英语词汇“pointlessly”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

As he swung himself onto the bed, his arm flapped pointlessly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

All they want to do—all they’re capable of doing now—is pointlessly comforting what I now realize is their dead son. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

These kids seemed so smart and articulate, almost passionately idealistic, and they seemed to be suffering so pointlessly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And neither could I. I knew kids at school who seemed out of control and violent, but still I wondered how someone could be so pointlessly destructive. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The water steams, and as the steam clears, I can see the few remaining water bottles at the bottom of the ruptured cooler melt, spilling the contents out pointlessly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although I’m not sure I want that, it may be better than shuffling pointlessly around the deck. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I think you could forgive her for that,” Yishan said, “considering she was running around the army camp for you pointlessly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some want to talk about it all the time, endlessly and pointlessly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You mean to jumble language pointlessly and stir the words like soup when nothing much is happening?" says one of the characters, which more or less sums it up. Twelfth Night/Masters Are You Mad? – review 2012-07-27T16:56:46Z

Because Roman, the lone Savior survivor from last week, caught up to her, too, before channeling his inner Bond supervillain by devising a pointlessly convoluted means of execution. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6 Finale: Negan Makes His Entrance 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

Eight candidates pointlessly cook dinner for their potential employer over the course of four nights. Watch this 2010-08-01T23:05:00Z

His approach suggests a Christmas pageant on the dark side of the moon, but it’s pretty much a mess, with lyrics swallowed by the voice synthesizers and dancers flinging themselves pointlessly around the plastic-sheeted stage. Review: ‘Electric Lucifer,’ or the Passion of the Bleep Bloop Beep 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

It’s been the mode of almost all of the streaming giant’s Marvel shows: dull, often pointlessly nasty brutality with some languid speechifying between crunching bones. The Punisher: was there ever a right time for Netflix's gun-toting vigilante show? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

But as my ability to recall pointlessly obscure film, TV and music trivia increased, so my ability to talk to the opposite sex diminished until I wondered if I'd ever talk to a girl again. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z

"Nothing happened between us," she says, pointlessly, making a brilliant stab at that vague stage of pregnancy where conflict is slightly beyond you. Mad Men recap: season seven, episode five – The Runaways 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

She was foolhardy most of the time, and spent her last hour pointlessly chatting with the Governor's 'Smithers' rather than focusing on getting untied and saving herself. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 12: Your Child Is Your Child 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

Is this the treatment that a British icon such as James Bond deserves, or is Sky just pointlessly flexing its muscles? Why licence to show all James Bond movies could repeat on Sky 2012-08-07T14:22:30Z

Mr. Brand, though hardly calm, is volatile in a cool, pseudo-self-aware, pointlessly articulate way, whereas Mr. Hill resembles one of those round cartoon bombs with a lighted fuse on top. | 'Get Him to the Greek': Jonah Hill and Russell Brand Star in a New Comedy 2010-06-03T21:56:00Z

Marx was wrong: capitalism did not die of its internal contradictions, but because the people running the show are knackered, and pointlessly busy. In praise of … getting your eight hours 2013-04-02T21:12:53Z

I already like brunch, vintage shopping and pointlessly walking around, so I’m already at risk. A poo facial mask – smaller pores, yes, but do you really want faeces on your face? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Stores demand more and more deliveries from designers — 10 per year is not uncommon — and Ms. Scott, to her credit, resists the idea of duplicating herself pointlessly. Fashion Review: Take One Last Look 2010-09-18T02:18:00Z

The first scene, clumsily concocted from disparate sections of music, is limp in the way it lets Siegfried depart for the lake when nobody is noticing, and then carries on pointlessly after he’s gone. Review: In ‘Swan Lake,’ the Drama Depends on the Dancers 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Which is varied by ending a section on a half-cadence, pointlessly ominous: “I used to love ghost stories.” He Can’t Remember His Name. Maybe He Doesn’t Want To? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

The artist, who did something similar with pencils recently at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, clearly relishes things that are contoured, even if pointlessly, for thrust. In the galleries: Blasts from the past 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

But zone in, and there's an eerie sense of a strange, singular creature picking its way purposefully but pointlessly through an abandoned world, not unlike yourself. Siobhan Davies and Matthias?Sperling 2011-03-06T17:07:06Z

But never again did Trump return to the Lord, in whose hallowed name Liberty’s staff and students toil so ceaselessly and pointlessly, in such utter epistemic darkness. Donald Trump’s phony faith-mongering, Ted Cruz doomed crusader: Sex, lies, religion and the GOP’s 2016 carnival 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

He'd spent his whole life taking stupidity and finessing it into an art, by making videos for the Offspring and adding pointlessly dramatic sound effects to hair-swishes in the Charlie's Angels films. Terminator Salvation recap: McG gives us a robotic sequel with added stupidity 2013-07-12T11:20:00Z

