On September 5, 1863, Ambassador Charles Francis Adams sent a message to Foreign Minister Lord John Russell informing him that the first of the ironclads was about to leave, and that "it would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that this means war".
They all assume that viewers know so much about the subject that facts would be superfluous.
The logical answer is that they would be superfluous.
"Fortunately," Douglas Durst said, "this movie will be seen by so few people that litigation would be superfluous".
But after the last few days of polling and then last night's debate, it looks like that explanation would be superfluous.
And once everyone hears how masterfully Cameron cooked my veggieburger that would be the end to any sniping about superfluous geraniums and over-manicured lawns.
This attitude was related to not experiencing any short-term benefits of the treatment themselves and a belief that testing everyone would be superfluous and expensive for society.
AMD says that they support USB 3.0 and that Thunderbolt's speed would be superfluous.
If matters were that simple, however, torture would be so rare that covenants abolishing it would be superfluous rather than ineffectual.
The central bank's governing council may have concluded that a rate cut now would be superfluous or even dangerous if it encouraged some investors to take too much risk.
