards and landed at the feet of Coutinho, who put Lallana clean through on goal, but Everton goalkeeper Robles did superbly to stand his ground and block the midfielder's effort.

He found Ashley Barnes, who laid it off for Scott Arfield to shoot, but his effort was blocked for a corner.

Nacho Monreal, who scored against United in the FA Cup last season, wasted a good opportunity as his effort was blocked by De Gea following a sumptuous Mesut Ozil chipped pass.

Great wing play down the left by Redmond, who somehow gets his way to the byline before pulling the ball back for the unmarked Ward - Prowse eight yards out, but the midfielder's goalbound effort is blocked, before Cedric drills the rebound just past the left - hand post.

Ramsey to Özil who gives it to Giroud who can work himself past Rojo but he then had to stretch too much and De Gea can block his effort.

Amid the goal - mouth scramble that followed him saving Tomkins» header, James McArthur's shot was blocked as far as Tomkins, who struck again, and this time watched as his effort slid underneath the goalkeeper and in.

Hull defender Michael Dawson went down in a heap at an Arsenal corner, but was able to continue only to then be forced off after blocking a goal - bound effort from Sanchez, who then saw a looping header tipped over by Jakupovic.

Former SNA President Dorothy Caldwell, who has been on the front lines of child nutrition for 37 years, said she is worried SNA leadership has been «naive» in its approach, allowing the National School Lunch Program to be unnecessarily politicized as it was during Newt Gingrich's effort to block the grant program during the Clinton administration, when she was a USDA official.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

These are major victories for Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who threatened to block the bill over what they considered «poison pill» riders.

It was the first time the public learned Silver, who has successfully blocked nearly every effort at tort reform in the Assembly, worked not only for a personal injury law firm, but also for a real estate firm.

Wiesenfeld, a conservative Democrat who worked briefly for the Pataki administration, is a controversial figure who has engaged in some high - profile verbal battles over the years, including an effort to block the playwright Tony Kushner from receiving an honorary degree.

Bloomberg heaped praise on UFT President Mike Mulgrew, whose union is under fire from charter school advocates who believe it blocked efforts to raise the cap in Albany in advance of the state's «Race to the Top» application (which failed).

In the recall elections, state Democrats object to Republican legislators» support of the collective bargaining law while Republicans are critical of Democratic lawmakers who left the state during negotiations in opposition to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's agenda, in an effort to block the bill.

A person who says he was sexually abused as a child in Buffalo says in the call the long - stalled Child Victims Act «will bring sexual predators to justice but state Senator Jacobs is blocking the bill,» according to an audio provided by New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, which is funding the effort.

Schumer is among those who want Congress to block the effort.

Physicist David Keith, who has been working on technologies to block sunlight to slow global warming, argues that such efforts need to remain in the public domain

«We are completely elated,» says Joshua Zimmerberg, a researcher at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development who used most of his annual leave last year to help organize an effort to block the disclosure rule.

But lawmakers who currently oversee the agency's budget «could be a stumbling block if they feel they are losing control,» he says — noting that such problems helped sink several past efforts to move the agency.

The fear is that the conflict will undermine a $ 175 million effort launched by the WHO last month to block the spread of artemisinin - resistant malaria.

UNLV is commemorating World AIDS Day this December by recognizing the efforts of professors across multiple disciplines who are investigating the disease from the smallest building blocks of human genomes to its cross-continental impact on various communities.

So the movie switches between Novak and Block, who both have ulterior motives, but unbeknownst to each other and themselves, they are actually falling in love, and MacManus» futile efforts to woo Hiller.

Cruz also shocks; after exhibiting all the expressiveness of a block of wood in her previous stateside efforts, who knew she was capable of such a scenery - plowing, over-the-top-and-into-earth's - orbit performance.

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.

But given that Kline can't even get his own plan passed, along with the even greater obstacles Alexander faces from Senate Democrats (who can block his efforts at will), the chances of any No Child reauthorization coming from Capitol Hill are slim and none.

