"We need to dedicate some of our precious time to a futile, time-consuming ritual".
"I want you to come back from vacation rested and refreshed, because we've got another year of futile, time-wasting votes to cast," he said.
There is still much to be done, and it is best done under proven, principled and visionary leadership, without futile, time-wasting elections".
That strategy, though, seems futile this time, especially if the team is officially disqualified from its third-place finish in the Little League World Series.
Physician counseling may help patients lose weight; however, physicians perceive these discussions as somewhat futile and time-consuming.
These goals appear futile at times and the subsequent struggle takes its toll.
The message is one of perseverance and keeping one's eye on the prize despite it seeming futile at times.
Dani Dayan, a prominent spokesman for the West Bank settlers, recently told The Guardian, "The two-state formula has proved futile innumerable times....Abbas has also not changed since his 2008 rejection of the most generous offer an Israeli leader will ever present".
A casual hint of makeup just didn't deny the sadness of her futile fight with time.
Their administrative upkeep and paternalistic ethos create a futile sinkhole for time, money and, far more importantly, patient liberty.
