He had been waiting for an opportunity to express artistically the horror and futility of warfare.
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But relying on politicians to do the right thing is a prescription for futility.
As a team, we were all concerned that we might be approaching the realms of futility.
But instead of embracing these accomplishments, I started to realize the futility of it all.
The idea of the Labor Theory of value fits perfectly with a world of cyclical futility.
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For ardent believers, arms control is a superstition, impervious to evidence of its futility.
This constant shuffling underscores the emptiness and futility of current American policy toward the Kremlin.
Dasgupta is at his best as an analyst of futility, both ideological and personal.
This is an allegory for the futility of creating a political coalition in Russia.
The American response to the Cuban crisis evidently persuaded Moscow of the futility of nuclear blackmail.
More and more, urban mayors understand the futility of trying to tax their cities into prosperity.
Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers have become synonymous with futility and meager financial means.
First Minister Alex Salmond said each memorial was a reminder of the "futility of war".
At the same time, they help underscore the futility of our intervention in Libya and elsewhere.
Other technology cases like Intel and Qualcomm point out the futility of the quest for controlling expectations.
Yet from a distance of seven decades, what stands out is the commitment rather than the futility.
Last night's 3-0 win by the Boston Red Sox ended 85 years of World Series futility.
It will illustrate whether all of the futility and embarrassment of recent years came with a purpose.
Hemingway had discovered the futility of bobbing and weaving with the ups and downs of world events.
As in his earlier book, Mr Thant justly argues against the self-defeating futility of Western sanctions on Myanmar.
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MP, Peter Temple-Morris, publicly toyed with doing so, his decision to stay underlined the futility of this route.
This underscores the futility of trying to disarm Iraq without removing Hussein and his ruling clique from power.
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Third-seeded Marquette lost 55-39 to No. 4 Syracuse on Saturday, setting new standards for offensive futility along the way.
Policy-wise, one exception to present futility would be true tax reform, which both parties have paid lip-service to, unconvincingly.
Last year we predicted that Chicago s baseball team would end more than 80 years of futility by winning the World Series.
It was as important to him as it was to them to underscore the horror and futility of it.
In Beckett's play Gogo and Didi speak about the futility of life while waiting for the elusive Mr Godot.
For the past few years, the teams were linked by their shared futility.
But Mischel noticed that academic theories had limited application, and he was struck by the futility of most personality science.
Set the delay time to its lowest -- 100ms -- and you'll be in for a maddening exercise in futility.
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