Donors in the United States did block payment on the check.

Brazil has blocked payment of $1 billion in foreign obligations to keep reserves above $6 billion.

But the deal collapsed in November when Congressional Republicans blocked payment of the dues and other measures.

An outbreak of war or civil war may block or delay payment for goods exported.

The suit has blocked payment of about $500,000 the board owes the law firm and seeks a return of $1.2 million the board has already paid it.

However, I am concerned by the reported efforts of the State Department and the Clinton administration to block the seizure of Iranian assets and thereby block payment.

What's more, should the bank or the issuer become insolvent, bankruptcy judges and Federal regulators have sweeping powers they can use to block payment to the bondholders.

House conservatives had vowed to block payment until they were satisfied on the abortion question.

Mr. Wilson, a Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, used a provision he helped write to block payment of $100,000 for a Jamaican housing project "pending further study."

Ahmanson is seeking to legally block payment of that fee.