Obstructions Sentence Examples

Occasionally the desert cliffs and slopes come right down to the river, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to carry the higher-level canals past these obstructions.

Even below Rayoh navigation is rendered difficult and occasionally dangerous by similar obstructions.

Among the miscellaneous powers of an urban council with respect to streets may be mentioned the power to widen or improve, and certain powers incorporated from the Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847, with respect to naming streets, numbering houses, improving the line of streets, removing obstructions, providing protection in respect of ruinous or dangerous buildings, and requiring precautions to be taken during the construction and repair of sewers, streets and houses.

Precisely the same thing happens in the actual crust of the earth, except that, in the formations usually met with, the strata are so irregularly permeable that no such uniform percolation occurs, and most of the water, instead of oozing out near the sea-level, meets with obstructions which cause it to issue, sometimes below the sea-level and sometimes above it, in the form of concentrated springs.

The formation of the second class of bodies is a great loss to the gas manufacturer, as, with the exception of the trace of benzene carried with the gas as vapour, these products are not only useless in the gas, but one of them, naphthalene, is a serious trouble, because any trace carried forward by the gas condenses with sudden changes of temperature, and causes obstructions in the service pipes, whilst their presence in the tar means the loss of a very large proportion of the illuminating constituents of the gas.

The principal obstructions between Old Moldova and Turnu Severin were the Stenka Rapids, the Kozla Dojke Rapids, the Greben section and the Iron Gates.

Below these obstructions the Kebbi to its junction with the Benue has a depth of not less than 6 ft.

A still more important expedition was that of Lieutenant Hourst, who, starting from Timbuktu in January 1896, navigated the Niger from that point to its mouth, executing a careful survey of the river and the various obstructions to navigation.

From 1904 onwards the French undertook works on the Niger between Bamako - whence there is railway communication with the Senegal - and Ansongo with a view to deepening the channel and removing obstructions to navigation.

To allow them to be neatly mown obstructions should not be placed on the grass area.

They have a floating mullion fixed to one door sash, which allows the total aperture to be a clear opening with no obstructions.

Side roads have been closed or made one-way purely to prevent incoming traffic circumventing the obstructions.

In exceptional cases obstructions which it would be impossible or too costly to turn are overcome by a bridge or tunnel, the magnitude of such works increasing with the growth of engineering skill and financial enterprise.

The highest summits create serious obstructions to the movements of nearly three-fourths of the mass of the air resting on this part of the earth, and of nearly the whole of the moisture it contains; the average height of the entire chain is such as to make it an almost absolute barrier to one-half of the air and three-fourths of the moisture; while the lower ranges also produce important atmospheric effects, one-fourth of the air and one-half of the watery vapour it carries with it lying below 9000 ft.

Not only are the national and state governments forbidden by the constitution to establish or subsidize religious worship, but its freedom is guaranteed by a prohibition against placing obstructions upon its exercise.

Clearance of in stream obstructions likely to affect adult and smolt migration.

Common examples are wind and water swirling around obstructions, or fast flow of any sort.

In India approximately 30 per cent of acute intestinal obstructions are secondary to volvulus of the sigmoid colon [3 ].

While bowel obstructions aren't all that common in infants, they can lead to serious medical problems if left untreated.

This is thought to keep its urine more acidic and help prevent obstructions.

You don't want obstructions on the floor that can be tripped over in a small space, shelves that you can bang your head on as you get out of the shower and so on.

Unnecessary obstructions, such as moveable kitchen furniture should also be avoided in these areas.

To do this with the fewest hassles, prepare the area by clearing furniture, wall art and any other obstructions, and have your ladder or ladders in place.

Most ships also offer a limited selection of barrier-free cabins, but individuals with limited mobility may be more frustrated than relaxed by the inherent obstructions on a cruise ship.

There have been a few reports of dogs having trouble digesting this brand of chew treats, mainly resulting in bowel obstructions that required surgical intervention.

Keep in mind that terrain, buildings, obstructions, etc. can all factor into the performance of the tracking system.

The sleek, floating appearance of fixtures makes them a perfect choice because they are easily configured to meet lighting challenges such as high cathedral or vaulted ceilings and can work around added obstructions like beams and soffits.

Before you run out to purchase a pocket door kit, check your proposed door location for obstructions.

Evaluate your walls for possible obstructions before you break out the sledgehammer.

When following instructions for installing vinyl siding, always prep the area thoroughly by removing all obstructions, like fixtures and shutters, before you begin work.

The employer should take necessary steps to keep the work area neat and free from obstructions.

An ENT specialist can determine if the snoring is caused by obstructions in the nasal cavity or by other problems in the ears, nose or throat.

Central sleep apnea differs from obstructive sleep apnea, which involves disruptions in breathing due to tissue obstructions.

A naso-pharyngeal exam using a fiber optic camera that fits into the nasal cavity to explore possible structural problems or obstructions.

The oral devices move the jaw forward in order to free the airway of obstructions.

Some people may have obstructions in the nasal passages which prevent them from breathing through their noses as they sleep.

This procedure may be used to treat other conditions in which abnormal tissue growth or obstructions exist.

Snoring surgery reduces or removes obstructions in the nose which can lead to breathing problems during sleep.

This procedure shrinks tissue in the nasal cavity to clear obstructions which may interfere with breathing.

Obstructions in the airway lead to vibrations as you breathe, and the vibrations lead to loud breathing sounds.

Surgeries to stop snoring address structural problems in the throat and mouth that cause obstructions and loud sounds during sleep.

It is also used to collect specimens for biopsy or culturing, and to remove airway obstructions.

