| 单词 | gum up |
| 例句 | The gears of the heavens had gotten gummed up, and now it would be daytime forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Up on top we could see the whole of the fair: the tractor pull, the dance pavilion, cowboys in Wranglers leaning cowgirls built like sticks of gum up against pickups out in the parking lot. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Want to gum up all the clues?” he shouted at them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe it would help,” he said, “if I stuck this gum up your nose.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The sap must have gummed up the works, because a deafening crack echoed down the mountainside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But the United States differs from Europe in ways that can gum up the mobility machine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She wasn’t even listening, with her face all gummed up with paint and her eyes hard as a fice dog’s. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Their noses drip, their throats gum up, their eyes are rimmed with red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z All music needs some freedom, but Cohan’s willful approach undermined the intricate overlapping of lines, like a complex watchwork gummed up with dust. Sampling of C.P.E. Bach’s music at Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival Still, all of Disney Animation's computer firepower needed to be monitored, in case a glitch in Hyperion gummed up the rendering of "Big Hero 6." Software behind 'Big Hero 6' pushes envelope on computer animation 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z And the trustees who gleefully conspire in old age to gum up the keys of Petrie’s cherished typewriter seem unaltered from the supercilious, eager-to-humiliate childhood chums of long ago. Review | With ‘Antiquities,’ Cynthia Ozick is as vibrant on the page as ever 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Yet her tailoring of narrative voices to personalities sometimes gums up the works: Louisa’s prairie flatness rings true to an enervating fault. First Novels Tackle Sexism and Prejudice, Past and Present 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Paper coffee cups are coated with a plastic liner that, if the system isn't set up for them, gum up the recycling process, slowing things down and possibly reducing the quality of the recycled paper. 1 in 4 items tossed into recycling bins aren't actually recyclable 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Only in the cumbersome middle section of the scherzo-like second movement did I get a little gummed up. Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z As some see it, releases by top pop acts are gumming up the production chain, crowding out the smaller artists and labels that have remained loyal to the format all along. Vinyl Is Selling So Well That It’s Getting Hard to Sell Vinyl 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z If the sandpaper gums up, give the epoxy more time to cure before sanding more. What to do about splitting floorboards in an old home 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z There was no time to overthink it, to gum up the works. A Parody of Smut — and of Voltaire — Turns 60 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In a genre exercise, the addition of art just gums up the pistons. We’ll Always Have Paris, at Augustine 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The elaborate assembly-line system designed to deliver hundreds of perfect plates in a 15-minute window is getting gummed up with special requests. Undercover and Overworked: Inside the New, Nerve-Racking World of Catering 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Random subplots dangle from the plot like gewgaws adorning an “it” bag, often gumming up the works. Theater Review: ‘The House of Von Macramé’ at Bushwick Starr 2013-01-27T22:48:18Z At one point, some two percent of the entire British population was gumming up the telephone lines in search of tickets. Morning Glory days: "Oasis Knebworth 1996" revisits a watershed event in Britpop concert history 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Such finely ground barley would gum up the works in a conventional system. Beer: Hellbender, D.C.’s newest microbrewery, plans its lineup And the gradual nature of things is gumming up the works, because it ain’t over till it’s over, and even then it might not be over. Weaned on Hollywood endings, Americans now face a messy one 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z A peaceful protest that gums up the works until, just to shut them up, the Grinch gets his #MAGA on since Christmas arrives all the same. It’s not just “Rudolph”: Holiday TV specials are mostly creepy, weird or depressing as hell 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The laughs are too telegraphed, and the caramel pop tunes by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy, played by an orchestra of eight, gum up your ears, cresting exactly as expected. Review | ‘Finding Neverland’ musical at National Theatre needs a better hook 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Their scenes tend to devolve into puerile antics and basically just gum up the works. Review: In ‘These Paper Bullets!,’ a Chance to Twist and Shout 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Opinion is divided over viral conjunctivitis: unlike Public Heath Wales, the Mayo Clinic in America says children should stay away until their eyes are no longer runny and gummed up. Should I send my sick child to school? 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Sometimes Mr. Wolfert will offer genuinely persuasive analyses, like dark and insightful readings of Antony’s speech in “Julius Caesar” or a section of “Henry V,” but mostly the iambs gum up his own story. Review: A Warrior, Leaning on Shakespeare, in ‘Cry Havoc!’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z And to gum up the works further, an ice cream truck appears. Spare Times: For Children, for March 30-April 5 2012-03-29T21:30:27Z But the factory managers were vexed by his strict rules and sticky dough, which gummed up the works. The Restless Quest for a Better Frozen Pizza 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Government regulation — in the form of the Drug Enforcement Agency — will gum up the works. Cross Cuts: How Walter White Found His Inner Sociopath 2013-07-24T14:48:26Z There are all number of things “an imaginative senator can do to gum up the works of the Senate,” he said. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z The sudden influx of AI stories "gummed up the process," said Elison, an alarming uptick that was notable not only for its abruptness but for the quality of the stories. Oh, the humanity! Stop using AI to pitch stories 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The New Cars One positive aspect of band breakups is they provide closure — at least until a reunion gums up the story. When bands reassemble on the rock 2011-07-05T22:01:00Z But sometimes cruel selfishness gums up our understanding of personal freedom. Perspective | Trump’s rally looked like his vision of America: Limited and pitiless 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z That gummed up the works on your refund. A traveler canceled their flight on Expedia but the refund flew the coop | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Put another way: “When the machine is corrupted, you are the grit that gums up the works.” Yoga’s Instagram Provocateur 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Herr goes on to describe his stress reaction in a way we as readers can enter: “My breath was gummed up in my throat and my face was cold and white, shake shake shake.” Sacred Carnality 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, excavations in search of prehistoric caves continue at the base of the cliff, and a medieval mystery will gum up the works at the dig, where a Venus fertility figurine has recently been found. Unmasking Magic and Murder in the Best New Crime 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The COVID-19 pandemic gummed up supply chains and increased the cost of equipment and labor, making new projects far more expensive than initially projected. Explainer: Why the US offshore wind industry is in the doldrums 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z McBurney, suggested that Mr. Trump’s lawyers were gumming up the legal process with frivolous filings, and encouraged them to follow professional standards “before burdening other courts with unnecessary and unfounded legal filings.” Atlanta Sheriff Rules Out Special Treatment if Trump Is Indicted There 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Or what if they did manage to hammer out some compromises, only for a handful of unhappy people or groups to take them to court, gumming up the works? Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z A single member could gum up the legislation — watch Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, who wants bigger spending cuts, and Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who said he would vote against the deal. Investors Exhale as Debt Limit Deal Clears a Big Hurdle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z That ties up beds in the hospital, gumming up the usual flow of patients from the emergency department into inpatient beds. 'We're at a standstill': Patients can face agonizing waits for hospital transfers 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Anything that gums up the Treasuries market could scramble those mechanics. Fed monetary policy mechanics would be tested by US debt default 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In Salem, plain-spoken Republicans from rural central and eastern Oregon are experts at gumming up the works with their deft wielding of parliamentary procedure, taking a page from Disraeli as they spar with majority Democrats. Oregon Senate Republicans refuse to bend as legislative walkout hits ninth day 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, as those newfangled private motor cars gummed up traffic, street-side parking downtown was banned. 'Paved Paradise' explains why parking is both a local nuisance and a global blight 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z He said things were "gumming up" as each individual passport had to be inspected and stamped post-Brexit. Dover delays ease after traffic 'buffer zone' cleared 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Talks on the biennial Nebraska budget have also been gummed up. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Academics point to a growing body of research that shows such contracts keep wages low and gum up labor markets. Noncompete clauses are everywhere, even for dancers and hair stylists 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z When it comes to regulations, Mr. Trump’s most consequential legacy was not the rollbacks, which were sporadic and generally unsuccessful, but his success in gumming up the entire regulatory apparatus for four years. Opinion | Trump’s anti-regulation order and the Ohio train disaster 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z “Most of them never wanted to stay. We gummed up the works when we militarized the border,” said Douglas S. Massey, an immigration scholar at Princeton. Many Undocumented Immigrants Are Departing After Decades in the U.S. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z But the nearby roads and Interstate 15 were gummed up by traffic as tourists traipsed around the poppies and looked for parking. Bracing for 'superbloom' chasers, Lake Elsinore closes road to popular hiking trail 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Supply chains for the parts and ingredients that make the products we buy have been repaired after getting gummed up during the pandemic. The green trade war dividing the Davos elite 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z All of that washed downhill when the relentless rains began, blocking roads and gumming up rivers and culverts. The rain paused, but the work hasn't for road crews battling nature's wrath 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z When alcohol enters the brain, it can gum up the way neurons and other cells communicate. What happens to your body after you quit drinking, according to experts 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z A recent review in the journal 3 Biotech evaluated different strategies, such as using drugs to gum up certain enzymes or block the way these bacteria communicate. There's a new STI going around that no one is talking about 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z But Mr Day said these were "ingeniously countered" with either pumped-in sugar based viscous fluid to gum up the clockwork mechanism, or a magnet known as "the clock stopper" which would disrupt its iron parts. World War Two: Thousands of bombs still left unexploded 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z One moment it's a deep, sucking soup, the next a thick putty clogging machinery, weighing down boots, and gumming up everything. The making of a young Hero of Ukraine 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Immigration and Customs Enforcement to serve them with their initial immigration court summons, gumming up the courts and giving the migrants a way to avoid the initial step in their deportation cases. Migrants using Catholic Charities to shield themselves from ICE 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z But he dismissed the threat of hearings as an effort among Republicans to “rerun the last playbook” and “gum up the works” — a move he insisted would fail. How to Hand Out Billions in Climate Subsidies? Very Carefully. 