Sentences with phrase «thing is for naught»

In reality, it usually comes down to someone who is angered over being «told what to do» (in the lease he voluntarily signed) or a feeling that if one person in the community is noncompliant, the whole thing is for naught.

Not exact matches

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.
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.
When the big hitters come out Wii U will blow out of the park and then you'll realize your silly attempts to make it look like the thing has flopped will have been for naught.
Well, for one thing, they will tell us if our efforts have been for naught, or if they are paying off.
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...
And I think they are fair questions — because, while getting animals out of the shelter is a good thing, if the animals are going into crappy situations, then it sort of makes it all for naught.
Price things too high and people will feel like they're being robbed, too low and your hard work will be for naught.
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