Sentence examples for frivolous from from inspiring English sources

"That doesn't sort out frivolous from nonfrivolous cases," he said.

So is the solemn piousness with which she disdains all things frivolous, from the clowning of the jester Feste to the courtship of the Count Orsino.

Though Gerson's suit sought to strike, cathartically enough, at the actual perpetrators, it bordered on the frivolous from a legal perspective.

The rule was meant to protect pro-ams from the small group of tour players whose frequent and sometimes frivolous withdrawals from the Wednesday event prompted calls from sponsors for a deterrent.

"The process is slowed because of frivolous challenges from both sides," said Ms. Carroll, a Republican.

Rather, it says it wants to prevent what it calls frivolous lawsuits from companies objecting to exclusive licensed agreements.

In a move that was denounced by Team Anna, the panel also recommends reducing the penalties for "frivolous complaints" from five years imprisonment to six months.

Some dismiss custom-built bikes like the ones in "Bespoke" as frivolous distractions from the serious business of establishing bicycles as alternatives to cars.

After decades of bureaucratic holdups and frivolous lawsuits from radical environmentalists, the people of the St .Croix River Valley finally have their bridge," Mrs. Bachmann said in a statement.

It is not a farce or even frivolous: experts from the League of Women Voters and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard are on the advisory board.

"To some, sexuality may seem to be an unimportant topic, a frivolous diversion from the more critical problems of poverty, war, disease, racism, famine, or nuclear annihilation.