The budget stalemate has frustrated efforts to pass other legislation.

Annie and Matt's presence upstairs would have frustrated her efforts.

She tried to wind her legs around him, but the back of the chair frustrated her efforts.

Students occasionally slept in it when consumption of wine frustrated their efforts to reach home.

Many of those workers are frustrated with Governor Whitman's efforts to reduce the state work force.

They decide to frustrate his efforts and counter his influence.

Currently, some 44 million adults in this country smoke cigarettes, and four out of five are addicted, frustrating their efforts to quit.

"And that has frustrated efforts to develop drugs."

An insensitive allocation policy could only frustrate their efforts.

The clashes have been particularly pointed when the agency heads believed the budget office was frustrating their efforts to carry out Congressional mandates.