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Unfortunately, the defensive adaptations of the large xenarthrans would have been useless against humans armed with spears and other projectiles.
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Unfortunately, the few defensive walls that the city had were no match against the forces of Maximilian of Austria, who utterly destroyed the city at the end of the 15th century.
Unfortunately, the Aasu sisters ' magic is strictly defensive, so they are unable to defeat the rampaging robot.
Unfortunately, the Narn troopers disobey his orders about taking defensive positions and recklessly charge the invaders.
Unfortunately, under coach Leo Grozavu, who often played highly defensive football, the team made many nil draws and the team lost second place ( promotion play-off ) by a point, though in the last match days they won 4-0 with the first place and the third, and 3-2 ( after leading 3-0 ) with the 2nd place.
Unfortunately Locche's outstanding defensive skills were not equally matched by his offensive response, as he was not generally considered to be a powerful puncher.
Unfortunately and large
Unfortunately, in June 1316 at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne and following a particularly exhausting game, Louis drank a large quantity of cooled wine and subsequently died of either pneumonia or pleurisy, although there was also suspicion of poisoning.
Unfortunately, there were some subtle differences between the interpreter and the compiler, which meant that large programs that ran correctly in the interpreter might fail after compilation, or not compile at all because of differences in the memory management routines.
Unfortunately, a large number of Bashkirtseff's works were destroyed by the Nazis during World War II.
Unfortunately, in June 1316 at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne and following a particularly exhausting game, Louis drank a large quantity of cooled wine and subsequently died of either pneumonia or pleurisy, although there was also suspicion of poisoning.
Unfortunately, the qualities that made her a successful crusader — independence, single-minded zeal — did not lend themselves to managing a large organization of female nurses.
Unfortunately, one consequence of jump-door technology is the possibility that large numbers of unsuspecting sentients can be diverted to destinations unknown for nefarious purposes.
Unfortunately for Taylor, his illegal investments are unraveling ; to alleviate the pressure being put on him by large upcoming margin payments he will need his wife's personal fortune ( roughly 100 million dollars ) to maintain that status and lifestyle.
Unfortunately, this has also led to large price increase for non-food uses, especially as an artistic material.
Unfortunately, a large stock of mineral turpentine was being temporarily stored there.
Unfortunately, applying scaffolding correctly and consistently can be difficult when the classroom is large and students have various needs ( Gallagher, 1997 ).
Unfortunately, the latter's development coincided with vast overbuilding on the Strip and a global financial crisis, causing large losses and writedowns in valuation.
Unfortunately for Hofmann, he had no idea where the McLellin collection was, nor did he have the time to forge a suitably large group of documents.
Unfortunately, the advent of the large Usenet archive kept as part of the Google Groups website, has made Usenet more attractive to spammers than ever.
Unfortunately, that firebed was too large for the available draft, and the fire burned poorly.
Unfortunately, R12 methods invoke the resolution of the identity which requires a relatively large basis set in order to be a good approximation.
Unfortunately the impregnation of spruce, the most important structural timber in large areas in Europe has shown that unsatisfactory treatment depths have been achieved with impregnation.
Unfortunately a large number of aftermarket engines, the so-called " VHPD " s " were built with the old substandard GKNs by Minister, Lotus and PTP well after the Goetze liner's introduction to the production line in 2000.
Unfortunately, many of the techniques used to break open cells and isolate proteins are inherently disruptive to such large complexes, so their protein complexes within the cell may be even more widespread than can be detected.
Unfortunately, since the Puget Sound ecosystem is so large, it would be very difficult to oxygenate deeper waters.
Unfortunately, they find her caught in a large net, hanging from above.
:" The public must be satisfied that Oswald was the assassin ; that he had no confederates who are still at large ; and that evidence was such that he would have been convicted at trial ... Speculation about Oswald's motivation ought to be cut off ... Unfortunately the facts on Oswald seem about too pat — too obvious ( Marxist, Cuba, Russian wife, etc.
Unfortunately the system requires large pressure drops, due to the small channels, and the heat flux is lower with dielectric coolants used in electronic cooling.
