Sentences with phrase «point of meaninglessness»

The result: a patchwork of regulation watered down to the point of meaninglessness.

But love is not the only word that has been sentimentalized to the point of meaninglessness.

Trying to make projections of the 2008 House races at this point is much more speculative (even by the usual standards of this kind of political prognosticating) to the point of meaninglessness than the other, afore - mentioned contests.

True, the idea of «the national interest» is vague to the point of meaninglessness, and can be adapted to suggest almost anything that its authors wish.

A silly storyline involving Bacon's estranged wife, who calls his cell phone constantly but refuses to speak, is whittled down to the point of meaninglessness but left in the film nonetheless.

Rotherham observes that there are some broadly supported provisions in the administration's waiver package, such as getting rid of NCLB's «highly qualified teacher rules,» which many states «have gamed... to the point of meaninglessness.»

States have gamed them to the point of meaninglessness.

PORTER - MAGEE: There were so many state standards that were vague to the point of meaninglessness, you know, that just did not articulate the content that students needed to learn and the skills they need to master to be ready for college and beyond.

It'd be trivial to the point of meaninglessness to just print the Spiegel jpgs on canvas, or to order them up from Chinese paint mills.

By combining digital and analog processes so seamlessly, Doroszenko's practice blurs their boundaries to the point of meaninglessness.

The catalogue argues that considering Lanyon as an abstract expressionist meant — and implicitly still means — making his paintings «comply to a particular set of values that contradicted or restricted the artist's stated intentions» or expanding the term abstract expressionist «to the point of meaninglessness».

Article 7, covering annual savings obligations schemes, has been weakened to the point of meaninglessness.

From Michael Pollan discussing organics at Wal - Mart to Kellogg's introducing organic cereal, there's a constant balancing act to be had between reaching a majority of the population with greener products, and diluting the movement to the point of meaninglessness.