In a 47-page "letter for the future", Khatami said his government had stood for noble principles, but had made mistakes and faced obstruction by hardline elements in the clerical establishment.

Operation Countryman faced massive obstruction from both senior management and the lower ranks of the police.

But the sea dump was facing regular obstruction, and the Drigg site was approaching its potential capacity.

With the option of her testifying voluntarily about her relationship with President Clinton now apparently a dead letter, she faces a choice between testifying under a limited grant of immunity or facing possible prosecution for perjury, witness tampering or obstruction of justice.

Ms. Stewart faces federal conspiracy, securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges.

Mr. Williams, 34, who has repeatedly maintained his innocence, faces a host of charges in connection with the shooting, including manslaughter, tampering with witnesses and evidence, and obstruction.

Local journalists in Chechnya face intense harassment and obstruction, while foreign journalists and media outlets are pressured into censoring their reports on the conflict, making it nearly impossible for journalists to provide balanced coverage of Chechnya.

After more than a decade our efforts in Ukraine to leverage sustainable economic development, reform childcare and promote social enterprise investment faces great obstruction including furious defamation and more recently an attempt on the life of my colleague.

Operating on a shoestring budget, the paper faced obstruction from the Daily News (from whom it had acquired the Daily Mirror name rights after the Daily News let them lapse).

On several occasions, however, delegates have faced obstruction and harassment in carrying out their research.