Sentence examples for powerless to put from inspiring English sources

As individuals, we often feel powerless to put a dent in reports of mounting emissions, or alter the direction of our planet's worrying future: doomed by science and neglected by politics.

Faced with a bill that sets in motion the UK's withdrawal from the EU, which is as profoundly mistaken a decision as any that the UK parliament has taken in the postwar era, MPs have essentially said that last year's referendum is sovereign and that they are powerless to put their foot on the brake or choose a different route.

There is simply no better means to empower the powerless, and to put their future directly in their hands.

The most powerful is called "star power" and has people experience what it is to be powerless– something that provokes strong reactions, to put it mildly.

He was powerless again as France international Nasri struck almost immediately to put City in front, taking Aleksandar Kolarov's cross in his stride to score with the outside of his foot with Mannone motionless.

The authorities were clearly unwilling to put an end to the rigging, and the public was powerless to make them.

But as freedom without some risk is impossible, it is obvious that people cannot expect politicians to put protecting them from every conceivable danger (something they are anyway powerless to do) before all other duties to society.

One answer is to put new people in charge; another is to opt out of the existing state.A further problem is that people feel powerless in a globalised world.

Villas-Boas demonstrated his faith in 41-year-old Brad Friedel by reinstating him ahead of France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but the veteran was powerless to stop Cahill putting Chelsea ahead after 17 minutes.

The "high-power" subjects were far more likely to move the fan off the desk, while the subjects primed to feel powerless meekly put up with being gusted on.

"You feel powerless to challenge Centrelink, you just put your head down and go along with every time-wasting resume writing course they put you in, so that you can still have a roof over your head," the submission said.