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z They will wring with the best of all the world’s wringers for a few days now after England found its passing lanes gummed up and its quality surrounded by company. For all England’s star power, a World Cup win over U.S. remains elusive 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Antiviral medications act by gumming up a pathogen’s replication machinery. For some COVID patients, 'Paxlovid rebound' has nothing to do with Paxlovid 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Shoes are another matter because they can present a lot of stuff to gum up the precision works. ‘Touch DNA’ instrumental in Syed’s exoneration 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “Right now, just two people out of 535 members can object and slow down and gum up the counting,” said Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota and the chair of the panel. McConnell Endorses Electoral Count Overhaul, Lifting Chances of Enactment 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Trump's standard legal tactic is to gum up the system by filing unnecessary motions, which he will no doubt be doing in these cases as well. Trump donors think they're giving to "save America," but they're paying Trump's legal bills 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Along with Trump-fueled lies and misinformation, election officials are facing ‘paper terrorism,’ a deliberate attempt to gum up their works. Column: Newsom for president -- is he or isn't he? Maybe it's both 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Rather, it is a devious attempt to gum up the country’s election machinery at the worst possible moment. Column: Prepare ballots, set up polls, fight Trump saboteurs. Election officials have their work cut out 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Simply put: It’s easy for opponents to gum up the works. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Her wind and hail insurer went bankrupt, causing the state guarantor to take over claims, gumming up an already slow process. Preparing Financially, Before the Storm Hits 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z But environmentalist allies have a loud voice and attorneys eager to file lawsuits that can gum up the works. Newsom's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta plan makes more sense. But it's still a 'water grab' 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z That had helped gum up supply chains, but some of the major logistics problems have eased recently. Inflation slows a bit in July. Has it finally peaked? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Stewart, however, accused Republicans of making bad-faith objections to gum up the works and delay passage of the legislation. “Their constituents are dying!”: Jon Stewart goes off after GOP screws over sick military vets 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Modified sugars called iminosugars can gum up this machinery and disrupt the formation of viral particles. The Hunt for Drugs for Mild COVID 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Establishments that listed only a business address gummed up the system and prevented collections from starting, the Treasury inspector general said in a report to the Office of Special Counsel, which first flagged the issue. Feds missed nearly $500 million in debts because of ‘software error’ 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The lockdown in Shanghai in April and May “gummed up industrial production, logistics and retail in a very important part of China,” Buckley said. China’s Shuddering Economic Engine 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Big ones and little ones, smudging your thoughts, snacking on syntax, gumming up your words until a blank stare feels like a perfectly reasonable response to just about anything. Column: COVID brain fog is real, and with everything everywhere happening at once, it's a mercy 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “It’s just an example of how, even if it’s not an ultimately successful argument, it’s gumming up the works on these important types of regulations,” she said at the Georgetown Climate Center event. Three Climate Rules Threatened by the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Dockworkers stopped work for eight days, a move that gummed up U.S. supply chains and siphoned an estimated $8 billion from the Southern California economy. As U.S. West Coast port labor contract expiry looms, both sides vow to keep talking 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The city told drivers whose tires were gummed up with asphalt to file a claim with the D.C. How did cars on D.C. 295 stick to asphalt? The city investigates. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Under current rules, senators don't need to talk to gum up the works - they merely need to register their objection to initiate a filibuster. Explainer: What is the filibuster and could Democrats suspend it for abortion rights? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The others, he said, were thought to be broken until it was discovered that the user instructions had gotten gummed up in Google Translate. For Ukrainian troops, a need arises: Javelin customer service 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Minute blood clots, leftover from the viral assault or fueled by its aftermath, might be gumming up the body’s circulation, to disastrous effect from the brain to joints. What causes Long Covid? Here are the three leading theories 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Still, they remain about 20% above normal - stoking shipper anxieties that any breakdown in the often-contentious labor talks could spawn work slowdowns, gum up cargo flows and send inflation-fueling transportation costs even higher. West Coast port union, employers say no plan for strike or lockout 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z One problem — among many — is that the WTO operates by consensus, so any one of its 164 member countries could gum up the works. WTO looks to reach trade deals with its fate on the line 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The overwrought exposition, which feels like a structural holdover from the movie’s developmental origins as a Quibi series, gums up the pacing. Review: In Hulu rom-com 'Fire Island,' love wins. But it's not an easy victory 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The latest anecdotal evidence from U.S. firms paints a picture of an economy which received a boost from falling COVID-19 cases and remains resilient despite high inflation amid gummed up supply chains. U.S. firms beset by worker shortages and high inflation, Fed survey shows 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z They gum up the wheels of innovation by making it harder for would-be inventors to proceed with their work. Opinion | Save America’s Patent System 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Union Pacific plans to limit customer-owned rail cars on its network beginning next week to ease traffic jams that have gummed up the supply chain. U.S. consumer watchdog sues TransUnion, accusing credit reporting agency of tricking customers 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Don’t put the letter set and your word on different lines, because you’d gum up the works and the E will be tearing at her tiara. Style Invitational Week 1482: The Tile Invitational IX 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Other preparations, like the lamb barbacoa and cochinita pibil, stand up better to tortillas, though I must confess that the bulky wrappers often gum up the works, making for big, chewy bites. Review | Taqueria Picoso offers superb Mexican street food from a fine-dining chef 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z “If things get gummed up there, it will reverberate through the whole system,” he said, adding that it matters how long and how sweeping the shutdown proves. Global economy sinks deeper into turmoil as Fed prepares to raise rates 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Businesses are also starting to curb production amid worries that Russian clients won’t pay them for shipped products, in part because financial sanctions are gumming up payment mechanisms. Russian Sanctions Snarl Shipping Even as Pandemic Pressure Eases 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z In the case of Oikopleura, the creatures’ house quickly gets gummed up with particles from the seawater, at which point the animals sheds their messy oikos. A Strange Creature Discards Genes to Make a Better Heart 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The manufacturing sector lost an estimated 21,000 positions, according to ADP, with executives complaining that covid-induced absenteeism is gumming up supply chains and, in some cases, contributing to inflation. U.S. companies shed 301,000 jobs in January as omicron surged, ADP says 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z That gums up the machinery of government exponentially. Tax season 2022: Tips for a speedy refund and how to avoid gumming up the works 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z “Blanket solutions really gum up the works,” he said. Academics want to preserve video games. Copyright laws make it complicated. 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Researchers have floated several ideas for accelerating the block-and-lock process, including using drugs that target the proviral genes and gum up transcription machinery or therapeutic vaccines that speed elimination of the transcribing proviruses. Mapping where HIV hides its genes suggests cure strategy 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Under current rules, senators don't need to talk to gum up the works -- they merely need to register their objection to initiate a filibuster. Explainer: U.S. Senate Democrats mull ending filibuster to pass voting rights reform 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The weather conditions blocked truck routes Friday, gumming up a sector that averages $42 million of cargo moved in Washington state each day, including perishable products like milk. Record snow, serious flooding left Seattle area cut off from Washington state, country 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z But they made things considerably more difficult for the Beach than they had in November, forcing a shot-clock violation generally gumming up any open lanes toward the basket. No. 5 UCLA shows no signs of rust in rout over Long Beach State 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The new variant could shut down factories in Asia — some important manufacturing hubs in China are already cutting activity — or further gum up domestic ports, perpetuating the problems. Inflation Is High and Uncertainty Rampant as Economy Heads Into 2022 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Tacoma sputtered at coming up with the cash, then the pandemic gummed up the process. OL Reign have earned step up to Lumen Field 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Both of those types of attacks can harm patients by gumming up the operations at a hospital and making it harder for healthcare workers to deliver good care. Algorithms that detect cancer can be fooled by hacked images 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The drug gums up the works, causing “catastrophic errors,” so the virus basically mutates itself to death, he says. How the New Antiviral Pills Help Thwart COVID 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Global supply chains already gummed up by bottlenecks could be further ensnarled if outbreaks shut down factories, ports and freight yards. Asia shares slip as investors weigh omicron economic risks 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z And then, even if a nominee has the full backing of the relevant Senate committee, a single senator can gum up the works. Opinion | With hundreds of nominees to confirm, the Senate doesn’t deserve Thanksgiving break 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Changes were meant to improve life downtown by making walking safer and more attractive, but some drivers worried it would gum up their attempts to get through. Pete Buttigieg, handed billions of dollars, gains influence with opportunity to shape national infrastructure priorities 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Standard gasoline contains ethanol, which can gum up the motor and cause parts to rust if left in the machine all winter. 