Sentences with phrase «going futile effort»

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).

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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.

Theologians have had to go through a dizzying series of contortions in an often futile effort to implant a vital theology of incarnation into imaginations shaped in the context of Western classical philosophies of God.

That said, I do look forward to Brooks telling us on Friday night that, «It's unacceptable» and that «I'm going to find five guys to compete,» before staring the exact same lineup on Sunday in a futile effort to avoid the sweep.

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.

It seems odd than anyone else would decide to join this seemingly futile and embarrassing effort to defeat the popular Cuomo, but Myers Mermel is doing it anyway, and he comes with a comically biased poll proving that he is actually going to dominate.

He said after collecting the said amount, Asare went into hiding and all efforts to trace him also proved futile until arrest.

Since Mr. Sickleman is the police chief, all Henry's efforts to go to the authorities — like the principal he calls by her first name, and the head of child services — are futile.

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.

Pulitzer Prize — winning New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan follows a half - dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, going from sod homes to new framed houses to huddling in basements with the windows sealed by damp sheets in a futile effort to keep the dust out.

Timothy Egan follows a half - dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, going from sod homes to new framed houses to huddling in basements with the windows sealed by damp sheets in a futile effort to keep the dust out.

Predicting what the stock market is going to do over the next few months or even few years is a futile effort.

The people who try should be allowed to do it in the peace and comfort of their own little labs, and to go to the occasional conference where they can exchange notes on their futile efforts.

So, how do you know if his mom is just going to be difficult to win over, or if your efforts are futile.