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The project was scuppered by lack of money.

plans for a bypass were scuppered by a public inquiry.

The opposite problem—an excess of patriotism, not xenophilia—may scupper Bharti's deal with MTN.

Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics.

The leaky roof scuppered our plans for a picnic.

His reckless behavior scuppered his chances of promotion.

The unexpected storm scuppered our sailing trip.

A lack of funding scuppered the new business venture.

The rival team's strong defense scuppered our chances of winning.

The company's bankruptcy scuppered the merger deal.

The virus outbreak scuppered our travel plans.

The faulty equipment scuppered the experiment.

The lack of support from management scuppered the team's morale.

The sudden change in regulations scuppered the project timeline.

This would scupper any chance that shareholders can be paid much out of profits, perhaps for years.

Ambitious plans for a city-centre retail development to rival Meadowhall were scuppered by the crash of 2008.

We should acknowledge that confusion is natural, and fear entirely normal, but let neither of these scupper our chances forever.

The project was scuppered in the end by a mix of political queasiness over the fallout

It wasn't clear if the Houthis advance would scupper the agreement or it's essentially a part of its choreography.

The two sides face the same issues that have scuppered past peace initiatives, including Israeli settlements on the West Bank.

The Pearl was listing near to scuppers after the battle.

Big fat droplets, sliding down our goose-pimpled skin, scupper our attempts to get dry afterwards.

Such deals have become politically toxic in America, but the White House denied that the new regulations were intended specifically to scupper the Pfizer-Allergan deal.

A mooted freeze in oil output among most of the world's big producers was scuppered when talks collapsed in Doha, the Qatari capital.