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These factors are exacerbated by limited timeframes that may constrain available compliance options and thwart long range planning.
However, at recent meetings, conservative elements, particularly Muslims and Roman Catholics, have sought to thwart various socially progressive aspects of the plan.
Many contemporary English observers advocated intervention to thwart the famine.
As president in 1989-93, Bush did his best to thwart Walsh's investigation.
More than just a figurehead, the king helped to thwart a military coup in 1981, keeping Spain firmly on a democratic course.