Sentence examples for become fruitless from inspiring English sources

The early and late selection theories dominated discussions of attention in the decades following Broadbent's seminal work, but by the beginning of the nineteen nineties it had become clear that the debate between advocates of the early selection theory and advocates of the late selection theory had become fruitless.

By the end of her encounter in the desert with the First Slayer, Buffy realizes that she does not have to be entirely alone, that it is her closeness to friends and family that makes her a great Slayer, and once she experiences this revelation, the efforts of the First Slayer to continue to engage her in battle become fruitless and increasingly comical.

Emergency officials were considering tonight whether to curtail or call off what has become a fruitless hunt for survivors.

Whilst it is important to draw attention to important issues, a massive petition could become entirely fruitless when the only achievement is a debate.

For those who don't see their own need for personal change, most forms and ways of dealing with the experience become a fruitless endeavour.

On the 15km finishing circuit in Doha the chasers' task became increasingly fruitless.

"If every email contains the word 'plot' or 'facility,'" Grosser writes, "then searching for those words becomes a fruitless exercise.

As it turns out, college basketball wasn't looking any more brilliant either this weekend with its games on aircraft carriers, an idea that was cute at first and became a fruitless exercise in keeping courts dry, Jeff Eisenberg writes on Yahoo.com.

When this becomes a fruitless endeavor, they keep smiling, which is a mystery to me.

But as all of us process this new reality via social media, there comes a point where counting meme-for-meme who's been the most made fun of becomes a fruitless effort.

The president is right: Our moral debates have become stale and fruitless.