Sentences with phrase «is for naught in»

John Steinbeck's Oscar - nominated story provides the inspiration for this ambitious early Hollywood Hitchcock vehicle, but if not for the strength of a visionary director and a cast of superb character actors, all might have been for naught in the interest category.

Not exact matches

«The sky's the limit, but you have to get in the air to see how far you can reach the stars» and «My biggest fear is that we will run out of cash before we achieve traction and meaningful growth, and everyone's work will be for naught.»

If it gets high marks on those three scores, then contributions will not be for naught, so those considering making a donation to any charity should consult this information to tell if their donations will go to their intended purpose or get lost in the downward spiral of a failing foundation.

Wages weren't exactly booming in the naughts either, so there's been no need for this concern since the 1990s when Greenspan let things hum.

Therefore, the fall in rates will be for naught if we are wrong about corporate earnings troughing this quarter.

Of course, these efforts to appeal to the tastes of cannabis users could all be for naught if Attorney General Jeff Sessions gets his way in 2018.

Though you sit at the right hand of God soaked in the purist of light and love you will feel it naught so great will be the sorrow in your heart for your wasted life and the vile hatred you spread.

Not for naught did the famous Mr. Rogers — who was also a Presbyterian minister — say the words that have been so often quoted in social media since the bombings: «When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, «Look for the helpers.

Because it is too high for him, because he can not get it into his head, because in the face of it he can not acquire frank - heartedness, and therefore must have it done away with, brought to naught and nonsense, for it is as though it would stifle him.

Well, as it turned out all my fears, which the night before the test resulted in me tossing and turning prior to sleep and having visions and thoughts of never, ever getting a driver's license, were for naught because old Bob though limited to one eye, passed the test with pretty much the same score he received in 1963.

(81) And We reveal of the Qur «an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil - doers in naught save ruin.

The «original justice» in which men and angels were created «was naught else but the most sweet love which would dispose them for, turn them towards, and set them on the way of eternal happiness.»

Profoundly established in the centre of its own nothingness, it can be assailed by naught that comes from below; and since it no longer desires anything, what comes from above can not depress it; for its desires alone are the causes of its woes.»

Get wisdom in the fear of God with diligence; For though there be a leading into captivity, And cities and lands be destroyed, And gold and silver and every possession perish, The wisdom of the wise naught can take away, Save the blindness of ungodliness, and the callousness (that comes) of sin.

Al - Mumenoon (The Believers) sura 23: (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us?

Al - Mumenoon sura 23: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us?

It was one of the finest Finals performances in recent memories, and it went for naught.

However, regardless of how careful you are, a hungry baby with undeveloped motor skills will tug at your shirt in such a way that all your efforts will be for naught.

When I was two weeks overdue with my son Sam, and all of the other prescriptions for inducing labor came to naught — acupuncture, spicy Indian food, a roll in the hay with hubby — my contractions started while I was watching the comedy Waiting for Guffman.

«To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the Plaintiff [Dominic Ayine] brought this action in his name fronting for the immediate past Government to set at naught the popular wishes of the majority of the Ghanaian electorate who see the President's acceptance of the nomination of the 2nd Defendant [Martin Amidu] as Special Prosecutor, as being in the national interest to attack the canker of corruption in the body politic,» Martin Amidu indicated in his affidavit verification sighted by Citi News.

In other words, all of your hard work may be for naught.

I always had healthy teeth, I underwent years of braces as a young girl and I hate to think that all the agony and money spent was for naught if I end up destroying my teeth in my 40s.

Of course, getting our numbers written on our arms and legs ended up being all for naught because having to stand outside in the rain for two hours basically washed the numbers right off.

Sadly, and unfortunately, all of the effort in choosing the best photographs, writing one's personal biography, and positioning oneself in the most appealing personality and lifestyle categories is all for naught; it simply doesn't matter.

Loveaholics is a naught dating sites, in high demand for love addicted people.

Newcomer Short has charisma, charm and athleticism to burn, but it's mostly for naught in a movie that spends two tedious hours pulling out every stop in the gold - hearted - kid - from - the - wrong - side - of - the - tracks - meets - gold - hearted - girl - who - values - true - love - above - privilege playbook.

