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unable

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The demographic change made it difficult for older people to live in Senboku-NT as neighborhood shops closed one after another, leaving frail older adults unable to maintain their daily life within walking distance.

Some £3.7bn is collectively owed to energy suppliers from people unable to pay their gas and electricity bills, for example.

From BBC

Dr. Naim “purported to attribute to his opinions to the medical literature,” but was unable to provide any citations when prompted, the letter said.

Parts of the building were in a poor condition and often the internet did not work, which meant pupils were sometimes unable to complete tasks set.

From BBC

He said it sometimes felt like he was working in "North Korea or East Germany", unable to "have an open conversation" with colleagues.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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