1. But he was both obstructionist and very, very sneaky.

2. I was peripherally involved in a somewhat obstructionist way in the start-up of C-SPAN.

3. To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

4. There is no use ignoring the obstructionist approach that China displayed in Copenhagen, and the fact that this is unhelpful if a forum such as the UNFCCC is to be successful.

5. Despite becoming more extremist and obstructionist, the Republicans triumphed in the mid-term elections. Next time round, they may be in for a shock.

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6. Much better to have an obstructionist America on board than a furious one walking out.

7. To use obstructionist tactics against ( a legislative measure, for example ).

8. Speaking on the CBS program Face The Nation, Corker rejected suggestion that Republicans are being obstructionist.

9. "I think very quickly they will be united in opposition," said Brad Glosserman, director of research at think tank Pacific Forum CSIS. "They'll be a very, very obstructionist party."

10. What he's lacked is sufficient urgency and force—plus it's hard to do things with a relentlessly obstructionist opposition, plus the need for a supermajority.

11. But his compromises and the failings of Senate leaders to overcome the resistance of their obstructionist colleagues have destroyed much of the grassroots enthusiasm that existed a year ago.

12. The Fossil-of-the-Day Award has proven to be an effective media tool for highlighting the obstructionist tactics used by many countries.

13. Obama attempted to pressure the Republican leadership over its threat of obstructionist tactics by appealing for it to consider the national good.

14. Speaking on the CBS program Face The Nation, Corker rejected any suggestion that Republicans are being obstructionist.