Word: fruitlessness
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...they definitely have no patience for singing cops. Also: even well-done family sitcoms, like NBC's Parenthood, are apt to get lost in the current oversupply of cute TV clans. And pouring big money into shows to compete with CBS's Sunday-night powerhouse 60 Minutes is a fruitless exercise. NBC, at least, seems to have learned that lesson: in February it will introduce Sunday Best, a shamelessly cost-efficient variety show that will feature highlights from the previous week's NBC shows...
Once America's flagship carrier, Pan Am has lost $2 billion over the past decade. After two fruitless years of seeking a buyer or merger partner, the airline has begun to raise cash by selling off its prize assets: international routes. Last month the carrier agreed to sell its U.S.-to-London routes to United for $400 million. Still trying to sell off its Northeastern shuttle, Pan Am is fast running out of marketable assets...
...Silber people have it all backwards. The candidate prided himself on the bluntness of his message, the disingenuity with which he attacked such problems as crime (refusing to give a speech in Dorcester to "a bunch of crack addicts") and health care (disputing the need for lengthy and fruitless hospital stays for the elderly) and the feminist movement (blaming working women for leading to the disruption of family unity...
Weld's efforts, however proved almost entirely fruitless. Silber's uncharacteristic self-restraint was politically expedient--even though it may never again resurface after election...
Fists probably won't fly, Davidson said, although "there might be some fruitless debate...