They yield above 2000 Hundred Weight of Cloves Yearly; which the Jaos are Masters of, none being to obstruct them; they go over and Barter, and carry it away in their Junks.
This Accident did not obstruct the Succours which the Spaniards carry'd under Colour of an Embassy.
Don Garcia believing that this Union among them would produce that of their Forces, and less Submission to the Portuguese's Dominion, to obstruct this dangerous Alliance, sent to the King of Tydore to borrow the Canon.
If you will stand up for your Country, and kill the Commander, we shall notobstruct it, but on the contrary shall be as vigorous to act against him, as we are ready to promise it.
Viscid Mucus or Pituita, or viscid Bile, has been observed frequently to obstruct the Ducts.
As they were apt to obstruct the free Expectoration, we generally mixed them with some oxymel scilliticum, or tinctura foetida, which took off a good deal of their suffocating Quality.
I concur with you as to the great importance of capturing the Arsenal and securing its supplies, rendered doubly important by the means taken to obstruct your commerce and render you unarmed victims of a hostile invasion.
By the Anglo-French agreement of 1904 France formally recognized the predominant position of Great Britain, and agreed in no way to obstruct British action in the government of Egypt.
Below Khartum navigation is rendered extremely dangerous by the cataracts which obstruct the bed of the river, the sixth occurring not far north of Khartum, the first near Assuan, in Egypt.
What substances obstructthe passage of electricity, or are “non-conductors”?
Magalhães notifies the officials not to interfere with his taking the Portuguese who had shipped in the fleet; the blame will be theirs if, now, when everything is in readiness, they obstruct in any way the expedition.
But this matter being easy and one of pure reason, it ought not obstruct the investigation of the other two, and therefore they would summon the attorneys within three days, to give their decision as to the first question.
The savages made no attempts to obstruct their path.
But throughout all this wide expanse there were no mountain ranges to obstruct their path.
He accused the self-constituted leader of seeking to obstruct the defence of the country.
I think I may venture to say that he [Foster] will not obstruct the measure; and I rather hope if it can be made palatable to him personally (which I believe it may) that he will give it fair support.
Men living upon their estates among their tenantry, whom they welcomed in their halls, and whose assistance they were perpetually needing in war and civil frays, would hardly have permitted such a barrier to obstruct their intercourse.
The nobles endeavoured toobstruct the formation of this league, which indeed was in great measure designed to withstand their exactions.
They selected the spot where the river was narrowest, to see whether they could obstruct the passage of the Chinese ships.
Grains do grow, they lie extant there in sheaf or sack; only that regraters and Royalist plotters, to provoke the people into illegality, obstruct the transport of grains.
Its eyes are fixed upon this community, eager to behold the manner in which its gallant members will break down, one after another, the barriers that obstruct their progress towards a divinely-appointed goal.
Guided by these principles, the author selected the glass employed in glazing the Royal Palm-House, at Kew Botanical Gardens, where it was desired to obstruct the passage of those rays which have a particular scorching influence.
By a glass coloured deep blood-red by oxide of gold we obstruct the chemical principle and much of the light, but such a medium is perfectly transparent to HEAT.
The same evening reports came in that the Tokugawa troops had retired 7-1/2 miles from Fushimi, and had destroyed the bridge over the Kidzu-kawa river below Yodo, to obstruct the further advance of the Satsuma forces.
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise.
A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
These men also contributed to obstruct the progress of wisdom.
A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind.
To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble.
Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
The condensed water is thus removed from the service-pipe, and does not obstruct its through-way.
The gas must be fairly well dried before it enters the filter, otherwise the latter will become choked with deposited moisture, and obstruct the passage of the gas.
It requires a deep knowledge of human nature and human necessities, and of the things which facilitate or obstruct the various ends, which are to be pursued by the mechanism of civil institutions.
But if he puts himself in the way to obstruct reformation, then the faults of his office instantly become his own.
It is unnecessary to detail all the causes of the disease: suffice it to say, that they exist in any thing that can for a time obstruct the free and full play of the different functions.
The tree in front of the house doesn't obstruct the view of the window to any extent.
And did not that tree obstruct your view of the library window?
This tree did not obstruct your view when you went to Riversbrook a week or so ago to decide on the nature of the evidence you would give in this court.
