Proponents of normal trade hope to obscure these realities with toothless amendments to the deal.
Even under the fiery leadership of Rhodri Morgan, Wales's toothless National Assembly has been a let-down.
Privacy advocates will be reluctant to back legislation that lacks enforcement and is perceived as toothless.
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These reviews may prove toothless, but the commitment to them is a step forward.
The toothless and infirm get shipped off to a horse sanctuary in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The man himself, beaming his huge toothless smile, declared that his year of birth was 1880.
And former England winger Steve Coppell described the FA as "a toothless tiger" compared to the Premier League.
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Even worse than a weak resolution would be a "presidential statement, " a toothless gesture of the Council's opinion.
But despite, some enterprising play in midfield, Hapoel were often toothless in attack.
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Roma, without talismanic striker Francesco Totti, looked toothless in attack and were reduced to half chances and long-range efforts.
Until their explosive opening to third period, the Rangers were toothless going forward.
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"Mainstream network television is basically designed for 12-year-old viewers, so it's designed to be toothless and fun, " he says.
Opponents condemn this as toothless, but it might give wavering Democrats the figleaf they need to vote in favour.
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The Clinton administration helplessly acquiesced, finally approving a new Security Council resolution in 1999 that gave us the current toothless inspections regime.
Classy Francisco Sandaza set up Cillian Sheridan for a clinical double as St Johnstone eased to victory over a toothless Hearts side.
Many commenters insist that this theoretical piece of work is toothless.
However, a Premiership without relegation would be toothless, like the Super 14.
Environmental campaigners and aid agencies branded the deal toothless and a failure.
Each spring, the toothless, bottom-feeding giants make their way from Lake Winnebago in eastern Wisconsin up the Fox and Wolf rivers to spawn.
Although the agency is relatively toothless, the threat of such a public reprimand has sent the banks scurrying to clean up their books.
And the fact the commission has no powers to discipline staff or shut down services led some to suggest that it was "toothless".
The biggest question mark going forward may actually be the defense, which looked toothless when it subbed Stoudemire in for Tyson Chandler at center.
Charles Wang, the embattled chairman of Computer Associates International, had best study Wyly's record before he dismisses the Louisiana-born entrepreneur as a toothless threat.
Arthur Levitt, a former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, America's main (though toothless) market regulator, has called it the worst financial scandal in 50 years.
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Japan Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said that without the participation of the world's two largest military powers, the United States and China, the treaty would be toothless.
Germany's press watchdog is less toothless than Britain's Press Complaints Commission.
The second complaint is that the oath's fine words are toothless.
International experience suggests that this need be neither brief nor toothless.
At the other end Didier Drogba shot onto the bar, but otherwise the hosts were pretty toothless and they now lie six points behind Manchester United.
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