"His misguided conviction that the 'faction' had espoused violence as its primary method of opposition, for example, kept him from recognizing the radicals' peace-keeping efforts....Equally dangerous, Bernard's elaborate accounts were sometimes built on insubstantial evidence".
"He got tremendous gratification thinking he was their savior, which kept him from recognizing that he is the predator".
Mr. Godley once described his early years as shackled by an "artificial self" that kept him from recognizing his own spontaneous reactions to people and events.
In the 74th minute, De Gea picked up a hip injury that he immediately recognized would keep him from being his best at the back.
PHOTOS: Summer Sneaks 2013 Ross' then boyfriend was denied immigration status and, without the option of a nationally recognized marriage to keep him in the United States (DOMA denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples), had to move back to England.
Horror kept him from immediately recognizing what would be his own special problem in the disaster's wake.
And I said, 'We need that dude; keep him around here.' " The Angels kept Napoli but were late to recognize his talent.
While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
Or does the specter of the past keep Americans from recognizing and responding to an unprecedented danger challenging the country?
Oh, sorry, sir, I didn't realize that slice of Sicilian was so mind-numbingly delicious that it'd keep you from recognizing one of the last half century's biggest sex symbols — that it'd stop you from walking up to him, telling him you admire his work, asking for an autograph, thanking him profusely, and apologizing for taking up his time.