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The restrictions also gummed up trading for bank stocks, raising trading costs in the stock and options markets by more than an estimated $1 billion. Disappearing shorts: As stocks soar, skeptics surrender 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z With the global supply chain gummed up, voters around the Phoenix metro area said they were paying the price in lost money and wasted time. Trapped in a pandemic funk: Millions of Americans can’t shake a gloomy outlook 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Something was gumming up the tubes like molasses in a straw. The Lost Women of Science, Episode 1: The Question Mark 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z There is no federal law — legislation on driverless technology has been gummed up in Congress for years, with no action expected soon. Tesla's handling of braking bug in public self-driving test raises alarms 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The Delta variant worsened labor shortages at factories, mines and ports, gumming up the supply chain. Delta variant likely slammed brakes on U.S. economic growth in third quarter 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Using a hand-crank press is strenuous work, and because the seeds are high in pectin, it can gum up the mechanics of a commercial hydraulic press. Quince evokes mystery and magic as heat turns the fruit from woody to luscious 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Obviously, McConnell also believes that this gumming up of the works may prevent them from passing their two big infrastructure bills although it looks like Democrats may do that dirty work for him. Mitch McConnell is trying to troll Democrats — but the debt limit fight will blow back on the GOP 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z “Sea snot,” a type of mucus released by phytoplankton, smothered shellfish and gummed up fishing nets in the Sea of Marmara. In Case You Missed It 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Plastic bags, in particular, can’t be recycled in most curbside recycling programs and notoriously gum up recycling machines. California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things That Aren’t Recyclable 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Rozell said Trump may be aiming to gum up the investigation until November 2022, when Republicans hope to take control of the House. Explainer: Can Trump use executive privilege to block Jan. 6 attack probe? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z And while they have the benefit of gravity, the surface of the Moon and Mars are covered with a powdery regolith that gums up mechanisms. No, billionaires won’t "escape" to space while the world burns 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z And in March all eyes were on the Suez Canal, where a 1,300-foot-long container ship turned sideways and gummed up international trade with a six-day-long traffic jam. 3,000 shipping containers fell into the Pacific Ocean last winter 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z It was refined locally and very dirty, meaning that it gummed up the generators, which then required costly frequent maintenance. Syria’s Surprising Solar Boom: Sunlight Powers the Night in Rebel Idlib 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Would they be willing to play hardball and gum up the works on the way to Biden's progressive domestic agenda? A job for the "Squad" and progressive allies: Unite to downsize Biden's military budget 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z A shortage of truckers and clogged ports are also gumming up the gears that keep supply chains moving. Widespread Commodity Shortages Raise Inflation Fears 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Each can gum up different gears in the immune system’s intricate machinery. COVID-19 vaccines may protect many, but not all, people with suppressed immune systems 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z That sentiment generated an, in our view, unnecessarily harsh rebuke from health department officials who, in a series of emails, told county leaders their objections were gumming up the works. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z When the on-again, off-again closing arguments were on again, Trump’s lawyers and Senate allies raised objections and initiated delays that appeared intended to gum up the works. Trump calls impeachment case a ‘witch hunt’ and hints at a political return 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z In particular, she and others worried that the documentation requirement could gum up the works of California’s already sluggish vaccination program. California to open COVID-19 vaccine to people with disabilities, underlying health problems 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z But in interviews, the Epleys said the situation at 81 David Whites Lane was nothing more than a shrewd real estate investment gummed up by an obdurate tenant. Is the Mayor of an Exclusive Hamptons Enclave a Squatter? It’s Complicated 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Certain antiviral drugs such as remdesivir fight infections by serving as RNA decoys that gum up the viral replication process. The Coronavirus Is a Master of Mixing Its Genome, Worrying Scientists 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z With grease gumming up salt drilling operations in the area, a local entrepreneur found a way to profit from it, mixing it with liquor and selling the drink as a cure-all. Opinion | The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z But the pandemic is gumming up the supply chain, resulting in manufacturers paying more for materials, and they are passing on the higher production costs to consumers. U.S. factory activity near 14-year high; home sales rise in December 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z But there is concern that the tiny Senate Democratic majority — and a possible impeachment trial for President Trump — could gum up the confirmation process. Biden transition team in push to get national security team in place 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The split means any senator can gum up legislation making its way through the chamber by withholding a vote, possibly until other tweaks have been made. Trump U-turns to condemn Capitol violence as calls for removal grow – live updates 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z All his intervention will do is to gum up the works, temporarily. Opinion | Let Josh Hawley put Republicans to the uncomfortable test 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z All of these steps quickly gum up congressional inquiries. Perspective | Trump’s pardon spree could actually be good for democracy 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Gareyev, who also needed a win to catch Yoo, sacrifices a pawn to gum up White’s defenses but falters just when he seems poised to break on top. Pressure-cooker chess yields some savory results 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Most Covid vaccines produce antibodies that disable the virus by gumming up its spike proteins. How a new Covid strain may have spread virus in south of England 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z He wants to use floor procedures as political weaponry to gum up the bills with Republican priorities and force vulnerable Democrats into tough votes. Biden may time confirmation votes to protect House majority 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Not only are you gumming up your machines, you are polluting our air with synthetic fragrances which aren’t good for man nor beast. Rant & Rave: Reader praises small businesses 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z As the pandemic drags on, Brocato said, he’s seen an increase in plastic packaging gumming up the works. Last year, Amazon made enough plastic “air pillows” to encircle the globe 500 times, report says 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z So does the degree to which lawmakers in both parties decide that it’s in their political interest to gum up the works. Opinion | Build on Common Ground 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Other states will evaluate a bevy of local quirks that gummed up the mail ballot process this year. As Trump Disputes Election Results, Republicans Target Voting by Mail 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “The Crown,” Mr. Moore said, is trying to have it both ways, selling itself to audiences as a true story while clearing out the extraneous debris of facts that would gum up its dramatic narrative. ‘The Crown’ Stokes an Uproar Over Fact vs. Entertainment 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z This is a mean-spirited effort on the part of the president to gum up what should be an orderly, nonpartisan process. Analysis | A vindictive Trump seeks to undermine Biden’s presidency 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z It also diminishes the value and viability of the legal system as a whole, gumming up the works, undermining legitimacy and confidence in the fairness of our system. Opinion | Me, Tucker Carlson and the danger to democracy posed by false allegations 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The delay has already gummed up discussions on critical issues, including plans to distribute a possible coronavirus vaccine, this official said. A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden — and she isn’t budging 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z It works by gumming up the spike proteins that protrude from the viral surface, and which the virus uses to invade human cells. Donald Trump's steroid Covid treatment adds to confusion over health 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z It is a nightmare scenario for Democrats, who are scrambling to gum up the works and do whatever they can to scuttle the lifetime appointment. Barrett nomination could help energize Michigan evangelicals, benefiting GOP Senate hopeful James 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The row officers have built-in watchdog duties that can gum up a governor’s agenda. Winning a ‘row office’ is a chance for GOP to pressure Wolf 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Impeachment rules require that the upper chamber take up articles of impeachment immediately, so a House impeachment power play could gum up the confirmation process, at least in theory. Democrats largely powerless to stop GOP from confirming Trump’s court choice 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Her race is technically a special election, which could actually gum up McConnell's plans. Will Democrats fight? After RBG, how far will they go to stop Mitch McConnell's power grab? 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z There are more shenanigans at work to gum up the elections process. Opinion | Things are looking good for Biden. But things could change in an instant. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Postal Service are causing some employees there to worry that the Trump lackey in charge, a top donor, is intentionally gumming up the works just in time for the election. Opinion | Double, Double, Trump’s Toil, Our Trouble 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Just as the agency’s lawyers were trying to focus the court on predatory or deceptive actions by certain companies, those companies would throw the constitutional flag to gum up the works. Opinion | Why the CFPB’s loss at the Supreme Court is really a win 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Courts were overwhelmed by foreclosure filings, and the resulting tangle gummed up, and slowed down, the economic recovery. Opinion | How to avert another foreclosure crisis in the covid-19 economic fallout 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In the meantime, the operation of the House is being gummed up by Republican resistance to new rules to deal with the exigencies of the covid-19 crisis. Opinion | Half a Congress isn’t enough 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z For leverage, the union has developed “hard-timing” and “working to rule” into an art form, gumming up the works through slowdowns and literal interpretation of regulations. West Coast longshore union braces for bankruptcy, unnerving labor nationally 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z When they do so, the synthetic oligonucleotides gum up the cellular works, preventing the affected cells from producing a disease-causing protein. The Power of Spheres 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Only soon there came one of football’s curious phenomena, that of the second-string quarterback who turns up and gums up all the plans. Tension pays Ohio State a visit along with Penn State, but both are turned away 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z When I read your column about plastic bags gumming up the works, it reminded me of something we dealt with in Colorado. Perspective | Do you like using your garbage disposal? The water company wishes you wouldn’t. 