[ adj ] preventing movement <adj.all> the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street
Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv.
Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, n. An obstructive person or thing.
"This seemed to suggest there could be a simple genetic basis for airway hyper-reactivity, asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease," Levitt said.
"The criminality of legality of alleged obstructive conduct cannot turn on its success, as the effort to obstruct an inquiry is an evil the statute seeks to address," Gesell said.
We recently asked travellers to tell us their tales of obstructive airlines and how to overcome them.
He is widely seen as obstructive.
Instead they see it as saving money in other areas - communications, travel or training.' Are middle managers really obstructive to change? Nine months ago Ingersoll Engineers, the consulting firm, published a survey strongly suggesting that they are.
We have more forests and cleaner rivers today than 100 years ago.' Mr Reilly arrived to a fiercely hostile reception from the vast audience because of the obstructive role the US is seen to have played in negotiating the treaties before the summit.
Initially, Agouron plans to develop agents for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Agouron is not alone in the race to design a drug to kill the cold.
It is not burdened by a long history of obstructive opposition to every step the others take.
Foley, D-Wash., said the House Judiciary Committee hearings "are not going to be rushed but they will not be obstructive."