Democrats, hoping to block the proposal, will offer one of their own.

The officers' union has threatened legal action to block the proposal.

The leaders usually do not block proposals with broad support within their parties.

It remains to be seen whether they succeed in blocking the proposal.

The tobacco industry has filed suit to block the proposal.

They say they will block the proposal because it is not big enough.

Finances, he said, should not block the proposal if it is worthy.

Consequently, the city blocked proposals for housing on the site.

The coalition has enough votes in Parliament to block the proposal.

They have mounted a lobbying campaign to persuade Congress to block the proposal.