Unable to draw Flaminius into battle by mere devastation, Hannibal marched boldly around his opponent ’ s left flank and effectively cut Flaminius off from Rome ( thus executing the first recorded turning movement in military history ).

Unable to effectively reply to the devastating British volley fire, Charlot's men soon ran away.

Unable to rule effectively himself, Suleiman II shrewdly appointed Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha as his Grand Vizier.

Unable to effectively respond to the Bulgarian campaign due to the engagement of their forces against the Arabs, the Byzantines convinced the Magyars to attack Bulgaria, promising to transport them across the Danube using the Byzantine navy.

Unable to goad Flaminius into battle, Hannibal marched boldly around his opponent ’ s left flank and effectively cut Flaminius off from Rome ( thereby executing the earliest recorded deliberate turning movement in military history ).

Unable to purchase Martini-Henry rifles from the British because their entire production was going to rearming British troops, Turkey purchased identical ( to the Mark I ) weapons from the Providence Tool Company in Providence, Rhode Island, USA ( the manufacturers of the predecessor Peabody rifle and used them effectively against the Russians in the Russo-Turkish War ( 1877 – 1878 ).

Unable to compete with U. S. defense spending, the Russians have engaged on this attack knowing that the U. S. will respond in kind, thus effectively ending the Cold War.

Unable to effectively stop what the prisoners called the " Duty Pilot " system the Germans allowed it to continue and on one occasion the book was used by Kommandant von Lindeiner to bring charges against two guards who had slunk away from duty several hours early.

Unable to effectively combat the flight-capable Mechanical Beast, Kouji and Mazinkaiser are dumped into an active Mount Fuji.

Unable to deal effectively with the constant Seljuk Turkish attacks and overwhelmed by internal problems in his kingdom, George was forced to abdicate in favor of his energetic son, David IV, to whom he remained a nominal co-ruler until his death in 1112.

Unable to survive a predatory environment without a foreign protector, Albania became the object of tensions between Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which both sought to dominate the country.

Unable to come to terms with Hill, the producers re-shot the episode without him ( another character, Cinnamon Carter, listened to the taped message, the selected operatives ' photos were displayed in " limbo ", and the team meeting was held in Rollin Hand's apartment ), and reduced Briggs ' presence in the five episodes left to be filmed to a minimum.

Unable to imprison Ryback in the brig without clearance from the captain, Krill detains Ryback in a freezer and places a Marine, Private Nash ( Tom Wood ), on guard.

Unable to obtain justice for Molly without exposing her past, Nomi resorts to vengeance: she gets Carver alone in his hotel room and kicks him repeatedly with her boots until he is bloodied and unconscious.

Unable to find appropriate employment, she borrows forty pounds from Mr. Ramage, an older man, without realizing she is compromising herself.

Unable to disarm the device, and without enough time to get it clear of the area, he transports it by helicopter to an evacuated Mount Weather where he sends it by elevator to the deepest level and seals the facility.

Unable to bear the separation, Kohaku returns without God's permission, and the couple is happily reunited.

Unable to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives, Manning proceeded to rule without Parliament until the need to pass a Budget forced him to call elections in October 2002.

Unable to support her family without her husband's income, Jack's mother sent him to Mr Garrett's School, a workhouse near St Helen's Bishopsgate, when he was six years old.

Unable to reverse this agreement, they continued to tour albeit without any new material.

Unable to compete with an affiliated baseball club in one of its cities, the Southeastern League folded, and the Pelicans were left without a league in which to play.

Unable to pay, Courbet went into self-imposed exile in Switzerland, where shortly afterwards he died, without having made the first payment.

Unable to bear the thought of a week without Tabby, on the morning before the girls set out for Grim Cove, Mildred sneaks down into the school kitchens, lets Ebony out of his cage and instead hides Tabby inside.

Unable to perform without Svengali's help, Trilby becomes entranced.

Unable to perform the remaining shows on the tour without Kim, the band broke up the tour, and returned to Denmark in a state of bankruptcy.

