Search Details

Word: pointless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...What makes it even more foolish," he added,"is that in the end the University will agree tothe union's demands and a lot of energy will havebeen wasted in a pointless conflict...

Author: By E.f. Mulkerin, | Title: HUCTW Holds Holyoke Center Rally | 5/5/1995 | See Source »

After 241 American troops on a pointless mission in Beirut were killed by a suicide bomber in 1983, the Reagan Administration struggled to draw lessons from the disaster. The next year, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger offered a checklist for evaluating the future uses of military forces abroad. Such actions should be necessary to protect vital national interests, he advised, and permit the use of powerful force to achieve a decisive victory. The objective must be clear and attainable by military means, and it must be supported by Congress and the people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: vVIETNAM: LESSONS FROM THE LOST WAR | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

Unfortunately, considering Tharp's reputation for creating works that challenge the form and direction of dance, a traditional ballet just doesn't cut it. "Waterbaby Bagatelles" is beautiful, but inevitably pointless...

Author: By Marc R. Talusan, | Title: Complicated Rhythm | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

Does Brown truly believe that Murray's work is as evil as the Holocaust? It appears so, since he declares that the debate over The Bell Curve is nothing less than a "struggle between good and evil." But not only is such a comment pointless sophistry, it also shows a disturbing, morally myopic view of the Holocaust and other truly evil events. Charles Barzun...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Debate Over Bell Curve Not Ended | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

...only problem with this might be that yelling from the sidelines is discouraged in youth soccer, whereby traditional coaching is supposed to take place in practice and halftime, not during play. The leadership lesson here: Disregard pointless traditions...

Author: By Brian D. Ellison, | Title: Petites' Cleats | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

Previous | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | Next