Sentence examples for unable to play a from inspiring English sources

The so-called Quartet seems to have been unable to play a new tune for several years.

From the sidelines Dr Carneiro has had to watch, unable to play a speaking part, as this saga has unfolded.

It is difficult to talk about it while being unable to demonstrate it -- like talking about music while being unable to play a note".

The national team had been unable to play a home match since the start of the war, and few players had been untouched by personal tragedy in the sectarian violence that followed.

A pre-inquest hearing heard that Marina Litvinenko would be unable to play a role in the proceedings if the government refused the coroner's request, which would allow the disputed evidence to be heard behind closed doors.

The mandate expired on November 1st and the ships have been called home.Internationalists in both main parties are mortified that Japan (not for the first time) appears unwilling or unable to play a role in the world commensurate with its size.

A radiographer often has to perform examinations on patients who are unable to play an active part in the procedure (e.g., critically injured patients, those suffering from dementia or orthopaedic patients in plaster).

He survived, but suffered injuries which left him unable to play an active role, and in 1153 he left on a pilgrimage to Rome.

The two cruisers were part of a naval reconstruction program that began in the late 1890s, following the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, in which the Ottoman fleet had been unable to play an active role.

This may leave patients confused about what is required of them and therefore unable to play an active role in managing AMD.

He suggested that clearer instructions were required, to reassure patients that interpreters are bound by a code of confidentiality but also that are unable to play an advocacy role.