Several former members of the City Council were thwarted in their efforts to return to public office, according to unofficial results.

Will Wilkie be thwarted in his efforts to commit suicide or will he think better of his plans to kill himself?

Thwarted in their efforts to negotiate, the mill workers went on strike on February 14 to protest the dismissals.

But the group was thwarted in its efforts to prevent the legal drinking age in the state from rising to 21 from 18.

Always thwarted in his efforts to get intimately close to the seat of baseball power, George Steinbrenner was elevated to baseball's ruling executive council today.

It also seemed tragic that America would he thwarted in its efforts to come out of the recession.

Also, if private haulers are allowed to undercut local programs, towns will be thwarted in their environmental efforts.

Those responsible for implementing the change will be thwarted in their efforts if they cannot have access to the resources they need.

Gadflies and other individuals have also found themselves thwarted in their efforts to get information.

We also noticed that our own governments often thwarted each other in their efforts to adopt effective external policy.