Sentence examples for powerless to stand from inspiring English sources

"They have made Japan powerless to stand up to China and Korea," said Mr. Sakurai, who refused to give his real name.

Liverpool were also powerless to stand in the 27-year-old's way once the £75m release clause in his contract had been met.

While not all of us have the great causes of More and Dr. King we all have the obligation to speak truth to power in our lives to forces great and small - to defend the powerless, to stand for justice and to recognize the situations in which we are required to do so".

It shows workers perceive themselves as ever more powerless to collectively stand up against the increasingly common employment practices of the likes of Sports Direct, Deliveroo and Hermes.

Suppliers often felt powerless to resist.

UK managements, meanwhile, feel powerless to resist.

Rousselot was overwhelmed, powerless to resist.

Are we the people powerless to resist it?

But that doesn't mean we have to stand by powerless as agitators exploit the power of modern technology to distribute hate speech and whip things up.

She was then in latitude 48.25 N., longitude 34.33 W. Ten liners, attracted by the Volturno's wireless calls for help, went to the aid of the stricken steamer, but, because of the gale, they were obliged to stand by powerless for hours before boats could be lowered.

"Few parents would be comfortable if their children were spending their time in the company of older men and coming home with expensive gifts and smelling of alcohol - but the reality is that there have been concerned mums and dads who have had to stand by, powerless, as their children have been groomed by vile sexual predators," said Cllr Simmonds.