1. These are men whose aim is less to scupper the peace process than to exist politically within it.

2. And I won't have the Apostate scupper all my efforts by giving Rainbow the glad eye.

3. Subconsciously, they scupper their own efforts to gain a little comfort.

4. Tom goes home to scupper up every evening.

5. The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.

6. The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.

7. Officials blamed a Western conspiracy to scupper the deal.

8. They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.

9. GM's concerns over intellectual property could also scupper a bid by BAIC.

10. This could scupper Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's hopes of following Blackstone to the stockmarket.

11. Now Russia is raising new demands that could scupper the whole treaty.

12. That, in turn, would scupper the decision of ten other states to adopt the same standard.

13. Avast! Belay the port jib, and scupper the mains'l on the poop deck!

14. He admits, however, that insurance difficulties might scupper that idea.

15. Republican leaders have moved to scupper Obama's healthcare plans by inflaming myths and lies about the system.

16. The construction of this market has led to four years of wrangling that could yet scupper agreement.

17. The plans are still being kept tightly under wraps, partly through the fear that Mowden might try to scupper them.

17. try its best to gather and make good sentences.

18. Everton retain an option to buy Drenthe at the end of his temporary agreement, but Liverpool may reportedly move to scupper any proposed deal.

19. One young adult in ten screened through the 2006 National Chlamydia Screening Programme tested positive for the symptomless infection that can scupper a woman's chances of having a child.

20. The outlet pipe's ends fixed by duct. The floor slopes towards the scupper.