Sentence examples for were powerless to from inspiring English sources

Israel were powerless to stop him.

The doctors told Mr. Shehab they were powerless to act.

Murray and his colleagues were powerless to stop the legislative changes which then followed.

But Judge Evans added that the courts were powerless to change things.

(Petitions to God, he concluded, were powerless to protect people from sickness).

Murray and his colleagues were powerless to stop the legislative changes that followed.

Democratic members properly disputed this but were powerless to act without the requisite votes.

They were powerless to help and the more annoyed Vaidisova got, the worse she played.

He dismissed claims that Mr. Abbas and the Palestinian Authority were powerless to control extremists.

The Browns knew he was coming, but were powerless to stop him.

The authorities were powerless to help, and we watched on as tragedy ensued.