But the Haqqanis were unable to secure his release, and it appeared that the Pakistani Army and security services were either unable or unwilling to organize a rescue operation.
The police were unable to secure convictions.
But the buyers were unable to secure financing.
Sadly, we had a very short window to work within and were unable to secure this.
The Americans felt slighted because they were unable to secure a second private meeting with the Chinese.
Though Mr. Magnitsky's lawyers sought an independent autopsy after his death, they were unable to secure one.
They were unable to secure permission from Chelsea for Mata's medical until a deal had been agreed.
They were unable to secure all three points despite dominating the second half, which one trusts is not an omen for Sam Allardyce's tenure as England manager.
The Ministry of Public Security promised on Monday it would address the problem of children who were unable to secure a "hukou", according to reports.
In the 263 seasons when teams from Chicago and Boston were unable to secure one World Series title, New York teams collected 33.
Chile are also above Argentina in third but were unable to secure their qualification when they lost 4-2 to leaders Brazil's second string team in Salvador.
