Sentence examples for powerless to stem from inspiring English sources
Happily, no one was hurt.The UN's peacekeeping mission in Congo is powerless to stem the deluge of blood, despite a budget of $600m a year.
Wigan seemed powerless to stem the flow as Cooke, showing no signs of being distracted by an imminent court appearance on charges of wounding and assault to which he pleads not guilty, linked with Sid Domic for Nathan Blacklock to score the first of his two tries in the right corner.
The combined might of the US federal government and the world's top engineers appear powerless to stem the raging Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but last night in New York and Los Angeles help was finally at hand: celebrities came rushing to the rescue.
In particular, the government seems powerless to stem the endless revenge killings and kidnappings that are an everyday feature of Yemeni life.Although the government does not bother to collect statistics on vendetta killing, known in Arabic as tha'r, the practice is clearly endemic.
When he appeared powerless to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf, his approval ratings fell.
But as violence continued Friday, many immigrants said they believed authorities in South Africa, including the police, have been powerless to stem the violence.
The government appeared powerless to halt them.
Globalisation and the neo-liberal economic orthodoxy seem to imply the state is now powerless to intervene and stem the erosion of Britain's manufacturing base.
We are virtually powerless to stop them because it seems our elected leaders are powerless too.
He was powerless to stop them, the master replied.
