Unable to publicly reach a consensus because of constant political wrangling, the Michigan House of Representatives privately chose the Township of Lansing out of frustration.

Unable to reach political accommodation on disputed territory along the 3, 225-kilometer-long Himalayan border, the Chinese launched simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line on 20 October 1962, coinciding with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Unable to reach the heavily contested location alone, Kovacs enlists the support of one of the major companies involved in feeding the war, the Mandrake Corporation, which is represented by an executive named Matthias Hand.

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 reach their primary target, Schweinfurt, 162 B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U. S. Army Air Forces

Unable to reach a deal with the Devils headed into the 2006 off-season, Elias tested unrestricted free agency.

Unable to reach Duncan's flagship, the King instead rewarded the fleet as a whole by pardoning 180 men condemned for their role in the Nore Mutiny and held aboard the prison hulk HMS Eagle in the River Medway.

Unable to dig footholds, men climbed upon each other's shoulders to attempt to reach the top.

Unable to reach Patterson by telephone, Kai and Martin agreed to drop the titles to the Angels since Ellison had already misinformed the Japanese promoters.

Unable to reach a contract agreement with St. Louis, Dwyer re-entered the draft in 1998 and was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round, 152nd overall.

Unable to reach his father in time, Zak and Francesca wander the streets aimlessly before being forcibly picked up by Earl Dopler, who wants the watch back.

Unable to reach a contract agreement with the Danish Superliga club he then moved to Swedish club Bodens BK in the winter of 2006, signing a two-year contract with the club.

Unable to reach negotiations with the other claimant, Renly's brother Stannis, Robb orders that Catelyn return to him.

Unable to reach agreement, the delegates decided to leave this issue for further consideration later during the meeting.

Unable to reach Dr. Kovač by pager, they send a student over to fetch him.

Unable to reach their exit route to the sea, and pursued through hostile land by Edward and Aethelfleda's forces, they were forced to choose battle.

Unable to reach the system before the Mekong overtakes him, he travels towards one of Parada IV's moons and manages to outmaneuver the other runabout, which assumes another course.

Unable to reach a Polish naval base and with the captain, Lieutenant-Commander Henryk Kłoczkowski, seriously ill, the decision was made to head for Tallinn, which was reached on 14 September 1939.

Unable to reach the horse in time, he arrives while a buzzard is eating the horse's eye.

Unable to find local buyers and hampered by an unfavorable lease agreement for Raymond James Stadium, the league folded the franchise after the 2001 season.

Unable to understand the contract, Prince allegedly " sent a copy to his mother to get legal advice from her friend " and " never saw the agreement again.

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

Unable to make the Star profitable, Allbritton explored other options, including a joint operating agreement with the Post.

Unable to find a new venue or secure agreement on improving safety at Lee Valley, the Racers withdrew their team from competitions on 21 November and subsequently folded.

Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the Oilers traded his rights to the Los Angeles Rams, with whom Everett played from 1986 to 1993.

Unable to come up with an agreement for a long-term contract with the Brewers, Fielder and his agent, Scott Boras, signed a one-year, $ 670, 000 deal with the Brewers.

Unable to broker a timely agreement, the city council voted 6 – 1 to scuttle the sale on February 5, 1985, although the city was still interested in owning the park.

Unable to come to an agreement, one side cries Bart's catchphrase " Eat my shorts ", the other cries " Cowabunga " and both sides engage in a bloody battle.

Unable to find a buyer for the work, she published it for family and friends at her own expense in December 1901.

Unable to afford the services of the Elvis band for a month, the band featured the talents of obscure Colorado-based rock guitarist Jock Bartley ( soon to skyrocket to fame with Firefall ), veteran Nashville sideman Neil Flanz on pedal steel, Kyle Tullis on bass and former Mountain drummer N. D. Smart ( once described by Canadian folksinger Ian Tyson as " a psychotic redneck ").

Unable any longer to resist the urgency of the French cardinals, and with numerous cities of the Papal States in revolt, Urban boarded a ship at Corneto heading for France on 5 September 1370, arriving back at Avignon on the 24th of the same month.

Unable to locate a copy in any of its libraries, the Soviet Union was obliged to ask the Hoover Institution for a microfilm copy of its original edition of the first issue of Pravda ( dated March 5, 1917 ).

Unable to stop the rift within Calvinism, his father was forced to resign from his ministerial position, which he had held for three decades.

Unable to sell " The Starlost " for prime time, Kline decided to pursue a low budget approach and produce it for syndication.

Unable to attack Austria directly, and unwilling to invade the intervening German states for fear of drawing Great Britain and the Dutch into the conflict, France consolidated its position in Lorraine, and withdrew its troops across the Rhine for the winter.

Unable to cross, Castañeda established a camp, and the Texians buried the cannon and called for volunteers.

Unable to collect the Sun's energy for power from its solar panels, the probe soon died when its batteries ran out and is now derelict in a solar orbit.

Unable to secure employment, he departed for the United States in 1913.

Unable to immediately accommodate this increased demand, the Florida Board of Control opened the Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida on the campus of Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee.

Unable to afford the asking price, and concerned that, ostensibly because of the former private owner's tax concerns, Witten refused to reveal the provenance of the map, Yale contacted another alumnus, Paul Mellon, who agreed to buy it ( for a price later stated to be about $ 300, 000 ) and donate it to the university if it could be authenticated.

Unable to find food in the house, Pinocchio ventures to a neighbor's house to beg for food and the annoyed neighbor pours a basin of water on him.

Unable to publicly voice their grievances to the government about their missing loved ones, for fear that they would " go missing " too, the women of Chile would pin photos of their " disappeared " relatives on their clothing, and dance in silent outrage against the government in public places.

Unable to keep her love for Caunus a secret from him any longer, she sent him a long love letter through a servant giving examples of other incestuous relationships between the gods.

Unable to recover form in the ODI series, Taylor's scratchy batting led to many poor starts for Australia.

Unable to sustain the debt load incurred during Roth's tenure, Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and then sought to cease operations, selling off all of its business units.

Unable to contain the fleeing of dollars, Echeverría allowed the peso to float for the first time on August 31, 1976, then again later and the peso lost half of its value.

Unable to return against the current, Orellana waited for Pizarro, finally sending back three men with a message, and started construction of a second brigantine, the Victoria.

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 feel comfortable with her European-American relatives, Crane lives in various places in the United States and visits Denmark, searching for people among whom she feels at home.

Unable to participate in the campaign for the 2009 general election due to his poor health, he wrote a letter urging voters to back the BJP.