Powerless

Amanda said she feels nature writing has an important role to play in “shining the light” on environmental and climate change issues, because the reality is that many people feel powerless to do anything meaningful about it.

A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of liberals who do not exist, young loners on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless in a world of conservatives who operate above the law.

Because the U.S. high court previously said that federal courts couldn't rule on partisan gerrymandering, that theory would have left both state courts and state constitutions powerless.

Before the latest bloody scene had even been cleaned up, these lawmakers, who put so much time, effort and money into getting elected, were saying that even the highest office-holders in the country were powerless against gun violence.

Both The Dumb Waiter and A Slight Ache were written by Pinter in the late 1950s; two unmissable short plays that explore the political machinations of those in power and those who are powerless.

Children in care who gave evidence to the inquiry said they were being let down and felt ignored, powerless and stigmatised.

Considering that she constantly threw plates at him, Cindry was clearly at least somewhat aware of her circumstances, albeit powerless to do anything about them.

Flatley added that he would have been powerless to treat the cancer if he didn't act quickly.

For those who continue to feel we are powerless to act, a passing acquaintance with the detailed change agenda outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (page 27) offers empowerment.

Gallardo herself was not so powerless.

He was powerless to change the way the system worked but, at least on Sighthill, he and his friends held another kind of power – the ability to inflict violence on darker-skinned newcomers.

How can we condemn a powerless Russian conscript, roped into someone else’s imperial fantasy?

I also remember the 70-something rancher with thousands of acres and millions in the bank who was shrouded in sorrow, powerless to change the hatred in his family.

I felt powerless against my anxious attachment style and my repeatedly wrong choices of partners.

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe said the Voice was a "powerless advisory body" that would not advance the cause of Indigenous sovereignty in Australia.

In the case of Martin Zubimendi, it's simple: if Arsenal meet his £51m release clause this summer, Real Sociedad will be powerless to stop the Spaniard from leaving.

Israel has enormous power, on the other hand the Palestinians are almost powerless.

It's one of the queasiest moments in the entire show and it unfolds in full view of Cahir (Eamon Farren), who is powerless to stop her.

Its signatories braved persecution from the regime, exercising what Havel dubbed ″the power of the powerless.

It states they feel ‘powerless’ due to the 'bombardment' of adverts that leaves them ‘dealing with the consequences of obesity and poor mental health on our own’.