For ordinary Sunnis, all this deepens the sense of political impotence and estrangement.

Over the next 10 days, Elena's sense of political impotence will occasionally be juxtaposed with Max's more literal variety.

His failure only underscored his political impotence at the time.

Historically, some municipal services those people require decline, in part as a consequence of political impotence.

The essay also highlighted the increasing political impotence of workers after 1982.

Mr. Cuomo said today that even discussing such legislation would send signals of political impotence.

Tom's political impotence, for Baldwin, is symbolized by his sexual impotence.

But the price is political impotence.

Mr President, urgent resolutions are always a difficult exercise because more often than not, they reflect political impotence rather than a humanitarian emergency.

But our financial intervention, highly important though it is, sadly demonstrates our political impotence and calls upon us to adopt a different course of action.