How To Use Stifle In A Sentence

There is no doubt that unnecessary complexity can stifle growth. Times, Sunday Times
Demand is down across the globe as the economic woes continue to stifle growth. The Sun
Victor heard her stifle a cry as he held a small mirror for her.
They stifle growth and offer no realistic prospect of a recovery. Times, Sunday Times
Dressing up simple ideas stifles them; rewrapping non-ideas confuses your audience and eventually kills their trust in you.

Still the visitors pressed, but a spirited start to the second half was soon stifled.
Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
Some news staff are already worrying that the Neil review will stifle challenging reporting.
She posits that the gendering of the marketing ultimately stifles creativity and impoverishes the fan culture, if any, of the novel. Archive 2009-04-01
Look you," he said in stifled gutturals, turning to St. Vincent. CHAPTER 22
Opponents of subsidies get one thing right: they can stifle innovation. Times, Sunday Times
When the Indians set fire to the main building as well as the sheds, the flames fanned into a sunburst, and their smoke stifled the people of Fort Mims.
Pedestrian middle managers who stifle the enthusiasm of the inventive junior are the biggest block to bright ideas.
So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil. Forbes Faces Of The Week: June 19-23Faces Of The Week: June 19-23
She stifled a cough/yawn/scream/sneeze.
Her chest heaved gently to the rhythm of her breathing, but as he crept in further, he had to stifle a scream.
Given the climate and the other equally ridiculous laws being proposed to stifle innovation, my hopes aren't very high.
A slight tendency towards "barracking" on the part of the crowd was quickly stifled, however, by a brilliant effort from James, who by means of all-round play built up an attractive break of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21
He stifled a groan and touched her cheek, soft and flushed with sleep.
Demand is down across the globe as the economic woes continue to stifle growth. The Sun
Government intervention stifles competition because their vast resources make for an uneven playfield. In health care reform debate, Obama puts focus on affordability
He clapped a hand over his mouth, as if to stifle a burp or cover a yawn.
The introduction and failure of this project provide a good idea of why a separate black economic agenda has always been stifled.
This meant that in his search for a new language to express himself he was obliged to break existing artistic conventions, which required an elegance and polish that stifled all feelings.
When instructors are not acting as proctors or detectives hoping to stifle cheating or ferret out dishonest students, some are dreaming up schemes of their own.
A ghost is gasping for air, as if it were being stifled.
A stifled purr of laughter escapes from several of the crew members.
Branches supply the stifle and the adductor and pectineus muscles. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
I spent this period of instruction trying to stifle yawns and resisting saying how old-hat this all seemed.
Desirée stifled a laugh as she swept the candles and bits of wax into a dustpan.
The giant online encyclopedia — which has 20million pages — fears the antipiracy moves would censor and stifle social sites. The Sun
My major concern was that a large bureaucracy, however organized, tends to stifle creativity.
As soon as the band bounded on stage, the crowd struggled to stifle their giggles. Times, Sunday Times
Possessive, vain and self-absorbed, she stifled him until, he said, he could no longer stand women.
As soon as the band bounded on stage, the crowd struggled to stifle their giggles. Times, Sunday Times
The job was one that must be done every fall when the crops are in - removing the long strips of black plastic mulch that warms the soil, retains moisture, and stifles the weeds.
If it is a clear, cold night, the clicking of their wooden shoes may be heard for some time; but if it is damp weather, the sound is stifled, and after a few moments the faint echo of an "adieu" or Christmas greeting is all that can be heard around the church as the beadle closes it. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World
Her concluding suggestion caused me to stifle a guffaw by blowing my nose loudly. GOODBYE CURATE
Also, the teacher cannot generally assume that his or her insights are the only ones or even the best ones, and sharing too much information with a student can stifle a student's creativity by preprogramming thought processes that are better left open. All the world's problem's solved!
Campaigners complain that shifting the butter mountain into developing countries stifles agricultural trade, by crowding out domestic farmers who can't compete with the might of the EU.
a stifled yawn
Part of the blame for the mindless "emotivism," as MacIntyre calls it, can be attributed to the more extreme elements in the pro-life movement, who have stifled reasoned argument with their cries of "Murder! On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position
And frankly, there's simply no excuse for being a crashing great bore in a switched-on, wired-up era which lets you tune in to the best of the world's news and culture faster than you can stifle a yawn.
For a moment, she felt stifled within the intenseness of his grasp.
