In both areas, as well, new environmental restrictions have blocked construction that would replace what has been absorbed.

There were a number of lawsuits seeking to block construction.

They have mounted an international campaign to block construction.

In early 2003 farmers began holding protests on the disputed land to block construction.

Some relatives have promised to block new construction with their bodies.

But they were too late to block construction of more than a dozen houses that don't meet the new standards.

Surveys had already been undertaken in 1879 and 1883 for a line, but both times, government disapproval blocked construction.

At the same time, developers have contended that the commission blocked new construction.

If the commission denies a rehearing, the county can then seek a court order to block construction.

A group of architects, academics and environmentalists went to court to block construction.

Concrete block construction fared badly, leaving many modern iconic buildings damaged.

The "new wing" is characterized by cinder block construction.

The house was of block construction and should stop a bullet, he told himself, though the windows certainly would not.

It is the only surviving historic round barn in Indiana made of concrete block construction.

Endangered species laws are exploited to stop economic progress, block construction of homes or halt public works.

The cell and administration buildings were replaced with concrete block construction in 1964 and are still in use today.

He said that property transfers and fast prefab block construction might be a good start in restoring some of the nonwhite majority to the land.

Five smaller additions are of concrete block construction and built between 1927 and 1950.

The main building, of concrete block construction, is reminiscent of Wright's prairie houses.

The houses were built as one continuous block construction, the outer walls providing both the defensive wall of the fortified settlement.