Sentence examples for only to be prevented from inspiring English sources

In a general election in 1990 the NLD won an overwhelming majority of seats, only to be prevented by the military government from ever taking them up.

There was the time Haystacks Calhoun went to Staten Island, only to be prevented from wrestling because of high blood pressure.

In any event, doubts about the seriousness of the security threat around the gas fields were dispelled on Tuesday, when the minister of mines and natural resources flew to Aceh by helicopter to see the fields for himself, only to be prevented from landing by gunfire from the ground.

They highlight one case of a girl trafficked to Britain aged seven, who suffered terrible trauma and turmoil, but went on to achieve some of the best exam marks in the country – to the delight of her teachers – only to be prevented from fulfilling her promise at university.

With Ulster starting to wilt, Andrew Warwick was sent to the sin bin and Gray powered his way into the scoring zone only to be prevented from grounding by a cluster of defenders in white.

But many Americans want to vote, only to be prevented to by a wide variety of obstacles put in front of them by an indifferent and sometimes outright hostile system.

I think that their ability to get to their goals will only be prevented if we understand that we all need to believe and act.

It can only be prevented through immunization.

Castro – the only witness to the murder – was prevented from leaving Honduras for a month.

Instead she wants us to believe that our only concern is preventing another financial crash.

Of the four, Blind Spot Detection (BSD) was only estimated to be effective in preventing moped accidents, not motorcyclist accidents.