I stifle a giggle then jump on him. The Sun
Demand is down across the globe as the economic woes continue to stifle growth. The Sun
Our growing military engagement in Guatemala, Cuba, and Vietnam created a counter-insurgency mentality among political and military leaders who hoped to stifle spreading "brushfire" wars through the deployment of counter-guerrilla forces of their own. A Special Supplement: Anthropology on the Warpath in Thailand
This impetuous and fiery temperament was rendered yet more fearful by the indulgence of every intemperance; it fed on wine and lust; its very virtues strengthened its vices, -- its courage stifled every whisper of prudence; its intellect, uninured to all discipline, taught it to disdain every obstacle to its desires. The Last of the Barons — Complete
At a moment like this, in the abrupt silence after Lewis's voice trails off, the listener often overhears Mitchell in the background trying to stifle his laughter.
[Page 67] thoughts that are stifled from a feeling that they are too bold to be indulged in! The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton
Moreover, given the fact that dishonesty in enterprises increases transaction costs and prolongs the business cycle, the economic development of the country will eventually be stifled.
You can imagine the silence, broken perhaps by a stifled snigger, that met that suggestion.
Being in a small community can be inhibiting; having business dealings with friends and family can stifle a meritocracy.
JT_Lancer says: the communications industry has been making spectacular progress after begin stifled for three-quarters of a century. Think Progress » Sen. Alexander: Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Care Reform Would ‘End The Senate’
Had they both had a chance of success, the issue might have surfaced and received the real attention which the main parties tried to stifle.
As a 30-year old newspaper and vibrant website committed to both in-depth news reporting and full-throated commentary, we do not believe that using the court system to stifle or chill free speech is ever appropriate. Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Seeks Dismissal Of Reporter Who Documented How Terrible He Was At Everything [UPDATE]
Angela stifled a snort as she and Sara examined my fluffy pink bunny slippers.
A stay will not be granted, unless there is cogent evidence that the appeal will be stifled.
Debate is stifled, and conservatives either go in the closet or get to be seen as slightly kooky.
I couldn't really figure out what Kevin did, besides drive some cars and get tied up at Stifler's impromptu bachelor party, replete with strippers and the bride's parents bursting in.
I stifled a yawn as I fumbled with the key, finally sticking it in correctly and turning the lock.
When creativity is stifled by copyright, the original intention of the law is lost.
He stifled his immediate reaction, although he couldn't keep from tightening his jaw.
We walked without a word for five minutes or so; the only sound heard being her occasional sniffle or stifle of a sob.
The term, _thigh_, is usually applied to the part of the hind leg above the gaskin; but, correctly speaking, it is the part of the hind leg above the stifle. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
He continued his story through stifled sobs.
Her faint scream of shock was abruptly stifled by a hand clamped over her mouth.
The gas stifled them.
His blue eyes blacken and I watch aghast, as he buries his face in his hands with a barely stifled groan.
Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate.
His hideous ears must represent the eavesdroping spies of the Inquisition who intimidated and stifled the people. Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
GOOOOODDDDD DAAAAMMMM ITS WARM TODAY FELLOW DEFENDERS OF THE REALM!!!!!! however i am now nursing a nice lager shandy (off duty of course, im not in CID) and sat in the shade. meanwhile up north today i had to stifle mirth (not very succesfully) as we placed a ‘regular service user’ into a cell. as i left him and came home i hear he was still kicking off about how stifling his cell is … … .. clearly the systems failed him and i feel absolutely dreadful for him … … …. no honestly i do … … … … on July 1, 2009 at 7: 42 pm | Reply Olivers Army Police Body Armour Heatwave Shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Real innovation and creativity become stifled when we give corporations more and more tax break money "flushes" instead of them truly growing and profiting because they are an innovative superior company that creates the best product. TIME.com: Top Stories
He managed to stifle the spasmodic sobs of panic rising in his throat.
But there was no aviation bureaucracy to stifle initiative and smother the life from our most wild and impractical dreams - an endangered species if there was one.
They have dumbed-down the debate on prevention and stifled the debate on causes.
_Outward luxation of the patella_ is occasioned by a lax condition of the internal femeropatellar ligament or a rupture of the same so that the patella slips over the outer femoral trochlear rim and permits of an abnormal flexion of the stifle joint. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Through this massive process of reclaim, they have effectively (as Kenneth pointed out in his case) stifled all criticism of the company on the Internet.
If anyone speaks to them, they look sideways at one another and stifle their sniggers.
I stop trying to stifle it when I realize that about half the people in the audience are chuckling.
Her faint scream of shock was abruptly stifled by a hand clamped over her mouth.