As expected, spatial dynamics play a huge role in Snowpiercer, which would all be for naught were it not for the film's stunning and endlessly inventive mise - en - scene.

A terribly annoying malfunction of the SE: At last, Sony has left a film's burned - in subtitles intact, but it was all for naught as the DVD automatically superimposes yellow Spanish text over the English translations of The Replacement Killers» few, brief Cantonese exchanges.

As of late, word was spreading that both Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde were preparing to reprise their respective roles as Sam Flynn and Quorra from TRON: Legacy with director Joseph Kosinski hoping to start production in the fall, but it appears their efforts to keep the project moving forward are all for naught.

For her part, Winslet is trying to do something like what Cate Blanchett did in Blue Jasmine, playing a middle - aged Allen malcontent with gusto, but Blue Jasmine is a good movie and Wonder Wheel f*cking sucks, so Winslet's effort is for naugFor her part, Winslet is trying to do something like what Cate Blanchett did in Blue Jasmine, playing a middle - aged Allen malcontent with gusto, but Blue Jasmine is a good movie and Wonder Wheel f*cking sucks, so Winslet's effort is for naugfor naught.

After raising toast after toast to a new lifestyle of celibacy — with drink after drink accompanying it (Setting up the joke, in this case, is actually funnier than the payoff)-- her protestations are for naught, and she awakes the next morning to find herself naked in bed with the man (Joel McHale) who just recently fired her.

The Elizabethan period re-creations are imposing, but since the action going on in them is so outlandish, the effort is all for naught.

However, the production quality is ultimately for naught considering that Half - Genie Hero, the fourth entry in the Shantae series of 2D platformers, comes up far short in other areas.

Thankfully, the fifth and final game in Super Beat Sports, Buddy Ball, takes much of what disappoints in Net Ball and manages to convert it into an explosive and competitive multiplayer mode, so not all is for naught.

Unfortunately, those long and complex negotiations (memorialized in a two - page, single - spaced memorandum of understanding) turned out to be for naught because the contract protected custodians» right to limit their cleaning responsibilities.

The careful organization will be for naught if teachers do a poor job presenting in the classroom.

Then there is an activity sheet for children to practise applying «igh» in spellings and a naughts and crosses reading game.

After training thousands of teachers over the past five years in a massive effort to raise reading achievement, Oklahoma officials are worried that the exercise may have been for naught.

The research is clear: If a student is not motivated to read and is not engaged in the text, all of the strategy instruction a teacher might provide may be for naught (Guthrie and Klauda, 2014; Ivey, 2014; Wanzek et al, 2014).

You can have all the credentials that are humanly possible to accumulate relative to degrees, certifications and professional development hours but if you lack faith in yourself and your ability to be great in your classroom, then all of the credentials you accumulated are for naught.

If we fail to meet this challenge, all our progress in public education accountability will have been for naught.

tying in with relegation bin Williams to create a whoop dee do 500 hp (been there done that a 1000 times) n / a Porsche motor for whom Williams... engineering or F1 has had naught to do with thru out Williams entire history.

The Model X is good for 416 hp and 660 Nm of torque (487 lb - ft) and does naught to 62 mph in 5.0 seconds.

Agents are useful for lots of things (more on that in another post) but since that's all theoretical so far and may come to naught or be complementary...

As we already know, these dogs were bred to drop bulls in closed arenas, but with the passing of the first laws against animal cruelty in the 1800's, the sport and the purpose of breeding dogs for killing only came to naught.

It's a game that understands that the most heavy, complex, emotionally resonant scenes (and it has some of the series best) are for naught if they exist in an implausibly histrionic, one - note world, so good Lord, does it make its journey one hell of a warm, human adventure.

Do it a few times in a row and your entire performance on the circuit turns out to be for naught — you can see a Game Over on the final track of a circuit even if you have four first - place finishes under your belt.

Plus, there's so much to do in any given space of Odyssey's levels that you'll never feel like your travels are for naught.

«I set out to help the poor soul hoping to get some tail, but after confronting a large spiked dinosaur surrounded by liquid hot magma with moving platforms and elevators, I found that my whole effort was all for naught, for the princess was in another castle!

If you've been making steady progress in Killing Floor 2, then Tripwire have some good news for you: it's not all for naught.