Sentence examples for was being unable from inspiring English sources

By far the biggest reason for renting was being unable to afford to buy a house.

Mr. Lieberman said his biggest regret in the Senate was being unable to pass legislation to combat climate change.

Another difficulty was being unable to see some of the pictures the BBC cut in as the evening progressed.

If he had one flaw, they add, it was being unable to say no to his wife or their daughter, Cindy Lou, who was born in 1954.

From all those images of claustrophobia, you sense that Poe himself felt trapped, and that perhaps his greatest terror was being unable to escape the gloomy yet mesmerizing contents of his own head.

One of the early annoyances was being unable to set up groups of channels so you could ignore the stuff you don't want to see; one of the more useful recent updates has added the ability to hide channels you don't watch.

Her biggest regret is being unable to check her sons' homework.

The risk is being unable to provide an impromptu snack or spontaneously invite friends to dinner.

It is being unable to be agree how to bring about a transitional government in Syria... by mutual consent.

The only drawbacks, he said, are being unable to run errands at lunchtime when he is not driving and being unable to leave work later than usual.

The only drawbacks, Mr. Alston said, are being unable to run errands at lunchtime when he is not driving and being unable to leave work later than usual.