1.   And several downtown streets will be blocked off during some of the busiest shopping days of the year.

2.   But those amendments were blocked during negotiations with the Senate.

3.   The mutated growth occurs because key chemical signals, called bone morphogenetic proteins, or BMPs, are blocked during development.

4.   Penn State missed their first three shots, turned the ball over once and had a shot blocked during the spurt.

5.   Access around the pipe has been blocked during the testing.

6.   Area residents have suggested traffic along nearby traffic corridors be blocked during the fireworks in order to avoid animal-car collisions.

7.   Friday night, strikers blocked traffic during the evening rush hour in Isla Verde neighborhood, near the airport, and in the Condado tourist area.

8.   In addition to having two exits blocked during the fire, the nightclub was operating with a permit for a restaurant rather than a nightclub, authorities said.

9.   Raptors rookie Morris Peterson had three shots blocked during one possession in the first quarter.

10.   The biggest problem was that spectators blocked aisles during the matches or sat in unauthorized seats, Lin said.