We are tired of fighting, tired of vain efforts to advance the Kingdom through politics and power, tired of drawing lines in the sand, tired of being known for what we are against, not what we are for. (rachelheldevans.com)
The impression a dispassionate observer would have from the failure of security and law enforcement during the Bayelsa election (which was conducted in Nigeria's smallest state with the lowest number of registered voters) would be that the federal government permitted or condoned the strong - arm tactics of the ruling party's candidate in his ultimately vain effort to secure that state's rulership by force. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
And with customers losing respect for the company and its products, it may mean losing a real potential customer in the long term, all in the name of an ultimately vain effort to go after people who may never have wanted to buy the product in the first place. (digital-digest.com)