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Two years ago, with Morris sidelined most of the MLS Cup final, Toronto FC and captain Michael Bradley gummed up the middle of the field and made life impossible for Sounders attackers. What to watch for when the Sounders play Toronto FC for the MLS Cup title 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The so-called epigenetic clock shows our DNA getting gummed up, age-related mitochondrial mutations reducing the cells’ ability to generate energy, and our immune system slowly growing less efficient. Why We Can’t Tell the Truth About Aging 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z But there’s a second, just as important, reason local jurisdictions don’t want plastic bags in with your recycling: They gum up the works. Perspective | It’s in the bag: Why can’t you put carrier bags in with your plastic recycling? 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Turning to executive orders “is a rational reaction by an executive who finds their agenda gummed up by a state Legislature,” said University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden. Frustrated Democratic governors find ways to sidestep GOP 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Turning to executive orders “is a rational reaction by an executive who finds their agenda gummed up by a state Legislature,” said University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden. Frustrated Democratic governors find ways to sidestep GOP 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z In an August op-ed, Mr. McConnell called the ability to filibuster and gum up the legislative works a defining part of the Senate. Elizabeth Warren’s anti-filibuster crusade threatens to backfire on Democrats 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Many said Mr. Netanyahu, so entrenched and determined to survive, was simply gumming up the works by refusing to remove himself gracefully. Israel Seems Paralyzed, but Is the System Broken? 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Johnson’s allies branded it a sneaky attempt by an obstreperous Parliament to defy the will of the people and gum up Britain’s exit trajectory. Parliament votes to withhold approval of Brexit deal, postponing Boris Johnson’s moment of reckoning 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The toxins gum up so-called sodium pumps, an essential component of all animal cells. These Butterflies Evolved to Eat Poison. How Could That Have Happened? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The more immediate concern is tightening up all the mistakes that are suddenly gumming up the operation. Thomas Davis: Chargers are 'much better than our record indicates' 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z “Then you apply it to a disaster, and it gums up the system.” As Disasters Multiply, Billions in Recovery Funds Go Unspent 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z A heavy backlog of cases is gumming up the courts. Women Are Fleeing Death at Home. The U.S. Wants to Keep Them Out. 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Environmentalists and industry representatives alike say it is now too easy for local opposition to gum up a project. New York Has a Climate Plan--Now It Has to Follow Through 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z But experts responded that any delay could gum up the U.S. DOJ says citizenship question being dropped from 2020 Census: NY attorney general's office 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z “The cameras we tested back then were pretty much gummed up by the dust or the dirt within about two months.” Years ago, the Border Patrol’s discipline system was denounced as “broken.” It’s still not fixed. 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z He used his size to gum up Toronto’s front court. DeMarcus Cousins and Narrative Whiplash in the N.B.A. Finals 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The pain first hit when I was a teenager: an unrelenting grinding in my lower abdomen, as if my internal gears were gummed up. Perspective | What a ‘grumbling appendix’ can tell you 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z McManus, the son of legendary sports broadcaster and storyteller Jim McKay, said it’s important to strike a balance between using the best available technologies while not gumming up the production with too much of it. CBS will utilize more technology this weekend at PGA Championship 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Recyclers worry the plastic linings will gum up their machines, so they nearly always send them to trash. First they came for plastic bags. Coffee cups are next 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Opponents say requiring approval from both chambers will gum up government. House at odds with Senate over Idaho rulemaking process 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The catalysts also gum up quickly, when the carbon they produce builds up, limiting their ability to keep the reactions going. Liquid metal catalyst turns carbon dioxide into coal 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z There’s another factor gumming up the works of the city council: scandal. Elon Musk’s Chicago tunnel project is on shaky political ground 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In general, they should be recycled separately, but if they do end up in the normal recycling stream, they prevent larger bundles of materials from being recycled by gumming up the system, the report said. Amazon's streamlined packaging wreaks havoc in recycling centers 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z McConnell used other procedural moves to gum up Obama’s subsequent executive nominations, and by August 2014, the backlog stretched to more than 100 appointees. Mitch McConnell Got Everything He Wanted. But at What Cost? 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z It is gumming up other Senate priorities and has put McConnell in an unfamiliar role — spectator. Senate Republicans stand with McConnell on the sidelines of shutdown fight 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The big benefit to this new approach is that the cesium catalyst doesn’t gum up. Liquid metal catalyst turns carbon dioxide into coal 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Some large-scale ordeals, like a recession, are pervasive, quickly gumming up the economy’s gears and seeping into the national psyche. Federal Shutdown’s Uneven Toll: Some Americans Are Devastated, Others Oblivious 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z McKay adored both but decided that Anderson was right — they were gumming up the machinery. Why the Director of ‘Anchorman’ Decided to Take On Dick Cheney 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z It’s one window into the complexities of mail ballots and the so-called “late earlies” that arrive just before Election Day and regularly gum up the state’s vote counting system. Arizona GOP sues to limit mail-in ballots in US Senate race 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z What Alonso is particularly adept at is gumming up the middle of the field before opposing attackers such as Valeri get going. How will Sounders slow Portland’s potent attack? It all starts with Osvaldo Alonso 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z I am conflict-averse by disposition and funny by profession, and like the unpopular flavors of soda pop, my darker, angrier and more earnest thoughts tend to accumulate in the dispenser and gum up the works. The Case Against Running With Headphones 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Half the lanes on Arlington Memorial Bridge will be shut for more than two years starting early Monday, gumming up a key commuter route while the historic span gets a long-awaited overhaul. Starting Monday, Memorial Bridge will be down three lanes. Until 2021. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The poison works by essentially gumming up the protein building machinery in cells, according to a 2005 review published in JAMA. Ricin is a popular choice for attempting to poison politicians 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Repeatedly, he demonstrated the reading skills of a graduate student in a 32nd college start, especially when the rest of Penn State’s offensive concepts got gummed up. Ohio State puts on an encore performance, rallying late to shock Penn State, 27-26 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z But then there are the hyperlocal issues that have no reason to be gummed up in Albany. Albany to City: Drop Dead 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z McCain brought a charisma of his own - sparring with reporters in the halls, pushing the party’s direction or simply gumming up standard operating procedure with his votes. In McCain’s absence, will lions of the Senate be women? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z McCain brought a charisma of his own — sparring with reporters in the halls, pushing the party’s direction or simply gumming up standard operating procedure with his votes. In McCain’s absence, will lions of the Senate be women? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Instead, it is his ability to gum up the works, along with his near-unwavering support for President Trump, that is enchanting tea party and right-wing groups. Jim Jordan speaker of the House bid excites conservatives, garners tea party and right-wing support 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z In a fever of self-justification, Shiv explains that love is ugly—it’s a con, gummed up with “fear and jealousy and revenge and control.” “Succession” ’s Satisfyingly Nasty Family Ties 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z However, such “wishful recycling” continues to undermine the recycling process by gumming up the sorting machines and creating more work for crews, who had to get rid of the items. Editorials from around Oregon 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It also removed much of the sticky plaque gumming up their brains. Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It is not the case that if you stop Modric you stop Croatia, but if you can negate him, you gum up their system. France v Croatia: four areas where the World Cup final can be won and lost | Jonathan Wilson 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Executives worry that new checks on goods and the people transporting them as they enter the U.K. would gum up terminals such as Folkestone and the nearby port at Dover. May’s Brexit Plan Comes Just in Time for Supply Chains 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Such sudden resignations at inconvenient times can gum up the vast systems of government that surround statehouses, affecting key bills, vexing planned protests and distressing powerful interest groups. Key laws, residents vexed when legislative leaders resign 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z But the case was quickly gummed up by bureaucracy and fights with Mr. Lozoya’s lawyers. Mexico Could Press Bribery Charges. It Just Hasn’t. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Their free-flowing speed and offensive creativity blossomed in that game, but something has gummed up the works since then. Analysis | Alex Ovechkin starts it, DSP ends it and the Capitals seize 2-1 Stanley Cup finals lead 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z On any close vote, these Republicans can gum up the works by withholding their votes until their issue is dealt with. Analysis | McConnell, the Senate’s decider, discovers the limits of his control 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z His travel ban was gummed up in federal court. The Post-Campaign Campaign of Donald Trump 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z But the labour market is as gummed up as ever. India’s economy is back on track. Can it pick up speed? