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

VOA: special.2009.12.14

My son,when he was in Seconde, which is the first year of French high school, they were out blocking traffic until some angry driver rolled over the foot of a protestor and then everybody kind of went off and ate pizza.

我的儿子,他高一,也就是法国高中的第一年,他们堵住交通,直到一个愤怒的司机压过一个抗议者的脚,他们才散开回去吃披萨

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

VOA: special.2010.03.18

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

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

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

A Western diplomat close to the EU meeting in Harare told VOA it is clear that Mr.Mugabe is blocking full compliance with the political agreement in order to buy time to rebuild ZANU-PF, which has been weakened by internal quarrels and a loss of popular support, even in its traditional strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15