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

Unable to secure promotion in the British Army, in 1769 he returned to Poland and saw action in the Russo-Turkish War, and lost two fingers in a duel in which he killed his opponent.

Unable to secure a recording contract, Moon brought the tape to Minneapolis businessman Owen Husney.

Unable to secure steady employment in films, Hay joined an agitprop theatre group that entertained at strikes and demonstrations.

Unable to secure a new management contract, Johnson began working as a session guitarist for some well-known acts, including Cat Stevens,

Unable to secure U. S. State Department approval to send medical supplies to North Vietnam, the committee dispatched goods through Canada.

Unable to secure a living in New York, Macdonald-Wright moved to Los Angeles in 1918.

Unable to secure a recording contract, they disbanded about a year later.

Unable to secure sufficient funding, their plans were scuttled, but they still were able to produce two nights of shows at Théâtre-St-Denis, with Keith Jarrett and a then-unknown Pat Metheny.

Unable, at first, to secure a post as an organist, Goss earned money by joining the chorus of an opera company.

Unable to secure justice domestically, hundreds of victims of abuse have filed applications with the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ).

Unable to secure a ride for 1984, Martin went back to driving in the American Speed Association.

Unable to secure the capital, which was held by Yaroslav's three sons, Vseslav started pillaging the northern areas of Kievan Rus.

Unable to secure the senior positions to which he thought himself suitable, Labouchère left Britain and retired to Italy.

Unable to secure a world title shot, however, he retired from boxing after only nineteen professional fights.

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 secure a bassist Nicolas would switch from guitar to cover this role.

Unable to secure a position in academia, Freeman joined the staff of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 1909 and, in 1915, at the age of 29, he became editor of The Richmond News Leader — a position he held for 34 years.

Unable to secure a contract with any of the major companies, the band split up in 1982.

Unable to secure the rights to either The Shadow or Batman, Raimi decided to create his own superhero and struck a deal with Universal Studios to make his first Hollywood studio film.

Unable to secure starring roles, Ayres appeared in mostly uncredited bit parts and finally retired from acting for good in 1937.

Unable to secure commissions, Brown eventually died in poverty in London.

Unable to secure a contract with a major league team in 1999, Meulens signed with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League.

Unable to secure an appointment with the university, he emigrated to the United States in 1892, at first practicing neurology and teaching at the University of Chicago, where he was exposed to the ideas of the Chicago functionalists.

Unable to support himself, on May 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private.

Unable to find facts that support his thesis, Mr. Bamford relies on false information and mischaracterization to create his story .” The post goes on to address numerous factual errors in Bamford ’ s article.

Unable to support his wife otherwise, Burgoyne again sold his commission, raising £ 2, 600 which they lived off for the next few years.

Unable to support his family, he was forced back to Sydney by poverty, ill health and drunkenness.

Unable to meet payroll or get financial support from area businessmen ( an important factor even in those days ), Miller returned the team to the league with five games to go in the season.

Unable to support their families, many unemployed men deserted ( often going to " Hoovervilles ") so the meagre relief supplies their families received would stretch farther.

Unable to muster an army and lacking support from the German states, the Assembly could not resist Austrian power.

Unable to provide a viable candidate for the French throne ( the League's support was split among several candidates, including Isabella, a Spanish princess, which made them appear to no longer have French interests at heart ), the League's position weakened, but remained strong enough to keep Henry from besieging Paris.

Unable to gather enough support for his position at the convention, Wilkinson then approached Miró with a proposal.

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 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 work to support his family and with the savings spent the family survived in a one room apartment by selling his Chinese art collection, but this did not provide enough to avoid malnutrition.

Unable to influence Machado, Welles negotiated an end to his presidency, with support from General Herrera, Colonels Castillo and Delgado, and Enrique Ros.

Unable to rally sufficient support, he resigned in July 1917 in favour of his Minister of Justice, Alexander Kerensky.

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.

Unable to make any concessions to the commercial aspects of the theatre, tired of looking to his friends for support, he felt he had no alternatives.

Unable to raise enough money for nationwide tours in support of its previous albums, Petra received another break when the band Servant invited it to open on its 1981 – 82 tour.

Unable to support his own counter-charges, and unable to convince the jury of his innocence, Means was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Unable to support its albums with live performances, Black Sheep came prematurely to a screeching halt.

Unable to get the tsar ’ s support for his country, died as a broken man in Astrakhan.

Unable to support her children through hunting under such harsh conditions, she moved to Baker Lake in 1958.

Unable to rally support, he signed a resignation as president on April 10, 2010 and left the country for Kazakhstan.

Unable to call on the support of other AFL unions in its fights with employers, the Iron Workers relented the following year and ceded pile driving work, with the exception of work related to bridge building, to the Carpenters.

Unable to control the Viet Minh's access to food supplies or their grassroots village support, the US military response was simple: If you can't control it, kill it.