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Maple syrup gumming up the gun belt isn’t normally a hazard of police work. School Officer: A Job With Many Roles and One Big Responsibility 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Syracuse: The Orange’s best chance to win this one was to gum up the works and hope for an off shooting night by the Blue Devils. Bagley returns, leads No. 5 Duke past Syracuse 60-44 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z One of the most dangerous is by gumming up the engine. How volcanic ash can bring down an airplane 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z At least one bad 2016 contract is lingering on the books of just about every NBA team these days, and they’ll gum up the works until they can completely work their way through the system. Analysis | How NBA teams’ reckless spending on 2016 free agents is crippling the market today 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z “He would raise complications, he would raise questions, and would gum up the machine,” said one former U.S. official of the way then-Gen. Trump’s Guantanamo Move Keeps Prison and 41 Detainees in Limbo 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z While the government was understaffed, revenue was lost and basic cogs that underpin the economy were gummed up. Analysis | Republicans just got a big tax win but there could be trouble ahead 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Mark Wu, a law professor at Harvard University, worries that gumming up the judicial arm may make countries doubt that the WTO is the best forum for settling disputes. As WTO members meet in Argentina, the organisation is in trouble 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Airborne ash is a serious problem for aircraft because it melts inside of engines and gums up fuel lines. Antarctic eruption could ‘significantly disrupt’ international air traffic 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z And although protests occasionally gum up the centre of Nairobi, even his most partisan supporters will not stay on the streets indefinitely. Raila Odinga takes a gamble by threatening to boycott Kenya’s election 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z More solid than sewage, it would gum up the town's wastewater treatment plants. The new economy of excrement 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The issue has gummed up efforts to write legislation in the Senate. House passes major piece of driverless vehicle legislation. But questions remain on how trucks fit in. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Each of those interruptions gums up the real estate market, because people can’t borrow money to buy a house in a flood plain if they can’t buy a flood insurance policy. Analysis: Top Mississippians back private flood insurance 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z They are passionate about charitable causes and awareness-raising campaigns, and careful not to gum up their feeds with too many ads. This Instagram Dog Wants to Sell You a Lint Roller 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s strategy of muddying his position has let the Russia issue grow, gumming up the gears in his administration’s efforts to move forward with major legislation and decisions. Trump’s Deflections and Denials on Russia Frustrate Even His Allies 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Severe and widescale disruption would hit businesses and consumers as tariffs are imposed and trade gums up at borders. Andrew Rawnsley’s A to Z of Brexit 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Instead, the belt often jammed and gummed up bullet and shrapnel retrieval. Ohio State engineers take aim at police firing range issue 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z “The concern is that they’d become less amenable to working together in the future and the whole machinery gets gummed up.” Can the Paris Climate Deal Survive a Trump-Style Renegotiation? 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Lawmakers viewed Trump’s push for spending priorities, particularly his insistence on money for the border wall, which came late in the process, as gumming up what had been steady progress by congressional negotiators. For Trump, the art of the deal meets the dilemma of compromise 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “If this is true,” the study authors wrote, “resection of the vagus nerve may stop or delay the spreading” of the proteins that gum up the works in the brains of Parkinson’s patients. Does Parkinson’s disease begin in the gut? New research suggests it does 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z But in the 19th century, the House was widely understood to be the chamber where things got gummed up. Perspective | The filibuster was already doomed before the nuclear option vote 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “It’s going to completely gum up the streets unless some aggressive bus prioritization measures are instituted,” Mr. White said. M.T.A. Shortens L Train Shutdown to 15 Months 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z An intangible factor gumming up the works this year is anxiety about the winds of change in Washington. U.S. taxpayers procrastinate on filing returns this year 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Cutting budgets and eliminating programs might require a Republican president and a congressional majority, but lacking this, a disciplined minority party could gum up the works, starving existing initiatives and blocking attempts to expand them. The New Party of No 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “Litigation can also . . . gum up the machinery of the Trump administration. If we can rob them of momentum, we can keep them from doing greater harm or damage.” ACLU emerges as main Trump antagonist 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “So far, Democrats are gumming up the works,” said Senator Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania. G.O.P.’s Grand Visions for Congress Now Look Like a Mirage 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Some factors gum up the works and increase friction. The definition of “maximum employment” needs updating 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z “When people look back at this period, that’s what people will remember about Obama: saving the economy and saving the financial system from just gumming up completely,” she says. 10 Criteria Future Historians Will Use to Rate Obama's Presidency 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z By contrast, Osler criticizes the Obama clemency project for operating a system of review that is so cumbersome it has gummed up the process. Gift of freedom: how Obama's clemency drive tackled aftermath of 'war on drugs' 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Hagfish are best known for their slime, which gums up the gills of any predator that tries to eat them, causing the attacker to spit them out unharmed. How the slimy hagfish ties itself up in knots—and survives shark attacks 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Barletta warned that Democratic moves to gum up the confirmation process could backfire. Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees aided in confirmation process by Republican unity 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Pruitt could gum up the works on all manner of environmental endeavors. The dirty deplorables: Who’s who on Donald Trump’s team and how they’ll destroy the environment 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z In humans with Alzheimer’s, that’s not one of the brain regions that gets gummed up early or significantly by amyloid plaques. Flickering lights may create path to Alzheimer’s treatment 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z This led to the deposition of fibrotic scar tissue that gummed up the capsules, choking off the cells inside. Diabetes: Encapsulating the problem : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Top executives worried that any addition to the limited McDonald’s menu would gum up the works, and that a higher-priced burger — the basic McDonald’s hamburger cost just 18 cents — would alienate customers. Michael James Delligatti, Creator of the Big Mac, Dies at 98 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z But she still felt gummed up and frightened. From despair to resolve, how people who did not vote for Trump are coping with the loss 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z They gummed up his mission with its populous rushing defense. USC flashes its form of old, takes down No. 4 Washington, 26-13 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Even when the majority party has 60 senators – the number needed to end debate and call for a vote – the minority party can take advantage of Senate rules and traditions to gum up the works. Loyal Opposition, Not Division 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z It proved they had power to gum up the works but it didn’t result in taking back the White House in 2012, even with Rep. Paul Ryan, every Republican’s dreamboat, on the ticket. Trapped by Trump: How the Tea Party’s glorious victories created the GOP’s current nightmare 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z It killed cells by gumming up their DNA. This protein is mutated in half of all cancers. New drugs aim to fix it before it’s too late 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z When reports from the ballpark got gummed up or were painfully sketchy, announcers would offer flights of fancy about a fight in the stands or a dog on the field. Baseball will never have another Vin Scully 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The net result: The system is getting gummed up. Need an appraisal right away? It may cost more than you’d expect. 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Supporters of the bill say the bags often litter roadsides and waterways and gum up recycling machines. Suffolk lawmakers pass 5-cent plastic bag fee 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z But the lobbying efforts have so far fallen short in Florida, where the debate over gambling has been gummed up at the state level. Donald Trump shuns lobbyists, uses star power and donations to advance interests 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Congress is completely dysfunctional, accomplishes nothing and thinks its job is to gum up the works so no problems can be addressed. Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The state government created the temporary exemption for the hybrids in the HOV lanes on the condition that it would not gum up traffic for carpoolers. Drivers ask what’s ahead on Washington region’s highways 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z They eschew the beach towel, as it’s too heavy and cumbersome and gets all gummed up with sand. Tourists really don’t know how to fit in at Rio’s famous beaches 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z First we tried the anti-puberty wall paint, which didn’t work so well and gummed up all our best brushes. Compared to parenthood, dropping my daughter off at LAX is a breeze. So long, kid 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Antibiotics generally work in one of a few ways: Some ravage bacteria’s cell membranes or their outer cell walls, while others gum up their protein-making machinery or prevent bacteria from repairing their DNA. Antibiotic Found in Noses—Here’s What You Need to Know 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Personally, I prefer St. Louis-style ribs, without all that annoying cartilage gumming up the works, but this list features spareribs with tips attached and without. The five best rib joints in the D.C. area 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z There are competing bills in the Senate and the Assembly to allow such insurance, but details over the minimums required have been gumming up negotiations. Anemic New York Legislature May Be More Active at End of Session 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Early signs were encouraging: Among other things, a submerged pump that was used to obtain samples of the mixture as it spread underground stopped working after a while because it got gummed up by calcite. Iceland Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Locks Away Gas, and Fast 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z You’ve already tried the best and most difficult response: finding a workaround that indicates your continued interest and that some deeper problem is gumming up the works. Turning a Coffee Shop Come-On Into a Platonic Career Contact 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z One story described Woidislawsky as a “Jewish grandma” and said that despite high HDL, “her arteries are still as thick and gummed up as an old rusty pipe.” For cholesterol study volunteer, an unsettling discovery in a Science paper: herself 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Amid the political bickering—the border was gummed up for 135 days until the constitution was finally amended earlier this year—the rebuilding effort was derailed at the worst possible time. Why Nepal Is Still in Rubble a Year After a Devastating Quake 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z But a measure to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration and keep airports running and planes in the air may get gummed up by unrelated tax provisions. F.A.A. Reauthorization Bill in Senate Could Snag on Unrelated Tax Provisions 1462-01-10T05:00:00Z The problem here, I think, is the same problem that gummed up the works with the Jackie Robinson biopic "42." 