West Germans could but watch helplessly as his body was pulled from the water.

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Guess wrong and players can only watch helplessly as their soldiers get outflanked and end up on the board in the bar.

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Some dashed to the headland, only to watch helplessly as a wooden boat carrying as many as 100 asylum-seekers smashed against rocks.

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With no legally recognized status, people were forced to watch helplessly as the care of a partner was turned over to family members and city agencies who did not or could not recognize their bond.

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Second, they can helplessly watch polarisation within Pakistan get worse, possibly leading to a coup or regime change.

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