Word: obstructiveness
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...form of combat. About 100 of them brought up the rear of a procession as it made its way last week from Singapore's rambling old cricket field through the center of town, when a Chinese traffic cop ordered them to tighten their ranks so as not to obstruct traffic. A few of the Silat knocked him flat, and in an instant the rest of the Malay crowd reminded everyone that amok is a Malay word...
Senator Clark contended that only if the organization and procedure of the Senate corresponded to the ideological and geographical composition of the Democratic majority would the Senate be able to enact President Kennedy's programs. The Senator was correct that an unreformed Senate would obstruct the President, and this will be more true for President Johnson, who is openly advocating a program of social legislation. Reform will make little difference in the Senate's treatment of his program, however...
...dock at the Old Bailey, but cool, green-suited Christine Keeler (130 Ibs.), and the quality of mercy was not strained. Noting that she had been "under pressure, under fear and under domination," Judge Sir Anthony Hawke sentenced Christine to nine months in jail for perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice (maximum possible sentence for perjury alone: seven years...
...Government investigations. Moreover, while several of Cohn's companies lost money, his own wealth grew to an estimated $2,000,000. Then came last week's federal grand jury indictment, accusing Cohn and another attorney, Murray Gottesman, of perjury, conspiracy to commit perjury, and conspiracy to obstruct justice...
...that had just been through two disputatious election campaigns. All of the proposals were accepted in a three-way agreement made last month by Peru's two opposition parties, which together control Congress, and Belaunde's own coalition. The opposition did not want to seem eager to obstruct such obviously admirable aims...