'Race' loses track of the real story behind 1936 Olympian Jesse Owens 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The wild plants also produce a chemical reaction that causes the plant sap to gum up the whitefly’s feeding tube. Wild Tomatoes Repel Whiteflies, Study Finds 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Removing cases at an early stage means they don't gum up the system and affect timetabling. Prison sentences: Plans 'to encourage' early guilty pleas - BBC News 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Because negative equity gums up the housing system and the economy as a whole. Home equity has surged in the past year; fewer owners are underwater 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Threatening to gum up the works, however, are recent cutbacks in PreCheck lanes, reserved for the Transportation Security Administration’s trusted-traveler program. Airport Security Lines May Get Worse 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z That up-tempo of special operations can become so great that you can gum up their capacity to make decisions and create some great demoralization within the system of command,” Allen said. Ex-US envoy says France could step up special ops against IS 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The conference continues to gum up the game with gooey schedule substance. With no attempt to change, Big 12 could again be on outside of playoff 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Body-rubbed posters of affiliated artists overlap on the walls of the lobby, the one advertising 21 gummed up behind an umbrella stand. Adele: ‘I can finally reach out a hand to my ex. Let him know I’m over it’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z A neglected minority will gum up the works. Paul Ryan pledges to reform the House. Just like John Boehner did. 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Representative Justin Amash of Michigan, who helped found the caucus, said its members felt reassured after Mr. Ryan’s first address as speaker, which included the understanding words, “A neglected minority will gum up the works.” Paul Ryan Expects Tea Party Aid, but Hard-Liners Also Gain 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Democrats then launched filibusters to gum up the entire spending process in retaliation, leaving the government operating once again on a stopgap crisis basis. Budget deal outlines reached as John Boehner looks to ‘clean the barn’ ahead of retirement 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Twenty-four hours before the official draw ceremony at a posh Singapore hotel Friday evening, one player still was gumming up the works. Welcome to the WTA Finals: world's elite face off after chaos of qualifying 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Many sovereigns don’t pay taxes and have been called “paper terrorists” for gumming up courts with bogus lawsuits and liens meant to harass, according to the FBI. Anti-government group clashes with retirement community 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Democrats have every incentive to gum up the works, because 24 of the Republican Party's 56 Senate seats are in play in 2016. Gridlock Governing 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The White House also took steps to ensure that questions about security guarantees are posed in a timely fashion and do not gum up negotiations with countries receiving detainees. Time is running out for Obama to fulfill promise to close Guantanamo 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z In Europe, this process is fragmented and gummed up, leading to Wednesday’s action plan to build a common capital market. A Different Kind of Risk for Insurers in New Rules 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z But Cruz could gum up the legislation by staging a protest over a wide range of spending items, including the federal funding of Planned Parenthood. Graham: Cruz Will 'Absolutely' Try To Shut Down The Government Again 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z So if the planet's minerals are too dense, they'll "gum up your mantle convection and slow it down," says Cayman Unterborn, a graduate student at Ohio State University. Is Earth as Special as We Think? 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Cruz and Mr. Paul each has shown he is willing to gum up the legislative process. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham return to Hill, look to seize 2016 spotlight 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z And its boldness in tackling the rules gumming up the gears of global trade is laudable. Into the home stretch 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Direct intervention to prevent the stockmarket from falling is more problematic, since it gums up price signals, preventing overvalued shares from returning to more reasonable levels. Sorry to burst your bubble 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Other measures aim to prevent the platform from becoming gummed up with fraudulent posts. Movements.org connects dissidents in repressive countries with those who can help 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Two key points are gumming up the works: whether Iran grants weapons inspectors access to two key military sites, and how many nuclear centrifuges Iran gets to keep for creating atomic energy. Briefing: Iran Deadline Looms 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Scientists speculate that metformin interferes with a normal aging process, called glycation, in which glucose combines with proteins and other important molecules, gumming up their normal workings. Researchers Study Three Promising Antiaging Therapies 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z But the Cavaliers were able to gum up the Warriors’ moving parts with sticky defense and a grinding style. N.B.A. Finals: Stephen Curry and Warriors Aren’t Short on Big Shots 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Paul gummed up Senate proceedings on at least a couple occasions over the past several weeks, forcing final votes past the May 31 deadline. Kentucky Senators At Odds – And Taking the Blame – for NSA Shutdown 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Today, we see bureaucracy as a bad thing, something that’s oppressive and gums up the works, but it wasn’t always that way. 4 Things You Should Know About Platforms 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Allen earned his nickname, the Grindfather, by gumming up the gears of scoring machines like Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Golden State Vs. the Playoff Grind 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z And that works marvellously to gum up all professions, and all departments of academia, and indeed most practical life. Mental Models: The Mind’s Search Algorithm 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Later in the day, senators floated compromises aimed at breaking the deadlock that has gummed up the upper chamber’s floor for nearly two weeks, but key players have stopped short of embracing any deal. Loretta Lynch stays in limbo as Senate prepares to take up other matters 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Lawsuits and other court filings are gumming up the works for cultivators in Joliet, East St. Louis and Shelbyville. Medical marijuana grower wants court to lift hold 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z But its reform efforts remain spotty, with vested interests gumming up change. When relief looks barely enough 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The situation has become a bit more complicated, though, thanks to the meddling of House Republicans, who are doing all they can to gum up the works, even threatening D.C. Washington, D.C. Legalizes Pot, House GOP Makes Half-Baked Last Stand 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z For a contrast, a middle manager who slacks hard and starts gumming up the works of a whole team is going to be spotted. There's A Payoff In Being A Lifelong Technologist 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z We understand the need for authentic human interaction, but we also understand that if it doesn’t bring value it’s gumming up our customers’ experience. Verizon (Yes, Verizon)'s Massive Customer Service Initiative: The Inside Scoop 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Employees at a wide range of agencies say the rules are gumming up the machinery of government. What happened in Vegas stymies federal workers 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Lawmaking is almost always a bureaucratic nightmare, with special interests pulling strings and naysayers gumming up the works. 6 reasons to be terrified about the future of transportation 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The last thing they want is for human beings to gum up the works if they don’t add value. The Millennial Customer Has Arrived, Has $200 Billion To Spend, And Wants A New Style Of Customer Service 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z They’re not going to put up with your clunky processes where humans pointlessly gum up the works. How To Modernize Your Customer Service Experience (And Save $200 Billion) 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z So the last thing they want is for your employees to gum up the works without adding value. What 'The Jetsons' Can Teach You About Customer Service For Millennials 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z While his GOP caucus is a more pragmatic beast than the tea-infused House, the arcane rules of the Senate enable even a lone member to gum up the works. 'Cromnibus' drama could spawn sequels 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z The weekend session prompted open complaints from Cruz and Lee’s fellow Republicans, who said that the gumming up of Senate action merely delayed the inevitable. Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill, sends to Obama's desk 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The counterattack involves a crude method known as denial-of-service attacks to gum up and slow down the computers carrying the illicit materials. Hollywood gets hacked, highlighting a new cybersecurity threat 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “Back in the old days, you would definitely hear a clattering or a pinging with some cars or find gummed up fuel injectors,” says One Stop’s Lucido. Twenty Years of Techron Yield Unclear Results 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z One downside that has come up with the District’s H Street/Benning Road line, for instance, is that streetcars can gum up, and get caught in, already busy traffic lanes. U.S. effort to help build homegrown streetcar manufacturer falls short Using a computer virus or worm to gum up the works of something from within would provide an alternative to, say, destroying a nuclear facility from the air. Book review: ‘Countdown to Zero Day,’ on the first digital weapon, by Kim Zetter The West Wing assumes Republicans will use immigration to gum up the government funding bill no matter when Obama announces the executive actions. Three-Minute Briefing Book: Obama Returns to Dysfunctional D.C. 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z That could gum up the effort required by Congress to fund the government beyond Dec. 11, when the current stopgap spending bill expires. Lame-duck Congress faces a full agenda, and many obstacles 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Despite Republican post-election gloats about "firing Harry Reid," the lawmaker retains a powerful ability to either gum up the Senate or let legislation flow. Can Harry Reid tame battle instincts as Senate minority leader? 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Step three is to promise that, after four years of gumming up the works, they’re here to fix the problem they created. GOP’s head-exploding op-ed: Boehner, McConnell pretend they’ll end gridlock they created 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z A big rig hauling molasses gummed up the morning commute around downtown early Wednesday after colliding with another vehicle on the southbound 5 Freeway near Boyle Heights. L.A. commuters stuck on 5 Freeway after truck spills molasses 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z But he goes further too, in pointing out precisely what it is that has gummed up the US political machine. The Wire creator David Simon: why American politics no longer works 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Paris Fashion Week is scheduled to start Tuesday, but an Air France strike that started Monday is gumming up the works as attendees struggle to reschedule flights. Emma Watson gives feminist speech at U.N. 