Sentence examples for pointless arguing from inspiring English sources

The day that legislation passed, I described it as "mostly pointless," arguing that "almost all the serious reform ideas wound up on the cutting room floor". Instead, the legislation made a number of technical changes to the patent system, most significantly a switch to a "first to file" (as opposed to "first to invent") rule for granting patents.

It is impolite to make assumptions, it is rude to press your own cultural ideologies on others and time is too short to be getting involved in pointless arguing.

Largely pointless, argues Tim Lyons.

"Almost all sports teams at uni are sex-segregated which is pointless," argues Zoe Ford, an agender 22-year-old on the Oxford Quiddlings.

"Almost all sports teams at uni are sex-segregated, which is pointless," argues Zoe Ford, an agender 22-year-old on the Oxford Quiddlings.

Cameron held out against grammar schools, apart from approving the extension of one to a new campus in Kent, saying in 2007 that the debate was "pointless" and arguing that "parents fundamentally don't want their children divided into sheep and goats at the age of 11".

It has been utterly pointless to argue on the facts.

It is pointless to argue, correct, reason, explain or try to teach someone with dementia.

" It's obviously pointless to argue over these things, but nevertheless.

But it's pointless to argue unless you've done the research!

In each case it is pointless to argue the point, since what is at stake is an article of faith.