Word: vaines
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...searched in vain for a hint of irony in Clarke's letter (which was coauthored with Victoria Kennedy '97, who does not hold any elected position in the BSA). But truth be told, such indications would be irrelevant. In such a circumstance, any irony short of unambiguous sarcasm is unacceptable coming from the pen of a student leader...
Thefts and mutilations have cost the College's libraries thousands of dollars. In one celebrated but as yet unsolved case, a suspect known only as the "Widener slasher" destroyed dozens of books over a period of years. Harvard police spent tens of thousands of dollars investigating, in vain...
...attempt by Israeli commandos, which came an hour before the expiration of the militants' original deadline for sparing Waxman's life. Under pressure from both Israel and the U.S., P.L.O. chairman Yasser Arafat's security forces had arrested some 300 alleged Hamas activists in the Gaza Strip in a vain attempt to find the kidnappers, who, it turned out, were in the West Bank instead. Hamas had demanded the release of the group's spiritual leader and 200 other jailed prisoners...
...Cool to Take Your Call" Message: Jazzy music plays in the background; a nonchalant voice describes the wonderful things the suite's occupants are doing while you try in vain to gain an audio audience with them. This message can be annoying if encountered repeatedly, or maybe you're just not hip enough to understand...
...parents who tried to save the field are the only ones who see clearly, who treasure their homes, who have shame. But they strive against something much larger than they are, something which engulfs them and renders their actions all in vain...