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z But in the American education system, inequality is winning, gumming up the mobility that broad-based prosperity requires. A Simple Equation: More Education = More Income 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Kingsdale says: “There are lots and lots of people who want nothing more than to gum up the works.” States Step In to Put a Lid on Health Costs 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z He asked them to identify possible entry points in the virus that could be used to “gum up the Ebola machinery,” jamming the virus’ ability to replicate and sicken humans. UW enlists gamers for Ebola research insights 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z You may well freeze up in your new role or gum up the productivity of everyone else. Incompetence Rains, Er, Reigns: What The Peter Principle Means Today 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Obama went on to blast Republicans, whom he accused of intentionally gumming up the works in government and spreading cynicism. In Los Angeles, Obama gives his die-hard supporters a tough-love talk 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z It gets lost, it needs batteries, it gums up. Watch out when Apple goes for the wrist 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Eastbound Grand Avenue traffic was really gummed up near Milwaukee Avenue. Kennedy II: Work begins on outbound side 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z The Louisiana Republican spent months in 2013 gumming up non-Obamacare related legislation in an effort to end federal subsidies for Capitol Hill staffers to buy health insurance. Obamacare is working — despite all the Republican promises it wouldn’t 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z But in the time since the feature was released to consumers last September, it's also managed to gum up the operations of legitimate companies that buy and resell iPhones and iPads. Apple's iPhone lock stops thieves, but has unintended consequences 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The reason everyone hates Congress is because it’s a terminally dysfunctional institution that is gummed up by partisan intransigence and thus incapable of taking effective action on any issue. Extremist lunatics are ruining Congress — and a new report says it’s our fault 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z In this situation, amendments are often meant to gum up the works rather than to offer good-faith improvements to legislation. Dana Milbank: Republicans’ gagging hypocrisy Or are we asking too much of some regulations passed in the second-term of a Presidency gummed up by sclerotic politics? Roundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact? 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The Heat will try to gum up the Spurs’ high-powered offense by switching on the perimeter and using James to slow down Parker in key situations. N.B.A. Finalists Once More, Heat and Spurs Show Their Adaptability 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The same-material phenomenon produces important real-world effects, such as generating lightening in volcanic eruptions, gumming up the processing of powders in manufacturing, and causing explosions in grain elevators. Static Electricity Defies Simple Explanation 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The interchangeability of the Nets’ personnel allows them to swap defenders when the Heat run their plays, gumming up the fluid motion that produced the N.B.A.’s second-best offense. Analysis: Nets Know How to Beat Heat: Unconventionally 2014-05-05T01:56:46Z "Obviously the whole thing was gummed up and botched from beginning to end," Mr Autry said. Botched US execution sparks review 2014-04-30T13:47:16Z As the battery is charged and discharged, soluble Li–S compounds can seep into the electrolyte, degrading the electrodes so that the battery loses charge and the cell gums up. The rechargeable revolution: A better battery 2014-03-05T18:50:39.954Z These additional white blood cells further gum up the blood flow. Sickle cell disease once meant a short and painful life, but now there’s growing hope 2014-03-03T19:48:55Z And because you likely offer no real information, except a teaser, you were gumming up the works. How I 'Watched' The Oscars Through 14 Million Tweets 2014-03-03T17:40:00Z Another of Siochi’s projects is more down to earth—keeping insects from gumming up airplane wings. Researching “super dust” and other materials that could reduce the cost of air and space travel 2014-02-11T14:56:55Z The hackers are making the site fundamentally less useful by gumming up the system with fake accounts, LinkedIn argues. LinkedIn Sues Unknown Hackers in an Attempt to Find Out Who They Are 2014-01-08T11:06:58Z Currency swap lines were first introduced nearly six years ago in response to a global credit crunch that starved banks of liquidity and threatened to gum up the entire financial system. Six major central banks make currency swap accords permanent 2013-10-31T09:38:26Z But the longer it persists, the more the shutdown will reverberate across the economy, dampening consumer spending, gumming up the housing market and unleashing a new wave of disgruntled job seekers. Shutdown won’t hit the economy right away, but when it does, here’s what that will look like 2013-10-02T23:21:00Z The shutdown is also likely to gum up the works for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Extended government shutdown would pinch housing recovery 2013-10-02T21:37:53Z Drugs that inhibit these enzymes gum up that process, preventing DNA replication and, as a result, cell division. Genes Associated with Autism Are Surprisingly Large 2013-09-23T15:15:02.707Z It’s an abolitionist tactic to gum up the works. Death Row Improvises, Lacking Lethal Mix 2013-08-18T23:26:32Z Proponents are unified enough to keep the Sessions amendment barrage from gumming up the bill and making it collapse of its own weight. In Round 3, Immigration Bill Faces Sessions, Who Won Rounds 1 and 2 2013-06-18T02:32:29Z By gumming up these brakes, the drugs free the immune system to attack and kill tumor cells. Bristol melanoma drug combo marks new advance in immunotherapy 2013-05-15T22:24:22Z While the blizzard of amendments could be unwieldy enough to gum up the calendar, controversial bills often draw a high volume of proposed tweaks. Immigration Bill Faces First Major Test 2013-05-09T11:05:22Z It was drafted with the cooperation of the state’s 67 election supervisors, who warned Republicans in 2011 that the changes in the law then would gum up the system on Election Day. Florida Lawmakers Approve Overhaul of State’s Problem-Ridden Voting Process 2013-05-04T00:59:47Z The hiccups in China's system have the potential to gum up the works - extending firms' funding needs and creating uncertainty around mergers. INSIGHT-Flexing antitrust muscle, China is a new merger hurdle 2013-05-02T20:56:53Z Otherwise, your presence in the account is likely to gum up the works. Warning: Customers Don't Trust Leaders 2013-04-19T14:10:02Z This is the point where the process gets even messier—and where anti-biotech activists and lawyers do their best to gum up the works in hopes of generating a critical mass of negative public opinion. Exposing the Anti-GMO Legal Machine: The Real Story Behind the So-Called Monsanto Protection Act 2013-04-02T21:55:21Z But why does the protein start to gum up the delicate network of nerves in the brain? Study: Alzheimer's Protein May Not Spread Like a Virus 2013-02-05T22:35:26Z But as the debt has grown, so has the risk of systems becoming "gummed up". Decoding banks' software glitches 2013-02-01T00:14:41Z If you are connected to websites that are running scripts and delivering lots of content, that can further gum up your performance. Call on Task Manager to track Explorer 2013-01-26T04:07:44Z Even after dark, however, new wrenches were gumming up the machinery. Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy 2013-01-01T02:10:42Z Blind hunter’s efforts make systems fragile and concentrate power in the hands of a few who become blind to the consequences of their decisions and gum up the process of breakthrough innovation. This New Year: Transform Your Thinking 2012-12-28T22:38:09Z And even if some lobbies, such as farmers, will fight hard, the benefits for the overall economy of cutting barriers—the tariffs, subsidies and red tape that gum up international markets—are large. The rich world's economy: The gift that goes on giving 2012-12-19T16:07:14Z Moments after Boehner spoke, Senate Democrats held their own news conference, where they accused House Republicans of gumming up the works by failing to offer a detailed plan for raising taxes. Boehner: ‘No substantial progress’ on ‘fiscal cliff’ after Geithner meeting 2012-11-29T18:03:00Z Tax liability would probably fall on investors, who might then turn around and sue the mortgage originators, servicers, law firms and other intermediaries, further gumming up the market for mortgage-backed securities. DealBook: Why a Tax Crackdown Is Not Needed on Mortgage-Backed Securities 2012-11-21T18:06:58Z Among other things, the Android manufacturers put ridiculous proprietary software layers on top of Android, gumming up the user experience and requiring more testing when updating the OS. Android's smartphone OS upgrade issues need more than a quick fix 2012-10-28T14:02:49Z Small government, the thinking goes, doesn’t gum up the works of the great American opportunity engine. Ryan family business benefits from government spending 2012-10-11T21:50:00Z One would think that simply checking a piece of identification would not gum up the works, but the state licenses 475,000 people over all. Licensing Law Creates Backlog in Georgia 2012-10-09T01:28:55Z Mr Cameron said he did not want the UK government "gummed up" debating reform instead of dealing with the economy. Tories 'did not break agreement' 2012-08-07T11:57:40Z In fact, Crovitz implies that, if anything, government intervention gummed up the natural process of laissez faire innovation. Yes, Government Researchers Really Did Invent the Internet 2012-07-23T20:45:00.220Z Results are due within a month or so from key studies of two drugs that aim to clear the sticky plaque gumming up patients' brains. Last drugs standing: Key Alzheimer results coming 2012-07-11T16:57:26Z Cars and trucks jostle with bicycles, bullock carts, cows and goats along what are often narrow and potholed roads, gumming up traffic and prompting drivers to veer dangerously across lanes to overtake. Insight: Road to nowhere: the longest expressway India never had 2012-06-25T21:04:13Z Toss in a cautious central bank, a gummed up Congress, bedlam in Europe, China running out of juice and you get a dizzying confluence. Dire Jobs Report Throws Washington into the Pressure Cooker 2012-06-01T16:51:03Z This single question is basically gumming up all of Congress. Congressional Budget Office: Jumping Off the 'Fiscal Cliff' Is as Bad as It Sounds 2012-05-23T12:07:17Z But it didn’t solve the problem: the nomination process remains gummed up. Will Lugar?s loss lead to a crisis in the Senate? 2012-05-09T16:25:08Z The foundation and its supports argue that federal judges are gumming up the process with endless delays and reversals of state Supreme Court rulings upholding individual death sentences. California Death Penalty Ban Qualifies for November Ballot 2012-04-24T00:23:40Z One senator gumming up the works for the whole country is certainly not what our founding fathers envisioned.” Obama’s Nominee Battle a One-Man Fight by Utah Senator Lee 2012-02-28T21:02:41Z The wide spread between the mortgage rates and mortgage-backed bonds suggests the gears of that mechanism are gummed up. Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower? 2012-02-22T00:09:14Z The plain paper envelopes—gummed up at the ends, and difficult to get open again—are very inartistic, and anything but suitable to envelop such pretty little pictures as cartes-de-visite. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Most notably, the mice produced amyloid beta peptides—toxic protein fragments that gum up neurons and lead to cell death—and showed signs of forgetfulness. Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice 2012-02-09T19:45:00.207Z Most drugs work by blocking a protein’s function, often by binding to an important site on the protein to gum up its activity. Drug bests cystic-fibrosis mutation 2012-02-08T18:50:31.840Z Obama said that Lee probably thinks the nominees are qualified and accused him of “gumming up the works” to earn political points in an election year. Obama Says Congress Should Take Lesson From the U.S. Military 2012-01-28T12:08:40Z The office, known as TFI, seeks to “gum up the works” of terror groups and “isolate bad actors from the international financial system,” Cohen said. Al-Qaeda Members Gripe Over Cash Crunch as U.S. Targets Funding 2012-01-09T07:10:09Z That partly reflects global woes, and partly too the gumming up of the bureaucracy due to a wave of graft allegations. India?s slowdown: The case for the defence 2012-01-05T16:00:47Z In the opener they blew out a Dallas team that came back to steal the finals by gumming up Miami’s offensive machine with a zone. Column: If Miami has conquered its fear of zones, the rest of the NBA is in big trouble 2011-12-28T09:40:54Z In the opener they blew out a Dallas team that came back to steal the finals by gumming up Miami's offensive machine with a zone. Column: Heat draining suspense out of young season 2011-12-28T09:39:08Z OAKLAND, Calif. — Occupy Wall Street protesters want to shut down ports up and down the West Coast on Monday in a bid to gum up the engines of global commerce. Occupy movement pledges to shut down West Coast ports despite rejection by longshore union 2011-12-08T20:10:30Z Worries over the fate of European nations are gumming up the intricate gears of the financial system. Financing Markets Tighten Spigots 2011-11-08T00:03:23Z "Hard pines" have heavy, dark-colored wood, full of resin, which is a nuisance to the carpenter, because it "gums up" his tools. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This fact is what prevents the infinities of Zeno’s paradox from gumming up motion in the real world. Wordplay Blog: Numberplay: Turtles All The Way Down 2011-10-11T20:38:02Z That would add to the legal cost of transactions and further gum up a damaged channel of credit. Market-making rules: Abacussed 2011-09-29T09:18:23Z And what's gumming up the market now is much bigger in scale. The Missing Piece in Obama's Job Plan: Demand 2011-08-30T10:35:00Z What Savidge's team discovered is that once this process starts, the body releases neutralizing chemicals that gum up the molecular guillotine, preventing the toxins from being chopped up and damaging the cell. Natural defense mechanism may fight C. difficile 2011-08-21T17:02:49Z Back to civilian clothes until a special uniform is built 28 Of course, I had to gum up the ceremony. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z It wasn’t just a cold front that gummed up the countdown five times in a single week. Front row to space shuttle history: A reporter?s take on end of era after covering 99 flights 2011-07-07T19:23:50Z She has that model face, and then opens the gums up and lets you have it.” For the Executive With Everything, a $230,000 Dog to Protect It 2011-06-11T23:40:25Z For a while, that gummed up deals, but most Manhattan co-ops now conform with those rules, she said. Mortgages: A Guide for the Co-op Neophyte 2011-05-28T07:01:13Z Here it is, in case you didn’t see it: Yo, the ice is crowded enough as it is without having an extra official running around gumming up the works. Slap Shot: Answers About the Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011-05-12T21:33:29Z And it gums up the works for the bureaus, that’s for sure. Your Money: The ID Theft Prevention Tool That Sony Isn?t Using 2011-05-06T20:14:44Z Do you really have to spend your days gumming up envelopes? Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z The Virginia Bankers Association strongly opposes the overhaul, saying it would gum up the process. Lawmakers consider slowing Virginia foreclosure process 2011-01-15T03:05:01Z To combat pesticide resistance, other researchers are harnessing a technique called RNAi, administering snippets of genetic material that gum up an organism’s insides at the molecular level. Google a Bedbug Today 2010-12-27T16:12:00Z Yet the increasingly outsize rewards accruing to the nation’s elite clutch of superstars threaten to gum up this incentive mechanism. How Superstars? Pay Stifles Everyone Else 2010-12-25T18:13:50Z But much less 2DG buildup is needed to spot a tumor on a scan than to destroy it by gumming up its works. Fuel Lines of Tumors Are New Target 2010-11-30T08:45:00Z Because states must defer to federal law, the Republicans’ ability to gum up the works at the state level is limited. Republicans Rise to Power, With Enmity for Health Law 2010-11-19T07:00:00Z Counsel opposing Gardner often view him as an agitator who gums up the bankruptcy process, said Joseph Greer III, a corporate bankruptcy lawyer in North Carolina who often works with creditors. U.S. lawyer forms foreclosure resistance movement 2010-10-27T22:55:00Z Governor to Evaluate Tunnel as Cost Estimates Rise A report found that interlopers often intrude on bicycle lanes, gumming up bike traffic and running afoul of city rules. City Room: The Week in Pictures for Oct. 22 2010-10-22T22:05:00Z Air Cleared at Parks Smoking Ban Hearing A report found that interlopers often intrude on bicycle lanes, gumming up bike traffic and running afoul of city rules. City Room: On the Upper East Side, Cooking Without Gas 2010-10-14T21:26:00Z But a report by the Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer, found that interlopers often intrude, gumming up bike traffic and running afoul of city rules. Tales of Bike Lane Abuse 2010-10-11T18:28:00Z On the Records Tales of Bike Lane Abuse A report found that interlopers often intrude on bicycle lanes, gumming up bike traffic and running afoul of city rules. Fifth Avenue, 12:29 P.M. 2010-10-11T18:58:00Z But beetle larvae, which are covered with waxy gunk that gums up the ants' mouthparts, are able to polish off plenty of scale. On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control 2010-08-30T14:50:00Z They include “cross links” that gum up the machinery and glue cells to one another and mitochondria that fail with age. Book Review - Long for This World - The Strange Science of Immortality - By Jonathan Weiner 2010-07-31T04:32:00Z "It's like putting sugar in your gas tank," says Bowden, "it gums up the works." Fight These 4 Causes of Aging 2010-07-29T17:40:00Z But other components of the oil have most likely turned into floating tar balls that could continue to gum up beaches and marshes, and may represent a continuing threat to some sea life. Gulf Surface Oil Vanishing Quickly 2010-07-28T02:16:00Z This cap leaks on purpose: If oil doesn't seep out, officials fear that seawater will leak in and create slush-like "hydrates" that will gum up the system. Oil in Lake Pontchartrain stokes worries in New Orleans 2010-07-07T01:26:00Z More than one attempt may be necessary, as may the injection of a “bridging agent” to further gum up the blowout preventer. Deepwater Horizon: Mudslinging 2010-05-26T19:01:00Z In an industry whose favored medium is acrylic on pavement, the paint shortage is gumming up the works. Traffic Paint Shortage Threatens Roadwork 2010-05-24T01:10:00Z The pipes of the world’s financial system are gumming up again. Europe's government-bond markets: That sinking feeling 2010-05-20T07:11:00Z Obama said Republicans have "done their best to gum up the works" and said they generated much of the country's fiscal deficit that they now complain about. Obama counters Republican critics on jobs agenda 2010-05-13T23:57:00Z The last thing Spain needs is a financial system gummed up by zombie banks in an overcrowded and uncompetitive market unable to extend credit in a recovery. Greece Is a Wake-Up Call to Spain 2010-04-15T21:57:00Z And in a Senate that is already near paralyzed by partisan rancor, the two Democrats' maneuverings are threatening to further gum up the works. Schumer, Durbin Senate Fight: Dems Vie for Reid's Seat 2010-03-11T20:20:00Z When you're handing out goodies, it's much harder for opponents to gum up the process. Why Washington's Tied Up in Knots 2010-02-18T09:00:00Z For these suggestions to catch on, of course, people need to understand that lobbyists don't gum up the legislative process, hijack policy, and fight for anyone with a checkbook. 2010-02-12T21:56:00Z What's gummed up disclosure is in a large part price disclosure ... if that requirement were eliminated there would be a lot less criticism of broad disclosure. 2010-02-04T22:10:00Z Yet debt investors are handing over $9.5 bln to fund the food giant's deal despite a gummed up day in the markets. 2010-02-04T21:16:00Z But if it ever came down to it I should be able to knock down an airplane, gum up the works on a fusing detonator, maybe even—. Cue for Quiet I had to-morrow all figured out like a timetable, and here it’s all gummed up. Stepsons of Light And the Colony Administrator lifts all our scratch—said we'd gummed up Martian trade and he'da trun us in the clink too only he didn't want to see no more of us. Hoiman and the Solar Circuit With me the personal equation always looms big, and of course he was quite right in saying that it's likely to get you all gummed up. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Boy, oh boy," Tommy was saying, "you sure did gum up the works. The Copper-Clad World "I think that I could get a living, digging spruce gum up here," Kate went on. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine After the pattern has been washed, do not use it for powder until it has had time to thoroughly dry, otherwise it will gum up the holes and spoil the pattern. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources The success of the peeling process was all gummed up at nine o'clock by the Portland humidity, which won its usual bet. Lady Luck Then we went home and our brains throbbed and gummed up all night long. At Good Old Siwash In them days, they made potatoes so good and sweet that they would gum up your hands. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Who has not seen a pretty hand made hideous by nails all gummed up with red paste? The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture Pete watched the fuzzy brown creature get its paws thoroughly gummed up with tar before he pulled him loose and sent him back to the jeep with a whack on the backside. Image of the Gods He tried to, but he's had such a scare thrown into him that his conversation works are all gummed up. The House of Torchy It was gummed up, so to speak; but it's working like a charm to-day. On the Stairs “P’r’aps so,” said the captain, with a peculiarly grim look and a glance round at the crew; “and they’ll be better employed gumming up those holes in the sides of the canoes.” Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig I'd have gummed up everything back there if he had let me. Skylark Three He was more or less useful, even if he did gum up the plot there for a while. Torchy, Private Sec. Don't be afraid I'm gumming up any fingerprints. Murder at Bridge "You're gummed up, I expect," said I. In those days nobody knew much about the new creature and its habits, and one man's guess was as good as another's. On the Stairs Sudden permitted himself a snort, probably in agreement with Bill's statement that things were "gummed up" at Sinkhole. Skyrider When the bird pokes his head in, his eyes are gummed up and blinded; and he towers upwards in the air, whence he soon falls down exhausted, and, it may be, dead with fright. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries He knew when the tools were in clay and had become gummed up. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West And by the way, Mr. Timmins,' he says, 'I got some more stuff for you here from the Square Deal Grocery—stuff all gummed up with postage stamps.' Somewhere in Red Gap Half a dozen biscuits copiously gummed up with preserves of one kind or another would do as well—almost. Ma Pettengill Our canteens, and clothes, and faces, and hair were all gummed up with molasses. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show "Smoking less, sleeping more, nerves steadier, working harder, playing the devil lighter," he gummed up silently with satisfaction. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Even in those early days when they lived in four little rooms above a grocer's shop, I recollect that he insisted upon gumming up every chink of one bedroom for fear of some imaginary infection. The Stark Munro Letters The gumming up of the horses' manes and the braiding of their tails have already made the innkeeper look strangely at us. A Boy's Ride One of our party commented upon this and said that there were enough canal boats as it was, that the canal seemed pretty well gummed up with them. My Boyhood Hence, while good kerosene should be clear in color and free from all matters which can gum up the wick and thus interfere with free circulation and combustion, it should also be perfectly safe. American Woman's Home "All I have to do is lap sticking-paper and gum up the places where these rolls are torn," said old Sturdivant. The Landloper Oh, he’s a fellow who gums up the works, puts you three weeks behind in less than a week and has all your best men resigning inside of a month. The Efficiency Expert "Salt?" gasped Janice, in her excitement not noticing at all that Gummy had again "gummed up his speech," to quote his own expression. Janice Day the Young Homemaker "Pretty well gummed up with them," Father repeated over and over and laughed like a child each time. My Boyhood "But you did get awfully 'gummed up,' Gummy, didn't you?" Janice Day the Young Homemaker |
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