Sentence examples for was he unable from inspiring English sources

Why was he unable to take possession of the world's bounties?

Not only was he unable to throw strikes consistently, he threw wildly even in warm-ups.

Why was he unable to make the president and the Pentagon heed the tenets of the "Powell Doctrine" (which held that military commitments must be made with decisive force, a clear objective and popular support, to avoid another Vietnam)?

Not only was he unable to achieve this, his rhetoric helped contribute to the popularity among Serbs of Milorad Dodik, the RS leader, who now talks openly of secession.Mr Izetbegović is not popular with everyone, but he campaigned on a policy of compromise with the RS as well as Bosnia's Croats, many of whom would like to see a so-called third entity, a Croat-only element within Bosnia.

Why was he unable to deal more decisively with the simple task of heading the ball back to goalkeeper Craig Gordon under only the merest pressure from the nearby Fernandao?

No. Was he unable to speak Russian in public?

Why is he unable to keep away?

By 2004 he was unable to speak and by 2006 he was unable to walk.

Minutiae He was unable to read until he was nine.

But he said he was unable to overcome business opposition.

He added he was unable to reveal the new location.