Its protesters' habit of blocking roads is not unique, indeed has become widespread in recent weeks.
Oracle appears to be betting that the commission will stop short of blocking the merger.
And a policy of boosting exports can all too easily turn into a policy of blocking imports.
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For years rival track owners have accused the Frances of blocking other tracks from getting lucrative race dates.
In December, before the French intervention in Mali, he accused the French authorities of blocking negotiations for their safe release.
He said the idea of blocking for Manning was appealing, but then so was the idea of playing for anybody.
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In 2011 the UK accused Poland of blocking an EU effort to set a higher target for cuts in CO2 emissions.
The community's history of blocking construction goes back to 1974, when environmentalists stopped a plan to build a hotel and convention center.
British Prime Minister David Cameron also floated the idea last week of blocking certain people from accessing social media sites to prevent rioting.
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He has dropped earlier talk of nationalisation, or of blocking exports of natural gas, and he has recruited economists who worked for Mr Toledo.
Soon after Taobao was launched, eBay signed exclusive advertising rights with major portals Sina, Sohu, and Netease with the intention of blocking advertisements from Taobao.
However for all the spring in their stride, opponents of gay marriage are also aware that their chances of blocking France's law are small at best.
She has been chief minister of that state for nearly a year, and makes a sport of blocking any reforms she considers bad for the poor.
Others are considering a strategy of blocking the bill from passage, which could bolster the chances of a pending lawsuit that seeks to overturn the law.
The couple earlier told the court they were forced out of their home in 2007 after failing to find a way of blocking out the noise.
"The unreasonably high standard carries the high price of blocking many meritorious claims of securities fraud that protect the market, well-run businesses and investors, " the states said.
The US - which has been widely accused of blocking tactics - also said it supported the EU concept of a "roadmap", but gave few extra details.
Chinalco took its original stake in the hopes of blocking a merger that China feared would hand too much control of iron ore prices to one company.
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While some parents welcome Apple's policy of blocking racy apps from its devices, for example, anyone who dislikes it can buy a Nokia or an Android phone instead.
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Conservation groups accused Iceland in particular of blocking further protection.
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But peers stopped short of blocking the introduction of any new members - after Lord Steel accepted an amendment to his motion by Labour's Lord Hunt that urged restraint instead.
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Ebay, the online auction house, took the extraordinary step of blocking out electronic inquiries from Auctionwatch.com, which aims to scour all auction sites and post prices in an overarching service.
Previously, the industry had been pushing for consumers to "opt out" of Web tracking by clicking on icons in individual advertisements that offered consumers a choice of blocking the customized ads.
Additionally, an "Unsubscribe" feature lets you do just that, with Hotmail handling the dirty work of blocking future newsletters from that sender, as well as asking the company to kindly stop spamming you.
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Mr Murdoch has now been asked to appear in front of British MPs to answer questions on the issue, while police on Tuesday accused his newspapers of blocking their original investigations in 2006.
And on top of blocking bank withdrawals and imposing capital controls Greece would also face the massive problems of introducing a new currency in the form of new coins and notes and procedures.
The Administration realized it could hardly complain it is being given the debt reprieve it asked for, and Mr. Reid recognized the embarrassment of blocking a proposal that requires him to do his budget job.
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