Sentence examples for ineffectualness from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, the workers demonstrate in the streets to denounce la classe politique for its ineffectualness, even though they would demonstrate even more if the politicians did finally dare to tell the truth.

Signs of U.S. ineffectualness in the current crisis have been conspicuous since the day in June when Reagan sent a well-publicized message from the Western economic summit meeting at Versailles urging Begin not to invade Lebanon.

The council has taken a good deal of abuse for its ineffectualness; one council member even compared the body — unfavorably — to a rubber stamp.

The combination of bin Laden's elusiveness and our government's ineffectualness were certainly on cartoonists' minds for a couple of years after 9/11: Credit View full screen The November 12 , 2001 issue was the first cartoon issue after 9/11.

The crosscutting naturally underlines David's ineffectualness, an emphasis that seems, at that moment, in the coals-to-Newcastle category; we've had plenty of evidence.

The ineffectualness of Washington's politicians was palpable after this week's assault.

Anthony O'Donnell's Uncle Sam, is a lovely study of neutered ineffectualness.

It's as full of benign intention, big proclamations and ineffectualness as its doleful hero.

But the most intriguing performance comes from Laurence Fox who lends the hapless Patrick a gangling ineffectualness that makes it impossible for him to extract a key from its ring.

Abbott's joke at the ineffectualness of the carbon price to affect the climate raises the question: does he believe that his "direct action" sham will reduce the greenhouse effect or cool the weather?

The combination of bin Laden's elusiveness and our government's ineffectualness were certainly on cartoonists' minds for a couple of years after 9/11: The November 12 , 2001 issue was the first cartoon issue after 9/11.