Sentence examples for powerless to prevent a from inspiring English sources

Sinfield was on the losing side on his debut for the Rhinos against Sheffield Eagles at Headingley in 1997 and he was powerless to prevent a repeat on his landmark occasion, with the Wolves running out 29-10 winners.

Describing the pervasive influence of tobacco lobbyists, he says: "Legislation from Congress testified to the masterful preparation and strategic command of the tobacco industry".However, the industry was powerless to prevent a flood of damaging internal documents, leaked by insiders.

Experts have since speculated that had the veteran Portuguese goalkeeper, Vitor Baia, had access to a stepladder and two dustbin lids he would have still been powerless to prevent a goal.

David Cameron has warned that any demonstrators involved in anti-Semitic hostility will face the "full force of the law", but police are powerless to prevent a static demonstration unless it turns into a full-on march – which it may well do, as marching is one thing Nazis are really good at.

Companies with image problems are still powerless to prevent a certain amount of brand bashing.

Rayner was the only other batsman to pass double figures, but he was powerless to prevent a trimmer from Jack Brooks shaving the off bail as part of the former Northants pace bowler's 3-47.

Claire Danes played that beautifully, her distress at being powerless to prevent an atrocity almost impossible to distinguish from a woman who simply hasn't been taking her lithium.

David De Gea had already saved an angled shot from Jesus Navas but he was powerless to prevent Aguero converting a simple tap-in from David Silva's pass after intelligent work from James Milner.

Michael Gove, the education secretary, was said also to be against Ebdon's appointment and the feud reportedly reached the highest levels of government with David Cameron claiming he was powerless to prevent the professor getting the £130,000-a-year, three-day-a-week role.

The row over Ebdon's appointment as director of the university admissions watchdog, the Office for Fair Access (Offa), reached the highest levels of government, with David Cameron claiming he was powerless to prevent the professor getting the £130,000-a-year, three-day-a-week role.

And: "It is truly demoralizing to feel yourself powerless to prevent the repetition of a pattern of behavior that you recognize as productive only of suffering.