Sentence examples for powerless to determine from inspiring English sources

Now the struggle is between the Army and the Islamists, with the United States powerless to determine the outcome.

When American N.H.L. players ransacked their apartments in the Olympic Village during the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, the U.S.O.C. was powerless to determine who the culprits were.

If we have been led to believe that we are powerless to determine our sexual orientation does that protect us from the bigots?

He said the bill had no provisions to hold the industry accountable, leaving municipalities powerless to determine where companies could drill.

But other officials said the United States was almost powerless to determine whether Mr. Megrahi's superiors were implicated in the bombing without the cooperation of Libya, which they said was unlikely.

So while gaining control of Congress sounds good to the Republicans on paper, I suspect that 24 months from now, when the presidential election is upon us, they'll be regretting having taken the helm on foreign policy and will find themselves as powerless to determine the direction of events overseas as a democratic president and divided Congress have been.

The Great Commission is powerless to decide.

They feel insecure within the system of which they are part and powerless to influence what matters to them.

You see, while our mothers and grandmothers were often powerless to change their circumstances, today, we as women have all the power we need to determine the outcome of this election".

Kerber has not made it past the fourth round at Roland Garros since reaching the last eight in 2012 and she was powerless to resist a determined comeback from Garbiñe Muguruza, the world No4, in the third round last year.

But of course China is determined not to allow that, and the rest of the world appears powerless to do anything but mutter about how unfair it all is.