Unfortunately, because of the large amount of information carried in spectral sequences, they are difficult to grasp.
Unfortunately, that was to be the high-water mark of Wright's tenure in Philadelphia, as the team hovered in the middle of the pack, finishing between third and fifth every year from 1888 until 1893 ( although he missed a large portion of the 1890 season due to problems with his eyesight ).
Unfortunately production of the Supertraction was never large, and the company was devastated by the Nazi invasion of France.
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Unfortunately, those who would remedy our `` softness '' seek to do so with calisthenics.
Unfortunately she returned later, just as I had taken advantage of the friendlier atmosphere in the room by stating that perhaps an unexpected result of the Cultural Exchange Program would be the re-emergence of Abstract Art in Russia, with Social Realism regaining dominance in the U.S..
Unfortunately this icon has been over the subsequent centuries subjected to repeated repainting, so that it is difficult to determine what the original image of Mary ’ s face would have looked like.
Unfortunately, one local deal collapsed when the Bank of California called a loan for startup costs, and another bid was turned down out of concern it would devalue the other teams.
Unfortunately, National's line of instruments was not well diversified and, as demand for the expensive and hard-to-manufacture tri-cone guitars began to slip, the company realized that it would need to produce instruments with a lower production cost if it was going to succeed against rival manufacturers.
Unfortunately, the armor was thin enough to be penetrated even by heavy machine gun rounds, and when hit by a rocket propelled grenade the vehicle would " brew up " due to the main gun propellant being stored in cardboard tubes.
Unfortunately, no further concrete evidence would surface in the massacre case.
Unfortunately as soon as Anderson's boss Lew Grade heard Unwin's character speaking gobbledegook he cancelled the show on the grounds that people would not understand it-despite the fact that they were not meant to.
Unfortunately, when mixing and matching Apple and non-Apple 10BASE2 devices, there were many seemingly natural configurations of cables and connectors which would cause the network to become unreliable or unusable in the area, reducing the value of the complex and proprietary Apple 10BASE2 wiring system.
Unfortunately, the government would not release the company from its agreement not to sell armaments abroad, so that avenue was closed to it.
Unfortunately the choice had to be made at an age when the boy would not yet be able to consciously choose whether to sacrifice his reproductive capabilities, and there was no guarantee that the voice would remain of musical excellence after the operation.
Unfortunately, the ESA would not be complete for two more years.
Unfortunately for Lean, the project suffered a further setback when Bolt suffered a massive stroke and was unable to continue writing ; the director felt that Bolt's involvement would be crucial to the film's success.
Unfortunately, the Oilers would fail to make the playoffs in the 2003 – 04 season.
Unfortunately, the idea and logistics behind a Campus switch between Chien Tan and Ocean would not come to fruition until the Study tour of 1996.
Unfortunately for posterity's knowledge of English Renaissance theatre, neither Tilney nor Buck kept the detailed records that would be produced by their successor, Sir Henry Herbert.
Unfortunately, the powerful Ranulf, Earl of Chester, considered himself to hold the traditional rights to Carlisle and Cumberland and was extremely displeased to see them being given to the Scots, a problem which would have long lasting implications in the war.
Unfortunately, because the other consul was also a plebeian, the senate would not allow Marcellus to hold the position.
Unfortunately, the academy struggled financially from the start because of, as administrators would conclude, "... its location in a setting of relatively few Methodists, of limited means ..." And so, in 1825, it removed to Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
Unfortunately replacing the beautiful trees that once lined Broadway would take a great deal longer.
Unfortunately, Arista Records refused to release the album, fearing it would be unmarketable coming from a rapper.
Unfortunately it is now believed that the name on the witness list should read " Ecgfrið Rex ", and refers to Offa's son, who was anointed King of the Mercians in 787, nine years before his succession in 796, and would have been correctly styled rex.
Unfortunately it would also be some time before the changes were effective in resolving the staff morale problems born during the station's recent turbulent years.
Unfortunately, the Tivoli recording would be the brightest moment of her second stint with Mercury.
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