Sentence examples for powerless turn from inspiring English sources

The powerless turn against the powerful.

And a middle class that feels increasingly powerless to turn the situation round.

Democratically elected governments appear powerless to turn things around.

Some even say they feel powerless to turn it off.

But they will not admit that they are powerless to turn back the economics driving the piracy.

If China and North Korea want to tango, then we are powerless to turn off the music," wrote Mr. Kim in "Sympathy for the devil ― how best to deal with NK".

Yet it is a sign of the changes taking place that even some of the region's more authoritarian leaders have appeared largely powerless to turn down the volume.

In the 12 years since Bush Jr's troops first set foot in Iraq, only a handful of mainstream films have addressed the topic, with stars and critics seemingly powerless to turn the tide of public indifference.

And still such humanity!" Ms. Gunn's quietly centered but passionate performance helps keep us attuned to the human being beneath the lofty principles, and it is matched by Mr. Harbour's sensitive rendering of a man who knows that his hold on the woman he loves may be slipping but senses that he is powerless to turn the tide.

If these people were right that failure was inevitable, just think about the implications: If the luminous new president in 2009 was truly impotent before this destructive force, then the rest of us must surely be powerless to turn it back.

'The powerless can sometimes turn surveillance against the powerful, as with the Rodney King videotape,' says Mitchell.