Unable to use any of the dilapidated buildings remaining on the island from previous occupants, they constructed a crude shelter from cement bags and tin salvaged from Quonset huts built by the American military twenty years earlier.

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 discover whether the terms of the French surrender would permit Germany the use of French warships, it was decided that their use must be denied to the enemy.

Unable to speak clearly, the young Margaret referred to her friend Barrie as her " fwendy-wendy ", resulting in the use of the name Wendy, which was coined for the book.

Unable to use American force in North Asia, Roosevelt believed that Japanese expansionism into the area would further U. S. interests.

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 find targets through cloiud cover, Z XII drops no bombs, but over Calais, France, on the way home makes the first use of a manned observation car lowered by winch below the Zeppelin through clouds to allow observation while the airship remains safely above cloud cover.

Ventura spent around $ 300, 000 and combined it with an aggressive grassroots campaign that featured a statewide bus tour, pioneered use of the Internet for political purposes, and aired quirky TV ads designed by Bill Hillsman, who forged the phrase “ Don ’ t vote for politics as usual .” Unable to afford many television ads, Ventura mainly focused on televised debates and public appearances, preaching his brand of libertarian politics.

Unable to use the letter of the Bible to make a scriptural case against slavery in itself, the moderates argued that although slavery had been acceptable in biblical times, it had become a sin.

Unable to use vision for orientation, the olm compensates with other senses, which are better developed than in amphibians living on the surface.

Unable to retrieve it, NASA engineers tracked the tool, and decided to use Discoverys thrusters on 14 March to boost the station four kilometers higher, to ensure the ISS would not collide with the piece of space debris.

Unable to use air power in the north, and with its conventional capabilities having been all but demolished during Desert Storm, Baghdad had little choice to but to sit by and witness the rebirth of the Kurdish self-governing region.

Unable to compete with foreigners, the Irish farmer turned his land to pasture and grew only sufficient grain for his own use.

Unable to use most ninja techniques, Lee dedicates himself to using solely taijutsu, ninja techniques similar to martial arts.

Unable to afford a Mellotron, Dave Biro invented this instrument for personal use in early 1974 and showed it to Rick Wakeman in October 1974 after a concert performance in Connecticut.

Unable to maneuver with their horses, because these slopes were covered with very thick, arboreal brush, the Guanches, who numbered some 3, 300 men under the leadership of Bencomo and his half-brother Tinguaro, chief of the comarca of Acentejo, made use of their mobility and intimate knowledge of the terrain to gain the upper hand.

Unable to cope with the thought of her husband falling for this younger woman, she decides to use a love charm on him, a magic potion that will win him back.

Unable to use language to express ideas: inaccurate use of the language resulting in frequent breakdowns in communication.

Unable to use the Highlander name in Japan and Australia because of a trademarked Hyundai Terracan trim line, Toyota calls the vehicle the ( pronounced Klu-ger ) there, the name derived from the German word klüger, which means clever or wise.

Unable to use weapons, but may use claws.

Unable to continue the siege in the face of the Bulgarian onslaught, the impenetrability of Constantinople's walls, and their own exhausted provisions, the Arabs were forced to abandon the siege in August, 718.

Unable to perform their songs live as a duo and with the impending release of their first album, Campbell-Lyons and Spyropoulos decided to create a live performing ensemble and they recruited four musicians to enable them to undertake concerts and TV appearances.

Unable to penetrate their defences, Philip moved on.

Unable to return home with honor, as Klingons are supposed to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner, they stayed and strayed from their way of life.

Unable to deny their presence in the chamber, Democrats then tried to flee the chamber or hide under their desks, but Reed ordered the doors locked.

Unable to appeal their decision, Tinsley resigned his title as World Champion and immediately indicated his desire to play against Chinook.

Unable to match growing Zulu strength, the Ngwane moved the center of their kingdom northward in the 1810s and 1820s.

Unable to assist all of their colonies the Dutch had to allow the Portuguese to reconquer Brazil.

Unable to maintain professional armies, the city-states relied on their own citizens to fight.

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 find their target, the men drove around in search of a Catholic.

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 reprogram the mission computers, both Mars 2 and Mars 3 dispatched their landers immediately, and the orbiters used up a significant portion of their available data resources in snapping images of the featureless dust clouds below, rather than the surface mapping intended.

Unable to reprogram the mission computers, both Mars 2 and Mars 3 dispatched their landers immediately, and the orbiters used up a significant portion of their available data resources in snapping images of the featureless dust clouds below, rather than the surface mapping intended.

Unable to make a profit, the farmers decided to sell their land to the city.

Unable to achieve much else, Platov and Uvarov moved back to their own lines and the action was perceived as a failure by both Kutuzov and the Russian General Staff.

Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed an extra room at Evil Jared Hasselhoff's house, in exchange for Schlitz, Marlboros, and a chance to hand out their first demo tape, entitled Just Another Demo.

Unable to trap Lafayette, the British resumed their march north from Philadelphia to New York ; the Continental Army, including Lafayette, followed and finally attacked at the Monmouth Courthouse in New Jersey.

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 reorganise their men into anything like their original makeup, British officers finally ordered their men to charge as they were.

Unable to recall the French portions sung in the original (" qu ' est-ce que c ' est "), they began shouting any foreign-language terms they could remember, when someone said " Hūsker Dū?

Unable to keep up with demand in its original facility, the brewery expanded to a production brewery in 1993 with the ability to brew in 50-barrel batches.

Unable to attract the middle-class residents intended by its original developers, it established itself as a respectable working class area for families.