Sentence examples for pointless delay from inspiring English sources

And so the scientist knows when the question "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" is a pointless delay in our progress.

He will watch the performances of his last two victims, Bernard Hopkins (45) and Roy Jones Jr (41), when they square off for one of the most pointless and delayed rematches in boxing history on Saturday week, and conclude that, if he needs the money – and who doesn't, as they say?

The hold up is pointless - merely delaying the inevitable for "another week".

"It is a pointless attempt to delay an inevitable move that will be taken in Jersey one day and States members should have the courage of the convictions and not delay it simply because it is an election year," he said.

To businessmen like Fadil, Baghdad is a maze of pointless demands and delays.

Just what turned out to be a desperate yet ultimately pointless attempt at delaying the inevitable.

By the time a bill moves to conference with the House, it has already been passed by the Senate, so another opportunity for delay seems pointless.

The governor's threat to force even deeper cuts on the Legislature using his emergency powers, along with the low likelihood of a quick economic rebound, made delaying tactics pointless.

Because, said Tirado, long-term planning and delayed gratification become pointless when you will never have enough money whatever you do.

The Court, Tottenham Court Road For a low-intensity, affordable meal and drinks on a Sunday before a week of stress, tube delays and that one pointless lecture, head over to The Court on Tottenham Court Road.

He said House passage of any attempt to delay the healthcare law woud be pointless.