Word: powerlessness
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...vacuum. It relied on the tacit understanding if not outright support of Bombay's Muslim community, which had recently been traumatized by riots in which hundreds had been burned alive, stabbed, and shot by Hindu street mobs. The blasts reminded the Hindu community that the Muslims were not powerless...
...opponents of the measure, including Coalition Against Sexual Violence, have said it amounts to admitting that the Ad Board is powerless to deal with sexual assault cases that do not produce concrete evidence...
...Palestinians, perhaps the most persuasive defense of suicide bombings today is that they are working. If the goal is to empower the powerless and shake the foundation of Israeli society, the bombings have proved highly effective. Presumably the Palestinians would be happy to fight the Israelis conventionally, army against army, but they have no real military. They have no tanks, no air force, no artillery--just a bunch of militias armed with machine guns and, if you count Hamas' illicit arsenal, some mortars and rockets. Israel, on the other hand, has one of the most powerful and modern militaries...
...Crimson was powerless to stop the Princeton attack, however. The Tigers tacked on four goals in the third period and five more in the fourth, as it easily beat the Crimson defense for quality scoring chances...
Reich said individuals in America are increasingly powerless in the face of large corporations, which makes it difficult for institutions to protect whistleblowers...