He knew how to be obstructive with a single move.

Today had brought the hidden, obstructive times to an end.

He stared at her as if she already knew and was simply being obstructive.

But the pile was right where the wall had been and just as obstructive.

But why would those forces allow even one Way, if its effects were so obstructive?

At first, I thought the pilots were just saying that to be obstructive.

That was the natural result of having to deal with obstructive fools, he told himself.

The important thing for now is to say what the people who write the checks want to hear, and not sound obstructive.

To go after everyone, they argue, would make the party look petty and obstructive.

Moreover, I think you know that, and are being deliberately obstructive.

But even these savings could be increased, were it not for obstructive state laws.

He's right that social workers are deliberately obstructive of adoption.

He was never obstructive, but a state of hostility existed between him and them.

New York is one of a few states that requires this costly and obstructive process.

We all know that government can be obstructive, bureaucratic, costly.

Mr President, it is not a matter of being obstructive here.

The cause of death was chronic obstructive lung disease, his daughter said.

For scores above 400, he said, "the patient may have obstructive heart disease and not know it."

A man in his 70s who had diabetes and obstructive lung disease.

This process can lead to fear and obstructive behaviour at all levels.

As the day wore along I improved on my obstructive tactics.

At any rate, the dour and obstructive father was nowhere around.

I knew when he started getting obstructive that he must have it, and what do you know?

Inside, guards and supervisors seemed civil enough but somehow obstructive.

It had to provide a tree of just the right size, one growing straight from the ground without obstructive roots.