Sentences with phrase «sheer folly»

"Sheer folly" means an action or decision that is completely foolish, senseless, or without any rational thinking or logic behind it. Full definition
It is not just an increase in sense (sheer folly makes perfect sense, which is part of its attraction); it is entering into the presence of Being itself.
In Sheer Folly — Fanciful Buildings of Britain, he depicts a varied collection of some of the most intriguing oddities, often hidden and forgotten, within the folly genre.
Entitled Sheer Folly — Fanciful Buildings of Britain and running until 25 February 2018, the show will feature original paper collages, scraper boards, and prints which explore contemporary perceptions of the past through the reimagining of historic landscapes, buildings, and objects.
I think of the book of Hebrews, where the author is intent to show that Jesus Christ is far superior to anything which was offered under the Mosaic Law, and after we have Jesus, to go back to such things is sheer folly.
But a moment's reflection reveals the sheer folly of this idea.
It includes friends that question your choices or are aghast at what they perceive is sheer folly and kindly try and set you right.
To lose him at all let alone to lose him for nothing would be sheer folly.
It is sheer folly, for instance, to expect school districts to vigorously implement an accountability scheme that disrupts their school assignment procedures, drains money from their coffers, and threatens their administrative autonomy.
But, of course, that would be sheer folly.
Of course, this confidence is nothing more than sheer arrogance — if you consider the abysmal failure of the authorities to predict or prevent the 2008 financial crisis (& preceding crises), it's sheer folly to assume they'll be any more successful in foreseeing and controlling the ultimate (& probably unintended) consequences of QE.
Sheer folly, right?
To even make a guess would be sheer folly, unspeakable hubris.»
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