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* Unable to defeat Agesilaus's army, Pharnabazus decides to force Agesilaus to withdraw by stirring up trouble on the Greek mainland.
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Unable and army
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Unable to fight the Japanese army head-on, the Righteous Army split into small bands of partisans to carry on the War of Liberation in China, Siberia and the Jangbaik Mountains in Korea.
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Unable and decides
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Unable and force
Unable to take the city by force of arms, Tarquin had recourse to a clever stratagem.
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Unable to evade the British ships closing in, the German battleship was destroyed by a force including and.
Unable to break through the German line, the remaining men retreated towards the main force, now at Oosterbeek.
Unable to cross the river intact and still reach British lines, the Chindit force was forced to split into small groups to evade enemy forces.
Unable to find work he reluctantly joined the police force, but in his letters home he led his parents to believe that he had become a parish priest.
Unable to gain the support of Khabarov's men and having no adequate way to deal with the Manchus, Zinoviev and part of the force withdrew from the Amur.
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Unable to force a crossing, Osborne brought his artillery ( Co's A-G. 1t New York Marine Artillery ) to bear on the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded.
Unable to find wind machines powerful enough to mimic hurricane force winds, Sertner brought in a jet engine to aim at the actors and props during necessary scenes.
Unable to ascertain the disposition of Lt Col. Scott's force, Jinkins decided to meet senior Japanese officers under truce at the town of Ambon.
Unable to control the Decepticons directly with their mental powers, the Hive were able to subdue them with their own machines and force them into the scheme, striking a deal to create both Headmasters and Targetmasters.
Unable to hold the force, the German units withdrew towards the northwest while the incomplete II Army Corps was left to stall the Soviet attack.
Unable to force the valve back open, they arranged for the backed-up sewage to be taken away in tanker lorries for treatment.
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