Word: fruitlessness
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...following conclusions. Although the ALJ's opinion contains unwarranted and gratuitous comments about participants in the proceedings and can be disputed on other grounds as well, I do not believe that the odds of securing a reversal are substantial enough to outweigh the risks of imposing a long and fruitless delay that could frustrate the interests of many of our employees and prejudice constructive relations with the union over the long run. Instead, I have concluded that a decision not to file exceptions will improve the prospects of working creatively with representatives of the union to establish a relationship that...
Bennett has never been a favorite with higher education leaders for his often fruitless attempts to cut federal funding of student aid. The former education secretary further aroused their ire earlier this year when he attacked Stanford University for yielding to the demands of vocal student groups that it change its Western Culture program to a course emphasizing non-Western cultures and ideas...
...flesh-and-blood Nazarene beneath the "myths." Often their Jesus turned out to be an inspirational preacher who bore a suspicious resemblance to a 19th century German. But by the 20th century, the great Protestant critic Rudolf Bultmann of Marburg University had concluded that such quests were fruitless. The Bible is so much an article of faith, so laden with unprovable events and legends, he contended in 1926, that "we can now know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus...
Beretta traces its name to the 16th century, when the company dealt in crossbows. After the four-wheel Beretta was announced in 1986, the Italian firm negotiated with GM for two years in a fruitless effort to get the car's name changed. GM, which plans to contest the suit, insists the name is derived from various former products, including a version of the Chevy Camaro called the Berlinetta that was sold from...
Suddenly everything crystallized. What his speech told us was that Tocsin's politics of amiable persuasion were not enough. The effort of changing their minds by proving how well-read we were was valiant but fruitless. I resigned as chair of Tocsin soon thereafter. I knew that I had to do something else, though I didn't quite know what...