Because air passes obstructions more easily during inhalation than during exhalation, over time, air becomes trapped in the smallest chambers of the lungs, the alveoli.

Urinary tract obstructions in male fetuses are usually caused by a narrowing of the urinary tract.

However, in addition to kidney damage, urinary tract obstructions can lead to multiple abnormalities and depleted amniotic fluid, which endangers the fetus and prevents the lungs from growing.

About 10 percent of fetuses with urinary tract obstructions may require prenatal surgery in which a device is placed in the fetus's bladder to drain the urine into the amniotic sac.

For urinary tract obstructions a needle may be used to insert a catheter through the mother's abdomen and uterus and into the fetal bladder where it drains the urine into the amniotic fluid.

Intestinal obstructions are a partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine, resulting in failure of the contents of the intestine to pass through the bowel normally.

Intestinal obstructions can occur in children as a result of congenital defects, with symptoms appearing any time between birth and adulthood.

It is difficult for doctors to predict at birth which infants will suffer intestinal obstructions.

Intestinal obstructions can be mechanical or nonmechanical.

Abdominal ultrasound is able to effectively visualize and diagnose most obstructions.

Generally, complete obstructions require surgery while partial obstructions do not.

Strangulated obstructions require emergency surgery.

Most intestinal obstructions can be corrected with prompt treatment and the affected child will recover without complications.

Untreated intestinal obstructions can be fatal, however.

In children with less severe diaphragmatic hernias, the diagnosis may be made later in childhood if the child develops intestinal obstructions.

There are two types of intestinal obstructions, mechanical and non-mechanical.

Mechanical obstructions occur because the bowel is physically blocked and its contents cannot pass the point of the obstruction.

If the object is lodged lower in the airway, a bronchoscope (a special instrument to view the airway and remove obstructions) can be inserted.

Bronchoscope-A lighted instrument that is inserted into the windpipe to view the bronchi and bronchioles, to remove obstructions, or to withdraw specimens for testing.

Anemia, malnutrition, and digestive disorders, including bowel obstructions, can develop, if trichotillomania develops into trichotillophagia or eating of the hairs.

Check the port where the debris enters the bag or collection container to see if there is anything blocking it and check the tube for obstructions as well.

Minimize obstructions that may block the candles' light by pruning bushes and removing snow buildup on windows.

As the camera attempts to focus, these obstructions blur the image making it appear somewhat translucent.

Too much, and you're bound to get small chunks of it stuck to the insides of the arteries where it can build up to dangerous obstructions over time.

Similarly the obstructions offered to water communication by interruption through land or shallows are overcome by cutting canals or dredging out channels.

The experiment was so far successful that, with incredible difficulty, the two vessels did actually reach Meskene, but the result of the expedition was to show that practically the river could not be used as a high-road of commerce, the continuous rapids and falls during the low season, caused mainly by the artificial obstructions of the irrigating dams, being insurmountable by ordinary steam power, and the aid of hundreds of hands being thus required to drag the vessels up the stream at those points by main force.

The improvement of waterways in the interior of the empire was not neglected, the Babylonian canal system was repaired, the obstructions in the Tigris removed.

Many of the Atlantic coast rivers would afford excellent port facilities if obstructions were removed from their mouths.

The French philosopher, therefore, regarded these obstructions as the effects of friction.

The pope goes on to say that he found it too difficult, on account of the length and obstructions of the way, to send any one (of ecclesiastical position?) a latere, but he would despatch Philip to communicate instruction to him.

The morainic belts and other obstructions in the drift plains hem in the waters in the intervening basins and create what are called " glacial lakes," var y ing in diameter from a few yards to several miles.

This weir retains the river above it at half-tide level, in order to cover the mud-banks which had been bared at low tide between Richmond and Teddington by the lowering of the low-water level, owing to the removal of various obstructions in the river below.

The navigable mileage of the Alabama rivers is 2000 m., but obstructions often prevent the formation of a continuous route, notably the "Muscle Shoals" of the Tennessee, extending from a point io m.

He says on Free the one hand, " not only as a man, but as a British subject I pray for the flourishing commerce of Germany, Spain, Italy and even France itself," and condemns " the numerous bars, obstructions and imposts which all nations of Europe, and none more than England, have put upon trade."

Its level varies with the obstructions formed by ice, falling as much as 28 ft.

Though now pierced by road and railway, they stood in former times as a barrier of mountain and jungle between northern and southern India, and formed one of the main obstructions to welding the whole into an empire.

On account of the rapid fall of its tributaries, the union of so many of them with the main stream near its middle course and the obstructions to the flow of the water in the lower course, the Passaic is subject to disastrous floods.

The bed of the great river maintains a fairly constant position between its extreme banks, but the channels within that bed are so constantly shifting as to require close supervision on the part of the navigation authorities; so much detritus is carried down as to form a perpetually changing series of obstructions to steamer traffic.

The opening up of the wide thoroughfare of Chambers Street, on the site of College Wynd and Brown and Argyll Squares, cleared the precincts of unsightly obstructions and unsavoury neighbours.

Besides, it was declared a free imperial port in 1719, and was therefore released from the obstructions to trade contained in the hampering legislation of the period.

Complaints of the obstructions in it are not uncommon, and John Taylor, the Water Poet (1580-1653), in a poem commemorating a voyage from Oxford to London, bewails the difficulties he found on the passage.

But as Mariotte observed similar obstructions even in glass pipes where no transverse currents could exist, the cause assigned by Guglielmini seemed destitute of foundation.

At the same time the ancient graveyards round the city were swept smooth and levelled; obstructions were demolished, outworks constructed, and the defences generally renovated.