Word: fruitlessly
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Feldstein helped the committee stick to an agenda and tried to insure that the committee did not waste time on fruitless measures...
...after Palestinians agreed to stop calling for the destruction of Israel, Bill Clinton had the chutzpah to want more -- from the Israeli side. Benjamin Netanyahu didn't help him -- from Israel's perspective, Clinton's trip represented a terrific loss. And so, in a fruitless two-hour meeting with Clinton and Yasser Arafat Tuesday morning, Netanyahu reiterated that there would be no more troop withdrawals unless the Palestinians made further concessions. Arafat left the meeting early and without comment -- though he was doubtless smiling inside...
...when my mom told me that last week's game was Jessica's last, I resolved to make the trek to Malden. The rains had dampened my determination, but after some fruitless phone calls home, I decided to step outside and see if it was still drizzling. The calm skies that greeted me brought a smile to my face as I began my walk down Garden Street...
...mother) stomps across the stage as a wildly exaggerated version of an over-domineering mother in complete denial that anything is wrong with her family; Thomas Derrah mumbles his way convincingly through Margaret's stroke-victim husband Paul's virtually incomprehensible speeches. In contrast to Margaret Brennan's fruitless and overeager attempts to raise a normal family, Boo's parents, Karl and Soot, are the archetypal alcoholic husband and seriously oppressed sex-toy wife. Will Lebow, playing Boo's father, spurts a stream of obscene jokes, sexist comments and alcohol-induced insults, deftly making you want to strangle...
Northern Ireland, where the painstaking peace process has been rocked by horrible killings in the past few months, hardly seems a promising destination for a politician searching for a bit of uplift and optimism. But last week after two fruitless days in Moscow, President Bill Clinton flew into Belfast to a warm welcome from cheering crowds and to celebrate what, despite bombings and burnings, still looks like a major foreign policy triumph for his Administration. "The people of Northern Ireland," said British Prime Minister Tony Blair in welcoming Clinton, "owe you a deep debt of gratitude. No President...