41. In 1921 Murakami and Gregory formed a joint venture to produce cultured pearls, however government intervention scuppered the plans. 42. Led by Bill Whitbread it hoped to infiltrate the mainstream trade union movement but was eventually scuppered by internal differences. 43. Private finance would have been available for the project, but the project was scuppered by not receiving government approval. 44. Hopes of a landmark agreement were scuppered hours before the deadline, when the United States rejected the package as inadequate. 45. Christina Jebb, a representative of the Staffordshire Fire Authority, said government interference had scuppered an agreement with the union. 46. It is just that gap, between rich and poor, developed and developing, that scuppered the global trade talks. 47. Differences on farm trade scuppered the last attempt to reach a framework deal at a September summit in Cancun, Mexico. 48. Differences between rich and poor countries on farm trade scuppered the last attempt at a September summit in Cancun, Mexico. 49. She is described as a talented dilettante artist : she painted portraits, scuppered busts, and played several musical instruments. 50. But opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers in parliament's upper chamber scuppered many of the government's proposals Thursday.
