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It's a grim spectacle on both sides, and last week's pointless controversy was a particularly low point.
The announcement that Bob Dylan will be given the Nobel Prize in Literature set off a predictable but not entirely pointless controversy.
He rejected the phrase "I hate cops," for example, because he thought it would cause anger and pointless controversy, which is not his mission.
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But we must be careful to avoid misunderstandings and pointless controversies.
That will inevitably suck tax dollars, the energies of congressional staffs and federal agencies into pointless controversies, which the media will have to report on.
Literally a pointless argument.
So the creationist/evolutionist controversy really is pointless.
But events settled into a well-worn groove following Ringleader of the Tormentors' release: another pointless compilation album, another round of controversy about his views on immigration, another visit to the law courts.
The sonic specs controversy rages on: "Isn't that a bit pointless?
Product liability and regulatory issues pushed tobacco companies into pointless projects including filters, light cigarettes, "smokeless cigarettes", nicotine-free cigarettes, and fabricating a controversy over the health risks of smoking.
Not only had the controversy reached fever pitch; the war was as good as over, making exemplary bloodshed pointless.
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