The owners and captains were the only obstruction that lay between the association and absolute power; and at last this one was removed.

As the nearby singularity was switched off, the event horizon shrank until it vanished, and the only obstruction to the solar wind was the ship itself.

But that wasn't the only obstruction Faethor found in there, not by a long shot.

The only remaining obstruction was the placement of a bridge carrying Mile Hill Road over the trail, which was expected to be completed in August.

It tangled, or at least its claws did, with the top branches of a tall pine tree, about the only obstruction it couldn't easily clear.

"The only obstruction holding us up now are the Dutch crowds," Major E. Fisher-Rowe radioed back down the column.

The Falls of the Ohio are the only natural obstruction in the Ohio River.

The only obstruction is paralysis of will on the part of the mayors' offices in these cities.

The only visual obstructions were the light pastel colors of the paintings.

The only obstruction was from a silk curtain, drawn across the window to keep out the glare.