Suffocation cases between the civilians in Masaken Hanano after Assad helicopters throwing barrel bomb loaded with chlorine gas Ahmad Alkhatib ( AhmadAlkhtiib) 18 November 2016

Gates were often placed at tight corners, forcing a bottleneck effect upon the invading force, or even simply at right angles within a square courtyard.

He would have wasted far too much time in his gas guzzling SUV, stuck in traffic jams or searching for parking spaces.

Other threats to the marine and coastal ecosystems from marine litter include smothering of the seabed and disturbance of habitats from mechanical beach cleaning.

The sit in was broken up by force and by using tear gas which suffocated some residents inside their homes Rades

The cause of death for many of the victims was internal bleeding or suffocation, almost all of them in the stairwells. Those who stayed inside the stadium were saved.

(c) The acts of torture consisted of a beating, in which he was kicked and punched for more than five hours, followed by bouts of suffocation, in which a plastic bag was placed over his head

As a result of drought and heat, more than 500 wildfires have raged out of control, smothering Moscow in smoke and threatening several nuclear facilities.

At the same time, developing countries face challenges in gaining access to international markets for the distribution of their goods and services, often because of a lack of competitive access to international markets and also because of bottlenecks in the distribution systems.

The necessity for an opt in or opt out declaration by the host State should be carefully considered because it could create an unnecessary bottleneck in the implementation of the protocol.

Furthermore, the very bad state of the road networks in Liberia is a major bottleneck that continues to hamper all efforts towards rapid recovery, particularly in the rural areas.

Peaceful marches have been attacked with live bullets, expired tear gas, cannon sewage water and batons, resulting in killings, injury, suffocation from gas, torture and arbitrary detention.

In Padang, even with advance warning of a tsunami, higher ground is too far away, and the narrow streets too choked with traffic, for many people to get to safety in time.

Anthropogenic activities and accumulation of solid wastes (e.g. discarded fishing nets, traps, anchors, debris and tyres) can be a threat to the marine habitats, creating anoxic conditions for benthic fauna and having a negative impact throughout the marine ecosystem.

(Ironically, Vickery died while sitting in a traffic jam.)

In the computer, you have all the data going through the central processing unit, and any piece of data basically has to go through that bottleneck, whereas in the brain, what you have is these neurons, and the data just really flows through a network of connections among the neurons. There's no bottleneck here.

Of course, China claims that its intentions toward India are peaceful. For example, it contends that its efforts to establish bases in the Indian Ocean and bolster its blue water navy are aimed at safeguarding the Malacca Straits, a maritime trade route that is perceived as a choke point for the Chinese economy.