stone-wall

The GOP has made their decision, and that is to stone-wall for two more years. hoping to stymie any meaningful economic recovery, in an attempt to sweep back into power.

Stupidest Column Ever in the Kaplan/Washington Post? 2010

The post also outlines how alarmist control of peer-review journals was used to stone-wall these requirements by posting data in obscure places with no announcement, releasing incomplete data, providing no explaination for data encoding, and using obsolete formats.

The Volokh Conspiracy » WaPo on Climate E-mails (and More) 2009

Politicians fixate on plans to alleviate poverty and at the same time create the very infrastructures, policies and institutions to enhance corrupt opportunities ... actual honesty gains zero ratings in recruitment and appointments where 'palanka' and the benefit of 'padrinos' eliminates any concern for actual job qualifications or competence in government officials who will consequently stone-wall any effort to cause waves or disturb their comfortable feather-bedding.

Make no mistake about it, there's an all-out war going on out there! 2009

Worse still, the heavy adobe could bring the original stone-wall stubs toppling down.

Blame it on Lonely Planet? 2009

Then when she became McCain's running mate, she reversed course and started stone-walling (and told her people to stone-wall) in an obvious attempt to run the clock out between now and the November election.

Donald Craig Mitchell: This Week's Palin Primer From Alaska: Bristol and Levi, Earmarks, Troopergate, More 2008

He knows the maladministration will resit and stone-wall it … anything to drag out the case as long as possible.

Think Progress » Cheney may be called as a witness 2006

A little farther on, was a strong stone-wall, not high, but very thick, extending in the same manner.

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides 2006

In Britain he built (122–127) 80 miles of road, ditches, and stone-wall from the Tyne to the Solway.

2. Conquest and Consolidation 2001

He should be safe in the stone-wall chamber, for a little while at least.

Into the Thinking Kingdoms Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1999

He should be safe in the stone-wall chamber, for a little while at least.

Into the Thinking Kingdoms Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1999