Sentence examples for more futile from inspiring English sources

All in vain?" — he answers himself by seeming to speak again of his own challenging work: "Not more futile than other futilities.

This made his effort look all the more futile.

Often it does not, the men said, making their work that much more futile.

The race kept growing more futile for Gebrselassie, who did not finish.

Heading into last night's game, the Expos were even more futile than the Mets.

Round robins are lists of achievements more futile than a cardboard yule log.

But please: unless or until the numbers add up, no more subsidised, futile turbines which look satanic beside the M4 and silly atop houses in Notting Hill.

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George Bernard Shaw wrote of one appearance: "I hope I never again have to endure anything more dismally futile", and the English essayist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm stated that "Leno does not do himself justice collaborating with the public".

As epidemiologists involved for many years in the use, development, and teaching of epidemiologic methods, we believe this view not only is essentially flawed and overstated, but relegates observational studies to being little more than futile exercises to be regarded with skepticism and largely useless for decision making in public health.

Few trade ministers were present, and most rich world delegates say more negotiations are futile.