Sentence examples for could not wield from inspiring English sources

And unlike Nortel, whose asset sale had a specific timetable imposed by the bankruptcy process, InterDigital could not wield the cudgel of a hard deadline against potential buyers.

The late statesman's son, Saad Hariri, was made prime minister, but soon realised he could not wield as much power as Hezbollah and its allies.

I was practically paralyzed with fear, but not so paralyzed that I couldn't wield a wine glass.

Small groups of cattle are often rounded up in distant spots and herded into a truck by a single person, who could not simultaneously wield the hand-held scanner needed to record individual animal identities, Mr. Platt said.

On a network that has Bill Maher hosting a weekly series, and an archive of George Carlin and Chris Rock appearances, Lange knew he could roam freely, even if he does not wield profanity with master-level sophistication.

The great tyrants of 20th-century Europe could not have wielded the power they did if significant numbers of their subjects had not placed their hopes in them.

Means realizes that Black could not have wielded this statue, and Barkabow's mother admits to having heard her daughter hit herself.

A guy who could be Westphal's strongest ally simply does not wield the same off-court power as he used to in New York.

In a more functional country, Saakashvili could send a deputy to do this, but his deputies do not wield enough power to confront politicians in Kiev.

In short, you could spend hundreds of hours dedicating yourself to a single discipline and still not wield every iteration.

Writer shows how the reporters did not wield great power.