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The phrase "agents could not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that agents were unable to perform a certain action or task in a specific context.
Example: "Due to the unforeseen circumstances, agents could not complete the mission as planned."
Alternatives: "agents were unable to" or "agents couldn't".
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It said its agents could not assist the children because of the rocks being thrown.
The Supreme Court reversed the decision, saying the Secret Service agents could not be sued.
Apparently, the intelligence agents could not wait until the sentence had been taken up by the Appeals Court.
Officials said one problem with the landing-mat fencing is that agents could not see through to the other side.
My favourite part was the parenthesis: 'Push up bras encouraged.'" McGowan's agents could not be reached for comment.
The microscope characterization indicated that the reactive agents could not diffuse to the substrate, since the cracks with limited lengths were not throughout the whole coating.
Agents could not accost beneficiaries in the parking lot of a center for the elderly, a clinic or an apartment building.
Federal agents could not find Mr. Harvey until Tuesday, Mr. Matthews said, and today were trying to arrange a time to interview him.
But agents could not act quickly enough; some dealers, hoping to avoid fines, simply opened their windows and shooed the birds out.
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Agents couldn't reliably print boarding passes for passengers at check-in.
The agents couldn't believe someone would wear it, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
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