Word: pointless
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...Knesset concludes an exercise in pointless provocation...
...appear to have damaged irreparably the peace negotiations, but the Carter Administration was worried about the next step Begin was apparently ready to take: the long-threatened transfer of the Prime Minister's office from West to East Jerusalem. Such a move would once again be as pointless as it would be provocative, but Begin seemed determined to do it. Washington feared that this step would particularly anger Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Arabs, causing them to ask: If the U.S. is unable to stop such a calculated insult to the Arab nations, how can it be trusted...
...programs imply political decisions. The same health or agrarian or educational objectives, no matter how narrow and immediate they may seem, can almost invariable be achieved by alternative routes, each with different consequences for the distribution of power and advantage and for the opportunities of popular militancy. It is pointless to treat this service activity as apolitical on the ground that it follows indigenous values. The officials with whom HIID deals in countries like Haiti and Indonesia are not in a position to speak for the desires of their people. Even if they were, the decision to support the majoritarian...
...highly talented group of performers and techs manages to breathe life into a show that can't stand on its own feet. More often, as in After Hours, the performance just doesn't "click," and although the singing and dancing entertain, the evening ends up seeming a little pointless...
...resembles Romance's "Dislocation," since he built it around a looping scale generated by a rhythm machine. The sparse textures which Foxx places on top of the scale only further accentuate the beat. But with lyrics like "male caucasian/Kennedy hairline" the whole thing degenerates into the realm of the pointless. "Lieutenient 030" remains exactly as it first appears: an excellent idea that's half finished...