Grant wasted no time. He quickly sent troops to fight the Confederate force blocking the Tennessee River.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

The genetic changes cause the bodies of the insects to attack the Plasmodium parasite, blocking its development.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

He sent others to fight the Confederates blocking the road to the nearest Union supply center.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

As they got close to the area, one man stood in the street blocking their way.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

The seeds need light to grow, so blocking the sun will reduce weed growth.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

The changes cause their systems to attack the parasite, blocking its development.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Young people especially are finding ways to get around Internet blocking.

VOA: special.2009.06.20

Farmers had put up fences in some areas,blocking the way.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

The researchers wanted to find out how this blocking happens.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Doctor Chan thinks the aspirin works by blocking it.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Choose to wear U-V ray-blocking sunglasses and sunscreen products.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

He says mud and rocks are blocking some roads, others are torn up, making it difficult to distribute aid.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Other Arab nations have condemned Cairo for blocking the Rafah crossing, in particular during the Israel-Gaza war last year.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Republicans believe that blocking the Obama effort could help their political fortunes in next year's election and in the 2012 presidential election as well.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

Although Democrats control both houses of the legislature, their Senate majority is not large enough to prevent Republicans from blocking legislation through parliamentary maneuvers.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

"The way they were blocking off all the streets with their security forces were pretty outstanding.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Pakistani security forces largely succeeded in preventing mass demonstrations by political activists and lawyers earlier this week by blocking roads and arresting hundreds of protest leaders.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

You are stopping the productivity of the country. You are really blocking the production and this is not the kind of development we are looking for,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

He says the government is committed to blocking demonstrations in downtown Islamabad because it cannot tolerate having protesters indefinitely shut down the city center for their political cause.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

The last phase of the new missile defense plan, to be ready by 2020, would be to develop interceptors with the capability of blocking long-range Iranian missiles aimed at the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17