Word: availing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Decent citizens attempted legal and political action, but to no avail. It was the Garden Club, vigilant and resourceful, which provided a solution. It simply sent observers to record the license plate numbers of cars seen at the parlor, looked up the owners' names and telephoned the wives of the massages. Before long business had declined, the place was forced to close, local homes and gardens were safe once more...
...parallel they make with the Roman ruins outside. The landlord Petrushka (Sergio Tofano) who wants to be treated like a servant, is a fascinating minor character. These are the sort of minor elements with which Bertolucci built his better films, but in Partner they come to no avail...
...During the past decade, we have legislated mightily, but to little avail on the matter of energy," Meyer said. "The result has been measures, poorly thought out in isolation, which have cut domestic energy output, while stimulating domestic energy demand," he said...
...offensive play was sloppy. Both Harvard and Yale were horrendous from the field, shooting 32.4 and 33.3 per cent, respectively. Yale coach Joe Vancisin searched for a productive line-up, using 11 players, but to no avail...
...hard to tell how many years he's been coaching. He tried everything in the book: a 2-1-2 zone, a full court press at the very end, tight man-to-man half court defense, strategic substitutions, and brilliant use of Harvard's timeouts, but all to no avail...