In popular English a hopelessly fruitless effort is called Shoveling shit against the tide.

Let's stop this fruitless discussion.

Let's stop this fruitless argument.

But my efforts were fruitless.

All search had proved fruitless.

These meetings are infinite and fruitless.

So He made their deeds fruitless.

Therefor Allah maketh their deeds fruitless.

These efforts have not been fruitless.

So far, these efforts have been fruitless.

It has only resorted to fruitless ad hoc measures.

That is enough. I have had it with fruitless conversation.

After that, Brazil will gradually become a gigantic savanna, dry and fruitless.

The dialogue will be fruitless if important Baloch leaders don t take part.

Therefore Allah makes their deeds fruitless, and that is ever easy for Allah.

Fruitless will be what they have fashioned, and whatever they have done will perish.

Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless.

We cannot have fruitless competition here, only constructive, complementary activities at all three levels.

When they next wake, all this derision shall seem a dream and fruitless vision.

Those who deny Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their works are fruitless.

After several fruitless attempts, the crew managed to slip a noose around the mollusk's body.

In the specific case of Nagorny Karabakh, conflict resolution efforts had been far from fruitless.

Today every nation in Europe, although not every government, is against this fruitless, futile war.

That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah so He has made their deeds fruitless.

a massive increase in defense expenditures, fueled by two fruitless wars, but going well beyond that

Additional efforts of the buyer to purchase the meat with a cheque payment were also fruitless.

(All) that they contrive here is vain and (all) that they are wont to do is fruitless.

Such a fruitless debate borrows a page from the Bernanke Greenspan incremental normalization script of 2004 2006.

After all, without unforeseen change, much of human endeavor would be fruitless, and innovation would be unnecessary.

Attempts to clear mines and other explosive devices systematically from the terrain have thus far been fruitless.

We can not merely carry out fruitless discussions here and continue to put the matter on ice.

That is because they are averse to that which Allah hath revealed, therefor maketh He their actions fruitless.

After several fruitless attempts, which resulted in nothing but scaring the grouse, the sailor said to the lad,

Since then, continuous but fruitless efforts have been made by the international community to restore the legitimate Government.

As for those who are plotting evil, there is severe punishment for them, and their plots will be fruitless.

Those who are themselves faithless and bar others from the way of Allah He has rendered their works fruitless.

As for those who were slain in the way of Allah, He will not let their works go fruitless.

As for the faithless, their lot will be to fall into ruin , and He will render their works fruitless.

They! their work are fruitless in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will lose (all spiritual good).

The officials freely admit that it would be either too dangerous or fruitless for them to undertake an investigation.

After eight hours of fruitless negotiation, at around 20 30, gun shots and bombing sounds were heard from inside the courthouse.

So their good deeds will be fruitless, and on the Day of Judgement We shall not appoint any weighing for them.

However, from the social viewpoint, it appeared that the principle of subsidiarity approach ought to be further defi ned in order to prevent a backward step into interminable and fruitless discussions on the assessment of the best level for action either common measures, by a cooperative effort, or measures at State level.

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