Word: powerlessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have complained that they are losing $50 to $100 a day to the shuttle service. For this reason, the City Council has been opposed to the shuttle from day one. The only reason the shuttle has been able to operate at all is that the council has heretofore been powerless to stop it, since the company is licensed by the state of Massachusetts...
...twist the simple plot of the little guy vs. established power. To a large extent, both the FBI and the press were justified in their actions, though nothing perhaps can justify the frenzy with which they went about their work. At the same time, Jewell has not been entirely powerless. While he saw his humdrum life demolished by the press pack, Jewell could also suddenly command a microphone at any time, and he began to put out his own bits of spin. Now he has hooked up with lawyers who plan to sue a growing list of people. The lesson...
...lawyer, who called the move "infinite wisdom" it has shaken confidence in Belgium's legal system. Already undermined by accusations that the investigation was badly bungled before Conerotte took over, the legal apparatus is also under attack by newspapers like the daily Het Volk, which ran the headline "Powerless Anger" over a story on the case. -->
When the CIA recieves adverse publicity for its crimes, it is portrayed as either a rogue agency or a bumbling agency making all sorts of stupid mistakes. It is neither! It is an extremely successful agency for its mission, which is to keep the poor powerless and disorganized and a source of very cheap labor for the multinational corporations. --Gary Sudborough
...fear, I consider taking a late night stroll along the river. Before I even get my shoes on, though, I hear some voice of authority reminding me of that annoying story of the boy who cuts off his nose...and I sit back down in my room, feeling powerless and frustrated at a world in which I can't take a walk past eight(seven during daylight savings time) or leave my door unlocked, even during the day. (The door issue is actually only a theoretical problem for us Matherites, whose doors lock automatically upon being closed; Mather was built...