In short, when our president tells us that a missile defense shield is both feasible and devoid of any offensive purpose, we should believe him -- believe him and reject the project.
"These networks, however, are entirely devoid of any function".
No wonder, Zimbardo argues, popular culture teems with moodles ("man poodles") or infantilised jerks (think: Jackass, Failure to Launch, Step Brothers, Hall Pass and The Hangover series), devoid of economic purpose, emotional intelligence, temperamentally unable to commit or take responsibility.
Nonetheless, young people are fully aware that most celebrity lives are devoid of real purpose or value.
We have instead an illustration of what Winston Churchill once referred to as a pudding without a theme: a war devoid of strategic purpose.
The Los Angeles Times' own Betsy Sharkey says Refn's "latest theater of the macabre is brutal, bloody, saturated with revenge, sex and death, yet stunningly devoid of meaning, purpose, emotion or decent lighting".
"Australians are not interested in campaigns without content, [in] platitudes devoid of purpose," she said.
But longevity is not an end in itself; devoid of purpose or enjoyment, it is a savourless achievement.
ATLANTA — Drifting aimlessly through the final weeks of a draining and disappointing season, the Mets have appeared at times to be devoid of purpose.
This exhibit lacks a queen and brood, so the workers are leading a life devoid of its fundamental purpose.