And Douglas, in explaining her decision to fire Thompson and Vazquez, essentially said they were thwarting her efforts, calling them «two liberal staff who have publicly stated they will block all efforts to repeal or change Common Core.»

Under intense pressure from the teachers union, Los Angeles Unified School District officials reversed themselves Friday and agreed to reinstate a teacher who was transferred from Crenshaw High for allegedly blocking reform efforts by the school administration.

Her steady support for reform, though we sometimes disagree with her, is preferable to the knee - jerk positions of the union - allied board members who consistently block charter schools and fight any efforts to hold teachers accountable.

If you have any prayers left in you after that, please say one for my efforts to spread word of John's work far and wide and one for a softening of the hearts of those who have somehow come to believe that it is in their best interest to spend their life energies blocking that effort.

Real dogs not only must be housetrained - most owners are aware of that need; they also must be taught not to chew the furniture, taught not to jump on their owners, taught not to play - bite, taught not to bowl over the toddler, taught not to dig holes in the yard, taught to come when they are called, taught not to eat the homework or the woodwork, taught not to swipe food off the table, taught not to growl at strangers or bark at the mail carrier, taught to walk on a leash without dragging their owner down the block, taught to allow their toenails to be cut and their coats to be groomed without biting the groomer, taught not to shred feather pillows and down comforters, taught not to steal the baby's toys, taught not to growl at their owner's mother - in - law, taught to sit, stay, and to lay down when and where the owner tells them to, and to wait there until the owner says they may get up (absolutely essential commands for the dog's own safety), taught not to escape out the front door or out of the yard or out of the car when the owner looks away for just a second... all of these things and many more are not «natural» canine behaviors; they must be taught by owners who are willing to spend the time and the effort doing so.

To Brooke's comment, as a group of advocates who have attended many of the Ohio dog auctions as part of a coordinated effort with rescue, media and local law enforcement to address serious issues involving the breeders and dogs placed on the block for sale, we can attest that a vast majority of dogs we saw were most definitely frightened, injured and / or ill.

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.

This denial comes in the wake of decisions recently made by federal judges in Vermont and California to block carmakers» attempts to strike down state tailpipe regulations; no doubt the lobbying efforts of several major companies, including Ford and Chrysler, helped «influence» Johnson's decision.In denying the waiver, Johnson chose to completely disregard the opinions of his staff who had recommended that he either approve it or authorize it for a trial period before reassessing it.

His work, determination, and ethics were all directed at answering questions in the skeptical method that is true science: the antithesis of the efforts of all those who challenged and tried to block or denigrate him.

The article published March 12 addresses potential efforts by President Trump to block CBS from broadcasting an interview of Daniels, who according to news reports claims to have had an affair with him.

Tough for a Friday, perhaps, but if you have a moment over the weekend when you feel you just need to tussle with a patch of legal prose, take a look at the recent executive order issued Tuesday from the White House, «Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq.»

In an effort to stave off sectarian violence, said the official, who was not authorized to speak to the press, India's Department of Telecommunications instructed Internet service providers to block access to the two pages.

Sometimes branded as a protest effort, BIP 148 allowed bitcoin's node operators a way to show their displeasure with miners, who they believed were blocking popular code updates, who they argued should not have a say in such matters.

Some of those who backed prior efforts aimed at raising the block size have since moved to support Bitcoin Cash.

Some people proposed the idea of setting up a crowdfunding effort for those miners who generate Bitcoin Classic blocks on the network.

Only 28 percent of voters support efforts to block patients using Medicaid from accessing Planned Parenthood, and voters overwhelmingly say they would support a candidate who favors funding Planned Parenthood over a candidate who supports blocking patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood health centers.

This misnamed effort would enact cruel laws to block millions of patients who depend on Medicaid or other public health care programs from accessing care at Planned Parenthood health centers.

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.