Sentence examples for unable to rein in from inspiring English sources

Yet Mr McCrory seems unable to rein in his party and frustrate unpopular laws.

Powerful as he is, he was unable to rein in Ti Sonny.

He is unable to rein in Talibanization in Pakistan or guide the country toward a more democratic future.

So much power was vested in Mr. Espada and his family that the state was unable to rein in what seemed to be grotesque excesses.

But countries like Greece and Spain have underperformed economically and been unable to rein in their deficits as quickly as promised.

As the "VatiLeaks" scandal continues, the pope has appeared increasingly isolated, a lonely intellectual unable to rein in his infighting underlings.

Some hard-line Israelis have called for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority because it has been unable or unwilling to rein in armed Palestinian factions.

After years in which Mr. Musharraf proved unable or unwilling to rein in militants in Pakistan, American officials say they are now more skeptical than ever that they can count on cooperation from Pakistan's military leaders, even including Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, a former head of Pakistan's spy agency, who replaced Mr. Musharraf as military chief last November.

Above all, he seems to have been overwhelmed by fame and unable, once he had attained it, to rein in his wilder impulses.

Time, perhaps, to rein in supply.

Now, Republicans in Washington want to rein in lawsuits.