Sentence examples for total futility from inspiring English sources

"A dangerous exercise in complete and total futility". — Speech at Wings Club, New York, Nov. 12, 1962.

The problem is that people often fall from the heights of expectation and entitlement into the depths of futility and total resignation from life.

"We want to be the best so we got to act like it," said Jason Kidd, who led the Nets in scoring both nights, totaling 47 points in futility.

Subsequently, the trial was terminated prematurely for futility after enrolling a total of 1050 patients.

The Falcons held the Eagles to 270 total yards and managed to underscore the futility of the offense without even forcing a turnover.

The trial was opened with plan to enroll maximum of 35 patients, with futility assessment every 10 patients.A total of 10 patients were enrolled between January and November 2007.

The Rockies' futility on offense here was not a total surprise.

They gave up a franchise-worst 6,645 total yards (third-worst in NFL history), set records for futility and had one of the eight easiest schedules in the league.

I should have recognized right away that an 8 50-minute-per-mile pace was too fast, but like a total amateur, I hung in there for three miles before recognizing the futility of staying with the pace group.

This resulted in a total sample size of 54 evaluable patients, with an interim analysis after 19 patients, allowing to stop futility.

The National Institutes of Health-sponsored ProTECT III study evaluated the effects of intravenous progesterone (started within 4 hours of injury and given for a total of 96 hours) versus placebo in patients with moderate to severe TBI, but was stopped for futility [ 86].