Unable to survive without their transmuter, the two creatures soon die and disintegrate.

Unable to pursue without arousing suspicion, Braddock is forced to monitor the edge of the Solar System, where they also discover a new celestial body, dubbed the " Dark Planet " because of its hidden nature, and even build a small facility there as well.

Unable to proceed without the badly needed supplies, they headed back to Fort Michilimackinac, arriving there on August 29, 1767.

Unable to disconnect the computer without ending the game, the Doctor tried to stump Mentos without success until he and Sally Anne Stubbins asked it what it did not know.

Unable to deal with Veronica being in constant danger, Logan tries to convince her to drop her investigation into the rapes and even has a bodyguard tail her without her knowledge, infuriating Veronica when she finds out.

Unable to greet his beloved dog, as this would betray who he really was, Odysseus passes by ( but not without shedding a tear ) and enters his hall, and Argos dies.

Unable to mobilize himself without its functions, Prowl reached out electronically and interfaced with the nearby computer of Chip Chase, who manipulated Prowl's body and fended off the Decepticons.

Unable to detect any life signs and confused without his leadership, the Manhunters reanimated the brain of the Cyborg Superman.

Unable to control her anger, Logno attacks but is killed by Murbella.

Unable to rewrite the screenplay or edit the picture, Peckinpah vowed to never again direct a film unless he had script control.

* August 23 – Unable to control a rebellion Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma requests United States intervention.

Unable to resist, utterly powerless to control his movements, he was diving headlong towards that ravening chaos, that age-old intelligence which was Cthugha.

Unable to take the city by force, he and some companions entered through an unused water conduit under the walls of the city, roused their supporters, and seized control of the city in a midnight coup d ' état.

Unable to control McQueen's behavior, his mother sent him back to Slater again.

Unable to mediate between Turkey and Russia over the control of Serbia, Austria – Hungary declared neutrality when the conflict between the two powers escalated into the Russo-Turkish War ( 1877 – 1878 ).

Unable to defeat Humanity in a conventional war, the Masters use their superior mind-control technology to hypnotise part of Humanity through a television show called The Trippy Show, and then use the caps to control them permanently when they eventually land.

Unable to control the Albanians by force, the Ottoman government granted concessions on schools, military recruitment, and taxation and sanctioned the use of the Latin script for the Albanian language.

Unable to control the Albanians by force, the Ottoman government granted concessions on schools, military recruitment, and taxation and sanctioned the use of the Latin script for the Albanian language.

Unable to control the state's Supreme Court he removed Chief Justice Lewis Morris, replacing him with James DeLancey of the royal party.

Unable to fully control her time-controlling / traveling abilities and powers, Gear created the belt to make sure that her ability would not randomly go off.

Unable to regain control of the then pro-Syrian dominated official Kataeb Party, he founded a new party, Al qaida al Kataebiya, which claimed to be the true successor to the old Kataeb Party founded by his father.

Unable to regain control she is forced to eject seconds before it hits the Agrippa.

Unable to break free of the addition, it quickly spirals out of control leading to a tragic end for Stefan.

Unable to control the power of the Heart of the Dragon, Indy collapses while Kai takes the pearl from Jones.

Unable to control himself, he smashes the mirror, then realizes what he has done.

Unable to control the violence, Indonesia subsequently agreed to the deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force.

Unable to bring himself to kill his friend and teammate, he fought the mind control just long enough to commit suicide.

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 maintain control or find Song, the AN distributed a " most wanted " list in the form of a " Deck of 52 ," consisting of key figures of the North Korean criminal underground, businessmen, weapon scientists, and military leaders under Song's leadership.

Unable to control the political and economic troubles that the nation faced, he was forced to return power to civilian rule, marking the end of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces, installed by a coup d ' etat on October 3, 1968.

Unable to take control of the region on their own, the Dungan and Kyrgyz turned for help to Kokand's ruler Alim Quli.

Unable to control himself any longer, Damian kills him with a strike between the eyes.