Sentence examples for unable to enact from inspiring English sources

Mr Obama's irritation on being unable to enact meaningful gun reforms during his presidency began to show in this address.

He said she would be unable to enact health care change because she accepted money from lobbyists.

Last year, Congress wrestled with the issue of prescription drugs, but was unable to enact any laws.

Soares's minority government resigned in December 1977, primarily because it was unable to enact an effective austerity program.

Barack Obama has been unable to enact any meaningful gun legislation during his presidency; and this frustration is starting to show in his statements.

In part, that is because Congress has been unwilling or unable to enact laws on the most important issues facing the nation — Iraq, immigration reform, health care.

Noble says this is because the FEC is hampered by gridlock and unable or unwilling to enact much change.

Facing a growing security threat from two terrorist groups and unable to persuade Congress to enact his program, he suspended the legislature and the Supreme Court in 1992.

And leaders of developing countries like India and Brazil have been unable to muster the courage to enact difficult economic and political reforms.

Congress was unable to muster enough votes to enact a resolution stating it did not favor the Iran Deal (at least not enough votes to withstand a presidential veto, which Obama was ready to use).

For example, a patient in the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease may retain genuine values — she may hold on to family ties or to the conviction that helping others is good­ — and yet, due to a rapid deterioration of short-term memory, she may be perpetually confused and unable to figure out how to enact these values in the concrete circumstances of her life.