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Meanings of seem unable in English

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Usage of seem unable in English
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He said Russia's intelligence services seem unable to shake their Soviet-era habits.
The Guardian
2
The Tories seem unable to make any impact north of the border.
The Guardian
3
You seem unable to understand the ordinary use of the human language.
The Ball and the Cross
4
A few seem unable to resist the urge to narrow the gap.
News.com.au
5
We alone seem unable to read between the lines of our self-revelations.
Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron
6
My plans seem unable to take any definite shape for the moment.
Nelka / Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biograph...
7
Maybe that's why I seem unable to open my mouth around butchers.
Cleaving
8
But the fact remains that you seem unable to keep money.
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp; Or, The Mystery of Ida Bellethorn...
9
I have done for you what you seem unable to do for yourself.
The Diary of a Man of Fifty
10
You girls seem unable to annoy anybody else but Nancy Nelson.
A Little Miss Nobody; Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall
11
Let me explain things in short, clear sentences since you seem unable to comprehend.
Ruthless
12
Sir, - Crime is a persistent social problem, which we seem unable to control.
The Irish Times
13
And since you seem unable to stop them, I wish to change some plans.
The Princess Bride
14
Portugal seem unable to produce strikers with the quality of their wingers or midfielders.
The Guardian
15
Yet the Tories seem unable to overturn Labour's narrow lead.
The Guardian
16
Increasingly, the EU's policy makers seem unable to work together.
The Irish Times
This collocation consists of:
Seem unable through the time
Seem unable across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common