| They know perfectly well that that would paralyse decision-making in the Security Council. |
| Mulch could also cause power lines to short-circuit and temporarily paralyse the rail network. |
| Should they place a ban on the export of ostrich products, it could paralyse the industry countrywide. |
| The toxins of certain snakes and of bacteria also block neuromuscular transmission and paralyse their victim. |
| And it would not be affected by problems that can paralyse present railway tracks, like leaves on the line and wear and tear. |
| It can paralyse state administrations and frighten its victims into variations on the Stockholm syndrome. |
