The chance of this result being a fluke is a nugatory one in 1043.

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They can earn only a nugatory rate of interest on these stocks (by lending them out) compared with what they can earn on government bonds.

ECONOMIST: The trouble with paper money

But perhaps in a relative sense British qualms should be seen as nugatory - in that if banking union helps to keep the eurozone from imploding, maybe a bit of single-market messiness is a price worth paying.

BBC: Why a eurozone banking union is messy for Britain

In bridge, tournament prizes are nugatory even the best professional players typically earn a living by teaching, gambling, or by being sponsored to play with rich amateurs.

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