Word: pointless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Other cheap shots include the incorporation of a love interest simply for the sake of filming a pretty woman and a kiss or two; and a deliberately vague and utterly pointless sequence involving an American runner whose pursed lips and pink-rimmed eyeglasses blatantly suggest homosexuality, whose furtive movements imply an unidentified danger, and whose existence in the film never is justified even remotely...
...criminal defense lawyer, I consider choosing a jury one of the most important and terrifying aspects of a trial because it is my job to make sure those twelve people see my client's side of the case. None of my questions in voir dire is pointless. During that process, it is impossible for me to explain to a juror just why I ask a particular question. Yet when I present my case, I hope the reason becomes clear. Since my client's life is in the hands of those twelve people in the box, I want...
...disengagement agreement. Today I will take off my uniform. I hope never to have to wear it again." On another occasion, in a military hospital that he was inspecting, he spoke movingly to me of how much Egypt had suffered, how an end had to be put to pointless conflict, how he did not want to send any more young men to die. Egypt needed no more heroes...
...horde of new fans. But religion does not pay. The erstwhile "conscience of a generation", has become an outcast bent on avoiding (or so it seems) the path to popular redemption. Long-time admirers abandoned Dylan, feeling betrayed, while many critics stopped reviewing his offerings, believing the exercise pointless. It is an unjust dismissal, for all Dylan has done is to go on singing what he feels. While we do not have to agree with his every word, we should at least respect his right...
...main reasons for all the waiting in many courts is the long and sometimes pointless interrogations known as voir dire. Scene: a maple-paneled room in Manhattan Supreme Court. At issue: a small drug sale. "Are you living with anybody?" the defense lawyer asks a middle-aged widow. The woman looks uncomfortable. "We're not gossip columnists," the judge intervenes. "We only want to ask questions that determine if you are a fair and impartial juror. Many people nowadays live together." The woman says she lives alone. The questioning continues...