Sentence examples for looks powerless from inspiring English sources

If it fails, a central bank looks powerless.

The Soviet Union certainly looked powerless.

Hibs looked powerless to do anything about their plight.

To get a favourable deal, it suits Pakistan's strongman to look powerless.

Over the years, the U.S.O.C. has looked powerless in dealing with athletes' antics.

We may look powerless to him with our presence 500 feet below.

It never did and the opposition leaders, in particular, Etienne Tshisekedi, now look powerless and pathetic beside the victorious Mr Kabila.

But the combatants were so afraid of making a misstep that they froze -- and looked powerless and trapped.

Violent clashes between youths and police each summer from 2008 to 2010 left him looking powerless; in 2010 alone police killed over 110 youngsters.

If the judges want the two men in The Hague, Libya is not expected to hand them over, and the court will look powerless.

Ebdon looked powerless to halt his opponent and Murphy went ahead for the first time in the match with an 82 in frame 15.