Sentence examples for could not act from inspiring English sources

"I could not act".

Married to someone else, Mr. Bostock could not act on his feelings.

The Hungarians, without whom the government in Vienna could not act, urge a settlement with Serbia.

And low-level bankers did not, and could not, act alone.

But Ms. Kushner said the union believed N.Y.U. could not act unilaterally.

That judge said the court could not act because of national security concerns.

The state in turn told federal officials it could not act without participation from Westchester.

In any case, he said, it could not act as fast as the investors want.

But it could not act as a big brother to women's soccer.

International Development Secretary Clare Short said yesterday that Britain could not act unilaterally.

Moreover, Moran recalled, the absent Minister Adams "left me no orders," and therefore "I could not act".