Object

• chance: I suspect this will scupper the chances of 1 or 2 of the transfer burning leaders.

• deal: In buying terms tho you could scupper a deal by being a little too eager.

• plan: Thus France was instrumental in scuppering plans to promote the free movement of services within the EU.

• attempt: Britain scuppers all attempts at an agreed solution Meanwhile, the Zimbabwean government persisted in its efforts to solve the land question amicably.

• project: I hope that a vocal minority will not scupper the Crowness project for the rest of us.

• agreement: Every time they get close something else comes up & scuppers an agreement.

Subject

• weather: Even if they can provide the power to move the airship, the whole project could be scuppered by the British weather.

• fact: This trial has been scuppered by the fact that Network Rail has increased the pathing charge by 40 % for electric services.

Adjective modifier

• lee: Every morning except when, the moon was large I got a bountiful supply by merely picking them up from the lee scuppers.

Modifies a noun

• hole: Ocean Kayaks are designed with scupper holes in the cockpit which direct water out to keep the kayak from being swamped.

Modifying Another Word

• nearly: Even if the very person training him was the same man who slashed the tool kit and nearly scuppered his qualification dive.

• also: These included being knocked out, also scuppered, but " scuppered " means killed and so does " knocked out " .

• completely: If not reversed, he said " it would completely scupper any bid " by the United States for the Summer or Winter Games.

• rather: We usually go to Church on Christmas Day, but the late start rather scuppered it this year.

• yet: The politicization of relief complicates the provision of aid, and may yet scupper the effective reconstruction of Iraq.

Used with why or when

• when: Our plans for a bike ride were well and truly scuppered when the snow fell for about 10 continuous hours.

• what: It isn't long before his desires become inexorable and he sets out to scupper what he can't have leading to an explosive nail-biting climax.

Preposition: by

• weather: Even if they can provide the power to move the airship, the whole project could be scuppered by the British weather.

• fact: This trial has been scuppered by the fact that Network Rail has increased the pathing charge by 40 % for electric services.