Sentence examples for be futile for from inspiring English sources

"A primary challenge in 2020, as of today, would be futile for anyone," Mr. Berke said.

Valentine, then the Mets' manager, told him it would be futile for him to set any offensive goals.

Again, fair enough; and it would be futile for the inquiry to try to prove outright lying in Mr Blair's statements about WMD.

The tobacco companies have walked out, saying it would be futile for them to negotiate further with lawmakers who are mostly interested in punitive taxes and penalties.

In an odd way, this takes some pressure off Hayes, because it suggests that it would be futile for him to radically overhaul his program.

"It would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action".

Without their support, he says, it is futile for him to continue the fight.

'It would have been futile for me or anyone else to protest,' she wrote.

He added that it was futile for American troops to search for Mr. Hussein.

His attempts were futile for a team that had endured 20 years without a championship.

They've argued that, given the efficiency of competitive markets, it is futile for government to intervene in industrial activities.