There is far too much expository writing and at various points, characters will tell the audience something and then pointlessly repeat it when they return to the scene. Review: Tom Hanks shines in messy 'Lucky Guy' 2013-04-02T02:16:03Z

Conventional computer wizardry produced flowering forests of moving lines and lava lamp-like blobs pointlessly bobbing to the music. Esa-Pekka Salonen-led L.A. Phil explores revolutionary nostalgia in French program 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

From another it seems overstretched, ludicrously conjectural, pointlessly elaborate and interesting only as an oddity. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber – review 2012-06-15T21:55:03Z

Another video of a perfectly nice little red playhouse being reduced to smithereens by off-camera rifles suggests a new disclaimer along the lines of “No objects were pointlessly destroyed in the making of this movie.” Art Review: James Franco?s ?Dangerous Book? of Art 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z

During the book, Thomas gradually removes himself from a melee of pointlessly bustling people, and latterly, from himself. Our pursuit of spring continues, 100 years after Edward Thomas's 2013-03-28T13:57:39Z

They all bob around in a tastelessly decorated barrel while we pointlessly shoot at them. The Beauty of Maps 2010-06-09T07:00:00Z

It presents too much work that is pointlessly fussy, technique-obsessed and uncreative — no matter whether you parse it as art, design or craft. Sterling Ruby Pipes Down, a Bit 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

Seasoned actors are left to yell pointlessly at one another, while Beth and the zombie angle slowly decompose. ‘Life After Beth,’ a Zombie Rom-Com 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Spring rolls filled with short rib and bone marrow seemed pointlessly indulgent, and so did their truffle hoisin dipping sauce in which I couldn’t taste the truffles. A Beef Feast From Vietnam Gets a New York Showcase 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

But that’s par for the course for a man who rivals Bond villains in his knack for pointlessly complex schemes with nearly zero chance of success. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 13: Morgan Takes a Turn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

When journalists opt for safe language, when they pointlessly speculate, or succumb to Trump’s sideshow, they flunk the test. Perspective | Media beware: Impeachment hearings will be the trickiest test of covering Trump 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Some critics have slammed it for being pointlessly violent, or having only a vague message, if any at all. Lee Jung-jae Thinks ‘Squid Game’ Critics Should Watch It Again 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

A continuous half-hour movement, the opulent Romantic sonata, written in 1910 and ’11 and nicknamed the “Night Wind,” sounded murky, meandering and pointlessly showoffy: a lot, and yet not very much. Music Review: A Lively Jaunt With Medtner, Schubert and Chopin 2014-01-28T22:04:04Z

Based, sometimes loosely, sometimes carelessly, sometimes pointlessly, on “Great Expectations,” the Hindi movie “Fitoor” is at all times more Bollywood than Dickens. Review: ‘Fitoor’ Enlists Dickens to Tell a Hindi Love Story 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

You could say that the greatest danger of accepting such a commission is the hubris of the later writer pointlessly emulating the great one before him, and it would be true. Impersonating Philip Marlowe 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

For a while, I hesitated, not wanting to worry her pointlessly. Parenting the climate-change generation 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

Critics wrote numerous articles dissecting this now-viral moment, one claiming it was “pointlessly gratuitous”. 'It triggered mass panic!' – is Euphoria the most shocking teen show ever? 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z

Minor roles are cliched caricatures, peppered with pointlessly distracting star cameos. Why 1917 should win the best picture Oscar 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Some are rudely sour, or pointlessly bitter, or ickily sweet, or phonily complicated, or just too reminiscent of a spoonful of Robitussin with a hangnail of lemon peel floating on top. Highbrow House Cocktails That Aim Too High 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

If the problem with toxic masculinity is that it idolizes men for all those things that pointlessly connote masculinity without equating to it – violence, machismo, confidence – then why not consider height in this equation? Why women should start giving short men a chance | Poppy Noor 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z

Train, cab and airplane journeys between locations are pointlessly recorded, as is Mr. Krauss’s spell in a makeup chair and the vibrant hue of his pink sneakers — as though to underscore their wearer’s nonconformity. | 'the Unbelievers ': ‘The Unbelievers,’ With Richard Dawkins 2013-12-12T23:51:44Z

Kerans is nominally engaged with a team of scientists on a waterborne testing station, but the work has become pointlessly routine. The Drowned World by JG Ballard 2012-07-13T07:00:07Z

While the new spaces do a lot to connect the famously aloof complex to its surroundings, their architecture is too subdued in some places, pointlessly gimmicky at others. Architecture Review: The Greening of Lincoln Center 2010-05-20T22:17:00Z

It seems like poor timing to present this pointlessly violent play just now, in light of recent mass shootings and the heated national gun control debate. Review: Dark, edgy 'Collision' leads to violence 2013-01-23T22:43:08Z

Here’s a letter from a reader who feels I am pointlessly insensitive. Gene Weingarten: Taking a page from Dan Snyder’s playbook 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

