But disaster struck: Unable to meet the frenzied demand the company's marketing machine had whipped up, Nintendo's perceived shortage became a real one.
On the other hand, about 400 US air strikes were unable to prevent Isis capturing Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, on 17 May.
As he lies stricken and unable to communicate, his younger brother Ajay, through whose eyes the novel is narrated, prays so hard his gums hurt, is sent out of class by insensitive schoolteachers when he starts crying, concocts elaborate stories about Birju's brilliance.
"But since we are on strike, we are unable to prepare for the visit.
"In my opinion that was a strike," Franco protested, unable to stifle a laugh.
Like dozens of the assembled riff-raff, I got to meet Springsteen that night, but standing there beside him, shaking his hand, I found myself struck dumb, quite unable to articulate anything about what his music has always meant to me.
"After Faulkner's pre-match comments and final-over bowling performance, at least the Australians can console themselves in the knowledge that they now have a backup [REDACTED] in the unlikely event that "Davey" Warner is somehow struck dumb and unable to produce the pre-match (or post-match) goods".
When she shuts herself in a room crying, she's stricken with panic, unable to do the one thing she is there to do.
Being a student I am unable to strike.
However, they were unable to strike an overall plea bargain on the charges against them.
