Sentence examples for unable to know from inspiring English sources

As we shall see, externalism can suggest that Descartes is unable to know that his own thought represents, say, elm trees (vs. beech trees) without knowing that it is elms (and not beeches) that the thought is connected to in the world.

Without biopsy, we are unable to know whether the cartilage regeneration method was histologically successful or not.

Even Apple is unable to know absolutely everything about its own chain.

Solving it would not overcome the disadvantage of being unable to know why your opponent is acting as he is.

"We are unable to know the degree to which there might be some breach of national security," Mr. Baucus said.

I had been unable to see them, and so I had been unable to know them, to recognize myself in them.

We're unable to know whether Britain's Reapers carried out airstrikes at the 61 locations where civilian deaths have so far been alleged for Iraq alone.

And that really poses a perpetual danger, because they could be having outbreaks there that we simply are unable to know about.

Star also said that his rocky past friendships have left him "damaged" and unable to know when to trust the next person who might be a friend.

But there are users who would like to smoke less but feel unable to; I know some of them.

So is it any wonder the public is adopting a healthy dose of cynicism and reverting to their personal beliefs in the face of being unable to really know what to believe?