remain impotent
Frequency: 6.55.1 per million words
To continue to be in a state of powerlessness.
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- Despite their efforts, the opposition forces continued to remain impotent against the government's power.
- Without adequate funding, the research project was bound to remain impotent and achieve little.
- Many citizens felt their voices would remain impotent in the face of such widespread corruption.
- The old laws seemed to remain impotent when confronted with modern societal challenges.
- He watched his dreams slowly remain impotent as circumstances prevented any progress.
- If the international community does not act, the sanctions will remain impotent.
- Their initial enthusiasm began to fade, and they knew their influence would remain impotent.
- The organization struggled to implement changes, constantly finding itself to remain impotent.
- In the face of the natural disaster, human efforts seemed to remain impotent.
- Unless new strategies are adopted, their attempts to influence policy will remain impotent.