There is no doubt that unnecessary complexity can stifle growth. Times, Sunday Times
This migration, he added, could be stifled without regulatory restraint.
We celebrate individuality, but eschew the individualism that stifles creativity inhibits collaboration, and limits intelligence.
He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
Officialdom must not stifle all creativity.
Here's a quorum of such quatches ripe for revival, ready for your quaintance: quaddle (grumble), quizzity (oddity), querken (stifle), quiddle (dawdle), querimony (complaint), queme (pleasant), quetch (go), queeve (twist in a road). 'Roads to Quoz'
John stopped trying to stifle the laughter and glared at her.
But a slowdown in supply could stifle the sector's ability to keep up with growing consumer demand for gadgets. Times, Sunday Times
Jake shot a look at them and they abruptly stopped, trying to stifle their laughter.
Vicki heard a quick inhalation of breath, a stifled cry, and a strangled curse followed by the slamming of the door to the room.
We prize them for their rough-plastic, abstergent force; to get people out of the quadruped state; to get them washed, clothed, and set up on end; to slough their animal husks and habits; compel them to be clean; overawe their spite and meanness, teach them to stifle the base, and choose the generous expression, and make them know how much happier the generous behaviors are. The Conduct of Life (1860)
Removing the earbobs from her ears and handing them over to be stowed away with the necklet in the jewelry chest in the corner, Beth stifled a sigh. Shameless
Yet, in this era when people have it drilled into their brains over and over again that every creative thing is "ownable," we're now seeing this great tradition of joke sharing and joke telling stifled by claims of Techdirt
A full paper bag was thrust at her, and the door shut, leaving her in stifled silence.
That disclosure comes as the British press faces the introduction of laws that could stifle reporting. Times, Sunday Times
He argues that it is true to say that some groups have harmed the image of No Platform by using it to stifle debate, but this is rare, and in no way changes the continuing need for No Platform policy under its original intention.
Despite the modern setting, this story of stifled manners and repressed emotions feels oddly old-fashioned. Times, Sunday Times
I stifle a giggle then jump on him. The Sun
While we were engaged on the wall, a few fire-arrows had come over and been promptly stifled by the invalids, who were in tremendous trim, bawling orders to each other and striding about like Nelson on the quarterdeck. Isabelle
Missive after missive describes the burden of the existing system, and how 20 more years of control will stifle creative work.
The 11-year-old made no effort to stifle a wide yawn as she rocked forward in her chair and stared at the ground. Times, Sunday Times
They attempted to stifle their chuckles and hide their amused smiles as Suna moved towards their table in the manner that could only be described as a waddle.
There were popping sounds, birds warbling, half-stifled cries - of rigmarole of street sounds that just totally entranced me.
The government has historically used obscenity and copyright laws to stifle the importation of ‘undesirable’ foreign media.
The National Sleep Foundation says a drug called clonazepam stifles symptoms in nine of 10 patients if taken in the proper dosage every night. CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2006
Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
But we are tired, and Mum mistakes our tiredness and stifled yawns for boredom.
he is a real conversation stifler
Creativity is stifled and the lack of runners from midfield is pronounced. Times, Sunday Times
Moosa told journalists he believed the new policy, once implemented, would "stifle" the crime syndicates behind the poaching. ANC Daily News Briefing
Gravity stifled her, hammered her red blood cells.
And there can be no more infallible evidence of a miscarriage in such a condition, than when pride, or passion, or prejudice, or any corrupt affection, can either outbrave or stifle that compliance with a just reproof which conscience will assuredly tender, Rom. ii. The Sermons of John Owen
I barely stifled a yelp of pain as she threw her arms around my aching ribs.
The argument is that this will stifle free and frank discussion.
Juen heard a stifled breath and she turned around, Kumma's face had paled immensely and his fist was clenched in the soft material of the pillow.
I gave a private yippee, matching the stifled yes!
Education suffers from a surfeit of political initiatives that stifle effectiveness. Times, Sunday Times
When she hears a baby's soft whimper, Daphne claps a hand over her mouth to stifle a gasp of surprise.
They filed in with hushed voices and stifled winces as they bumped into the seats laid out for them.
The result is a rare demonstration of the theater's power to convoke and communicate; I left the play feeling that no amount of material encroachment could stifle humanity. Eamon Murphy: Theater Review: Jerusalem
McCannell observed, as did many other students, that Kulak stresses the software developer's need to be creative and insinuates that engineering stifles creativity.
