Therefore choosing to go the diplomatic route, that has long been proven futile, delays having to make the tougher decision of going after Israel in the ICC, which would surely cause a financial backlash against the PA.
At least the champions did not totally crumple but ultimately it was a futile exercise, delaying their first spell of prolonged pressure until Sergio Agüero had scored twice, Yaya Touré had pinched another and Nasri had rounded off a ghastly five-minute spell for United at the start of the second half when David de Gea was beaten twice in quick succession.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy (Portland) Director: Steve Ayson In a futile bid to delay the conclusion of some intimate business, a young man pictures former Cuban president Fidel Castro in place of his sexual partner.
Lifestyle advice given to tackle male infertility may be futile and could delay other options, according to researchers in the UK.
Senate Democrats, however, dismissed the Republican repeal effort as futile and an unnecessary delay of work on the aviation bill.
Still, after three long days of meetings during which Republicans promised to draw out the markup with hundreds of amendments -- and possibly a reading of the 900-page bill -- the Republicans recognized that delay was futile, and signaled defeat today by promising to expedite today's proceedings toward a vote.
Using CPR duration alone to define futile resuscitation may risk delaying timely implementation of ECPR and missing opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
Shutting down the government in a futile effort to defund or delay the Affordable Care Act will hurt low-income pregnant women and infants who receive vital nutrition support.
Compassionate use of drugs permits the administration of nonproven therapies, outside clinical trials, in desperate cases; due to this fact, however, the treatment has a high risk of being a delayed, and therefore futile, treatment.
Last year, the president and Democrats were riding high after standing firm against a futile attempt by Tea Party Republicans to delay implementation of the president's health care law.
