Sentences with phrase «futile efforts at»

Other changes proposed in the name of the seemingly futile battle with costs and just - as - seemingly - futile efforts at competitive parity are:

John Thomas, brushing the flecks of sawdust from his arms after his last futile effort at Rome, so obviously wondering how the world's best high jumper could lose the one time he wanted most to win.

The past several sessions have demonstrated exactly why selling attempts into tapes bleeding upward is a futile effort at best.

The cloth is a futile effort at dignity, and Hamid appears to be wholly ignorant of its purpose as he works around, over and underneath it.

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And I have eleventy - billion of these moments a day too, seemingly small, times when my breath catches and I have no camera or pen nearby so I'm going to have to rely on my something in my soul remembering it forever because it's a step up a mountain, a roll of the rock of my own stubbornness, and I don't have any gods at the top, pushing me back to the bottom, laughing at my futile efforts.

The passion of God not only motivates us to eliminate whatever suffering can be eliminated; it also empowers us to accompany our brothers and sisters into regions of darkness where suffering can no longer be eliminated; it enables and invites us to share suffering where efforts to overcome it prove futile; it frees us to continue a ministry of compassion and shared grief at the point where those who are guided by criteria of utitlity and success cease their efforts.

He directs it chiefly at medical specialists who look upon disease and death as enemies to be conquered and who carry attempts to overcome them to the point of giving the patient false hopes of recovery, disregarding his suffering in futile efforts to score a medical triumph.

The co-operative effort at resistance was futile.

At a Catholic liturgy today, one is aware not of those present but of those absent; of the on - going futile effort to save the saved and enthuse those already enthusiastic (or those who fake it well).

At times, I have felt that all my efforts were futile.

At - least there was effort on Arsene's part no matter how futile, the board could've said right then, he really wants this kid sure he's visiting the family home, so lets make this happen whatever it takes.

There were times during Pep Guardiola's reign at the Allianz Arena when opposition coaches raised the white flag well before kick - off, sending out a weakened side to spare key players the futile effort and embarrassment.

I was initially devestated at the thought of not being able to give them breastmilk until I started pumping - first as a supplement, then I gave up the futile effort to nurse and pumped exclusively for over a year for my son and am now 4 weeks into pumping for my daughter.

Although initial efforts to get authorities at the Hospital to comment on the matter proved futile, one senior staff who spoke on condition of strict anonymity, said the appointment of Dr. Thomas Anaba, followed a series of processes including the advertisement of a vacant post, shortlisting of candidates and interviews, hence, he does not understand what the qualms of those leading the campaign are.

As at the time of going to Press, efforts to reach director of operations John Boadu to speak on this subject has proven futile as he has failed to answer his phone calls.

Efforts by newsmen to reach Professor Akoroda, the embattled Executive Director of CRIN were futile as he was allegedly taking refuge at the nearby Idi - Ayunre Divisional Police Station.

Nobody at Town Hall is consciously putting anybody at risk here, said Quigley, who reported that his efforts to secure a contract with East Kingston had been futile.

Separately, Kenneth Ka - Ho Lee, an embryologist and stem cell researcher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who live - blogged about his futile attempts to reproduce STAP cells, today published all the details of his efforts online at F1000Research.

Newtown (Unrated) Political gridlock expose» chronicling a grieving Connecticut community's futile lobbying effort for gun reform legislation in the wake of the mass murder of 6 teachers and 20 students at an elementary school.

And while Johnson engages in typical, old - school (super) heroics, most of his character's efforts prove to be distractions at best, futile at worst.

Both turned up separately, but still together, last night at the LA premiere of Vicky Cristina Barcelona to support Woody Allen — a sweet but futile effort since the film is almost guaranteed to go straight to dvd.

The increasingly unpredictable storyline - coupled with some seriously impressive performances - does ensure that the film improves substantially as it progresses, however, and it's ultimately impossible not to connect with Hal's dogged (if futile) efforts at reinventing himself.

At times, the efforts I make in lesson planning can feel futile.

«That isn't what I said at all,» she said, trying to secure her long embroidered scarf, an effort as futile as resting a flat kite on a round boulder, thought Hugh, as the scarf immediately began to slide side - ways again.

The relative ease with which the gallery has greenlit this «futile gesture» and the tone deafness with which the artist creates his poor facsimile belie a deep ignorance of what's at stake in immigrant communities of color and our efforts to cement humane, sustainable living conditions.

People tended to see efforts to hold back Mother Nature as futile, Krosnick said... Krosnick presented the results of the survey March 28 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. http://news.yahoo.com/even-doubters-want-prepare-global-warming-203510651.html

The owner then drops the rent in order to attract new tenants but at some stage it's a futile effort.