Sad to say, it's hard not to stifle a yawn. Times, Sunday Times
It has unbolted the hardware from the carrier -- something that's stifled innovation and competition in the U.S. mobile market for decades. Michael Boland: Nexus One: Not a Blockbuster, But Still a Big Deal
Education suffers from a surfeit of political initiatives that stifle effectiveness. Times, Sunday Times
With the rating agencies calling even America's triple-A rating into question, not all the euro-zone summit meetings, of which there have been many and will be many more, can persuade lenders that it is a good idea to make capital available to Greece, or Portugal, or Ireland on terms that will not stifle growth in those countries and acerbate their downward spiral. Advice for Eurocracy: Take a Tip From Nike and 'Just Do It'
I stifle a giggle then jump on him. The Sun
DA Justice spokesman Dr Tertius Delport on Monday described this as an attempt by Justice Minister Penuell Maduna to "stifle" DA leader Tony Leon, saying it had no basis in law, ANC Daily News Briefing
Staff had to stifle giggles when the star requested the alternative treatment - which involves flushing out the colon via a patient's bottom. The Sun
So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil. Forbes Faces Of The Week: June 19-23Faces Of The Week: June 19-23
In our haste to condemn cynicism we must take care not to stifle skepticism.
Michael's weak attempt to stifle a laugh was futile.
Our biologists therefore stifled bathybius, perhaps with justice, certainly with prudence, and left protoplasm to its fate. Luck or Cunning?
I feel like a heartless harpy for having these feelings, but ultimately, I feel stifled by him, nay even negated.
Sad to say, it's hard not to stifle a yawn. Times, Sunday Times
Then he edged a ball into his pad and some one made a stifled appeal.
The malfunction of enterprises stifled the growth of innovative designers.
Julia stifles a gasp and puts a hand over her mouth, remaining silent.
The first sound of an innocent human voice since the murder is stifled when Macbeth's hirelings kill Macduff's little boy.
As soon as the band bounded on stage, the crowd struggled to stifle their giggles. Times, Sunday Times
So the two families packed their boys comfortably into a first-class compartment and stood around awkwardly, aching to weep and kiss and have something warming to remember, but stifled by their peculiar British mistrust of demonstrativeness. The Thorn Birds
Likewise, the hybrid nature of their imagery, such as winged composite animals and voluted palmettes, has been taken as a lack of originality, a view that tends to stifle interest in iconographic meaning.
You have to stifle a yawn as you inhale its stultifying atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times
The 11-year-old made no effort to stifle a wide yawn as she rocked forward in her chair and stared at the ground. Times, Sunday Times
But there is a danger that these new regulations will stifle innovation, by forcing everybody to comply with blanket standards of accessibility.
The Rational / Bureaucratic model can produce overly restrictive formal systems that stifle initiative and reduce responsiveness to change.
His television networks thrive because private competition is stifled.
Far from being a deep-dyed traditionalist, he is a maverick, a valuable eccentric, who uses his influence to stimulate rather than stifle debate.
Dressed in a dark blue suit, he attempts, successfully at first, to project a businesslike air but it never quite manages to stifle the puckish charmer within.
It is the spirit which incarcerates unfortunate prisoners of honorable warfare in pestilential holds, stifles them with thirst, starvation, diseased meats, if not slow poisons, and plants tons of gunpowder under them that, in case of inability to retain them, they might be blown to atoms at the mere touch of a match. The Assassinated President
The latest version from the banking and Wall Street bloats along with their Republican blusters always goes something like this: "Regulation will add a layer of rules that will stifle business ... Bob Franken: Regulation and the Betweeners
She was perfectly hideous, with a marvellous, stifled comedy. Times, Sunday Times
The old ones, fearful and suspicious, jealous even, were attempting to stifle young love.
Extension of the stifle joint would increase the distance between the femoral origin of the gastrocnemius and its insertion to the summit of fibular tarsal bone (calcis) were it not for the gastrocnemius and superficial flexor (perforatus). Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
All of the laughs are stifled by the insistent question: what is it you actually think you're laughing at? Times, Sunday Times
I fought to keep from rolling my eyes, and I felt Gabriel stifle a snigger next to me.
I also know this, which is even more disconcerting: That two of the principles that have made this country exceptional -- the free press and the idea of representational government -- have inexplicably, impossibly, been, if not quelled, then stifled. Bad Shakespeare
Raising taxes on small businesses will stifle initiative.
