Sentence examples for unable to withstand a from inspiring English sources

The articles involved Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss and implied that the armed forces would be unable to withstand a communist attack, although huge sums of money were being spent on defense.

And while reviving the Home Army may seem quixotic, security experts worry that Poland's army, which still relies heavily on outdated Soviet-era weaponry, would be unable to withstand a full-on Russian attack .Is the Polish army prepared?

But the Ibis was marked as a target and, within an hour, smoke belched from the reception area and flames licked the upper floors of a hotel unable to withstand a second, more violent, assault.

Although Vytautas' force, which was well organized and armed with cannon, fared well in a battle of several hours against the main body of the Mongol army, commanded by Edigü, it was unable to withstand a rear attack from Temür Kutlugh's reserve units.

But I was so thoroughly the victim of current romantic attitudes that, in spite of that recognition, I was unable to withstand a sickening feeling that a woman worth her salt would have been too powerfully attractive to allow this disaster to happen.

FAO Inc., the high-end specialty toy retailer that owns F. A. O. Schwarz, Zany Brainy and Right Start stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday saying it was unable to withstand a combination of weak sales, aggressive competitors and restrictions on its ability to borrow.

State lawmakers, alarmed that the facility's reactors could melt down if they prove unable to withstand an earthquake along one or more of the area's four little-understood faults, passed a measure in 2009 requiring PG&E to perform extensive seismic surveys.

Their commander, James C. Neill, feared that his small force would be unable to withstand an assault by the Mexican troops.

Unable to withstand an attack from the Kampuchea Government, So Phim committed suicide while his deputy Heng Samrin defected to Vietnam.

At one time Ravello had 25,000 inhabitants--few of whom ever left it to go downhill--but they were unable to withstand an assault by the Republic of Pisa, which destroyed the town and sent its citizenry scurrying down to relocate in Sorrento, Salerno and Naples.

But just 20 minutes after taking Brown Hill the remnants of the Scots battalion (now down to just one officer and about 100 men) was unable to withstand an Ottoman counterattack and was driven off after a fierce struggle at close quarters.