Sentence examples for powerless to affect from inspiring English sources

Most Americans feel powerless to affect what happens.

Whatever his destination, he is powerless to affect it.

But I think what the mayor did was systematically create the impression that he was powerless to affect school policy when it's not true.

Their dreams were put abruptly on hold, and being powerless to affect what comes next, many say, is sofocante and desesperante — suffocating and exasperating.

Russians have become so accustomed to feeling powerless to affect their future that they do not even see the point in discussing it.

Not acknowledging America's version of reality, or undercutting its sense of victory in Afghanistan, is a way for Arabs and Muslims to get revenge for America's support for Israel, which they feel so powerless to affect.

So many of us feel so powerless, unable to affect substantive change, unable to do anything other than hurt.

"This scandal has brought home to laypeople how essentially powerless they are to affect its outcome," Ms. Steinfels said.

The problem features in 60% of serious case reviews into the death or serious injury of a child and 32% of professionals felt powerless to help affected children.

All seem powerless to move it".

The ultimate goal is to make him appear powerless and weak, a flailing figure who is unable to affect the midterm elections or give the next Democratic nominee a boost.