It was the same division that 40 years earlier had blocked Kline's request for his own files.

Iraq complains that the committee is controlled by the United States, which may well block such requests.

They blocked requests for new development assistance worth US$74,000,000.

An adviser to Michael Gove blocked requests by civil servants for information on free schools.

Republicans in Congress have blocked requests by Democrats to examine allegations of detainee abuse.

Two tribunes, however, came forward to block Minucius's request, and after two days of argument, he withdrew.

Another popular usage scenario is to block certain requests if the referral comes from a different domain, to prevent bandwidth leeching.

But with the board still out of his reach, and the Assembly Democrats in Albany blocking his request, the Mayor is getting worried.

Amazon sued in Washington state, asking a federal judge to block North Carolina's request on First Amendment grounds.

Massachusetts' governor and legislature blocked requests from Boston's Mayor and City Council for a needle experiment.