Sentence examples for unable to shield from inspiring English sources

Franjieh, a traditional Maronite clan leader from the Zghartā region of northern Lebanon, proved unable to shield the state from the conflicting forces lining up against it.

Some users have complained that its odd shape makes it difficult to store and unable to shield more than one person at a time from rain.

While Miller's view prevailed, business corporations were unable to shield themselves from legislative regulation by claiming to be among the "persons" or "citizens" whose rights the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment intended to safeguard.

In the face of the most serious allegations yet, Armstrong's image-building efforts may be unable to shield him, said Eric Dezenhall, a Washington-based expert in crisis management.

With nightmarish predictability, McGahern's mother is soon unable to shield her children: she mysteriously "goes away" (we understand later that she has cancer), and the children move in with their father at the barracks.

Netanyahu had been under pressure from the White House to outline immediate and practical steps towards peace after Barack Obama warned him that the US was increasingly unable to shield it from growing frustration over what is seen as Israel's intransigence.

Russia says about 3,500 guerrillas remain in Chechnya, but it has been unable to completely shield even northern roads and installations from attacks.

While the biggest ones -- Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- will continue on autopilot, states may be unable to continue to shield smaller programs.

One can't fault Franz for being unable to break through the gag order that the Chinese Communist Party uses to shield its leaders from public scrutiny.

Democratic governments unnerved by the ability of terrorists and criminals to shield their communications find themselves uneasily aligned with repressive regimes increasingly unable to decisively crush dissent.

Unable to prevent the machine from firing, Bruce throws himself in front of his colleague to shield him and is exposed to incredibly toxic levels of Gamma.