To some extent he attained his object, but his success was limited; and his teaching affected by what I can only call a modernness of temperament in me, which no force of tradition wholly destroyed or stifled. The King's Mirror
It is constantly seen that the waverer, of nervous atrabiliar constitution, no sooner overcomes the agony of irresolution, than he flings himself on his object with a vindictive tenacity that seems to repay him for all the moral humiliation inflicted on him by his stifled doubts. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre
She tried to stifle a grin.
Baron stifled his angry response and forced a thin smile instead.
I sighed with frustration as I failed to thread the strand of white cotton through the eye of the needle for the fourth time and stifled the urge to throw the needle across the room.
Portugal were being efficiently stifled by their doughty opponents, extra time and penalties beckoned. Times, Sunday Times
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested.
The richer the city the greater the incentive to stifle opposition.
It ought to animate us to desire the redemption of the minds and bodies of unborn millions from the brutifying effects of a system whose tendency is to stifle the faculties of the soul and to degrade man to the level of beasts. I. The Emancipation of South America
She sighed, then stifled a groan of pain.
The wave of mergers and consolidations has certainly not stifled innovation or inhibited the creation of new brands.
Laura, stifled by the confines of her religion and her boyfriend, dreams of freedom and the ocean.
It seemed certain to boost his reputation as a survivor and to stifle growing discontent with his autocratic leadership.
She smiled at this action and walked away with a slight skip in her step and I stifled a laugh.
He evokes the period by filling the screen with so much swirling dust that you spend half the film trying to stifle a sneeze. Times, Sunday Times
He competed anyway, wrapping the ankle in tape and popping aspirin to stifle the pain.
The desire of some retailers or wholesalers to restrict their lines, limit the numbers of new products, or demand promotional bonuses can stifle competition and innovation. Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice
Much as she adores her husband, there must be times when she feels utterly stifled and trapped. The Sun
The new deals are fiercely opposed by independent wholesalers, who say that they stifle competition. Times, Sunday Times
Big Bill is so desperate for attention these days that he might actually show up, and then you'd have a hard time getting rid of him as he jabbered on into the wee hours while your other guests stifle yawns and sneak peeks at their watches.
He stifled an urge to hit her.
The unmistakable, overwhelming miasma of emotion that choked him and even threatened to stifle Rena too… it was guilt.
She was perfectly hideous, with a marvellous, stifled comedy. Times, Sunday Times
Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs.
The new deals are fiercely opposed by independent wholesalers, who say that they stifle competition. Times, Sunday Times
The fruits of such a system are a glittering consumer society which stifles creativity and individuality.
He evokes the period by filling the screen with so much swirling dust that you spend half the film trying to stifle a sneeze. Times, Sunday Times
Taxes stifle enterprise only if they increase with enterprise.
Laws forbidding trade with any country other than Spain stifled chances for industrial development. Mexico's colonial government, successful failure
Here, there was an air of sedate prosperity, speaking of a prim propriety that made Petra's Berliner soul feel stifled. THE LAST TEMPTATION
Small in stature, inclined even to those homely features known as ewe nick and cat ham, often higher behind than in front, and with great length of stifle, he is not, I admit, imposing to look upon. The end of an era,
Staff had to stifle giggles when the star requested the alternative treatment - which involves flushing out the colon via a patient's bottom. The Sun
The objective of such a campaign was to stifle dissent, garner unquestioning support, and rally people around a common symbol.
Hmm, a gaster government might come from having a family relation, maybe a brother, swing an election to the favor of the family by using local influence to stifle the opposition. Think Progress » Blackburn Won’t Endorse Bachmann’s ‘Gangster Government’ Rhetoric
At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitations in passive range of motion.
He glanced in, laughed, tried to stifle the laugh and went off to an important meeting. Times, Sunday Times
I guess those who feel they are being stifled is based on peoples reactions … That is the beauty of our 1st amendment … You can say what you want, just be ready for consequences and it doesn’t seem some can handle it … Think Progress » VIDEO: Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD
There was a kind of undulation in her body, which ended in a little sob, which was hidden and stifled by her fingers. Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
It is not only radical utopians, however, who feel inheritance is unjust, but also conservatives have argued that inheritance stifles the entrepreneurial capacity of capitalism.
To every smarty-pants who ever had to stifle her chuckles when overhearing some ninny explain that the reason the sky is blue is because it's reflecting the colour of the ocean, welcome home.
He considered this, but he stifled his reply when he caught sight of a seemingly ordinary pile of rock that rose at a crazy angle out of the ground.
The fear of originality will stifle those who speak with different voices. Burning Bright

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