Or perhaps another guest was pointlessly making you feel bad. Perspective | Miss Manners: Am I offending my daughter’s in-laws with my elaborate Thanksgiving meal? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

That same law also pointlessly banned 19 brands of semi-automatic rifles, a completely stupid thing to do because there are more than 19 brands. America’s favorite handgun 2012-09-23T15:00:00Z

In part this may be because there is so much else going on that it can seem pointlessly distracting to pay any attention at all to what the first lady wears. It’s Melania 2.0, as Mrs. Trump Iterates in Asia 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z

At first glance, “There’s a Riot Going On” is a pointlessly provocative album title. Music Is a Sanctuary From Chaos on Yo La Tengo’s ‘There’s a Riot Going On’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

Sometimes wearying, sometimes pointlessly cryptic, “Happer’s Comet” nevertheless has a distinct way of viewing the world. ‘Happer’s Comet’ Review: We Live by Night 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Toy Retailers Association/PA Pumpaloons, £20 This year, why not give your children the gift of pointlessly back-breaking manual labour? You won't see this lot on Jonathan Ross's 100 Greatest Toys! 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z

Alas, the pointlessly updated production by the acclaimed British director Richard Eyre, with oddly monumental sets by Rob Howell, is a major disappointment. In Met’s ‘Manon Lescaut,’ Classic Love Story Gets Noir Twist 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

She doesn’t overuse close-ups or indulge in irritating contemporary habits: The camera doesn’t hover pointlessly, there are no self-aggrandizing crane shots. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

And we all too often pointlessly express the knee-jerk reaction to just castrate sexual offenders, as if doing away with the sexual organ were the same as doing away with violent crime. Lara Logan finally speaks out on her rape 2011-04-29T15:30:00Z

I ask myself pointlessly, and not for the first time. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z

Regardless, the idea of imposing real-world standards of attractiveness on any movie or TV show just seems pointlessly literal. Is She Really Going Out With Him? 2013-02-12T19:33:59Z

On a teenager's life timeline, the 17th birthday is pointlessly wedged between sweet 16th and legalizing 18th celebrations. NC-17 Turns 20: What the Film Rating Means Today 2010-10-05T09:00:00Z

“A Sort of Homecoming” also digresses, pointlessly, with attempts at comedy recalling Letterman’s “Late Show” shticks. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Often, the most disparaging comments I heard were about the worst qualities of cable-TV news, with their pundit panels and need to fill time, around the clock, by pointlessly chewing over small developments. Polls show Americans distrust the media. But talk to them, and it’s a very different story. 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

And, those pointlessly drawn references aside, no longer intimidated by its heritage. Collections From Balenciaga, Balmain, Ann Demeulemeester, Rochas and More 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

They're not entirely free of pointlessly trendy touches, insisting on addressing the east London crowd as "Shoreditch" in deference to the area's fashionable reputation. Klaxons 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

Although this distinction may seem pointlessly grotesque, it may have implications for understanding how natural disasters affect human lives, Dellino says. How did Pompeii’s victims really die? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z

The results of the foundation's survey reflect an unwillingness by many Black Californians to use a health system that they find either pointlessly difficult or biased against them. A history of medical maltreatment continues to kill Black Americans 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

And very often they’re funny — in the way that someone suddenly skipping through an art gallery might be funny: not because it’s meaningful but because it’s unexpected, pointlessly joyous. Perspective | Warhol’s Marilyns are all different. A wise world values them equally.

Later, he allowed a punt to hit the ground and roll around a bit before pointlessly attempting to jump on the ball with three Buccaneers players approaching, risking a potential fumble. Panthers’ Walker earns another start at QB vs. Falcons 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

Trump is already turning GOP membership into a single-issue referendum on Trump: How far will you go to defend his erratic, self-centered and pointlessly belligerent behavior? Opinion | It’s time for Republicans to save themselves 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

As long as you don’t react, they are just shouting pointlessly into the abyss. Opinion | Being trolled online? Here’s the best solution: Walk away. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

While the measure was hailed by some lawmakers, a number of commentators and sanctions experts argued that it pointlessly set a bad precedent, and would likely increase, rather than decrease, Iranian aggression. Iran nuclear talks at stalemate over terrorism issue 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

In the days following the Reddit post, NASA’s pronoun erasure has been called “more than a little disappointing,” “pointlessly cruel” and an indication of “queerphobic leadership” by various astronomers. NASA Criticized for Ending Pronoun Project 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

Nobody — save for pharmaceutical companies — wants to see droves of children endlessly and pointlessly prescribed Ritalin as a catch all for "inconvenient" behavior. Parents were stuck inside with their kids. A rise ADHD diagnoses soon followed 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

There is a difference between pointlessly toiling away for a company and working hard because you enjoy it, or you care about what you do, or most crucially, you are trying to economically advance. Opinion | A Defense of Jeremy Strong (and All the Strivers With No Chill) 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z

A judge ruled against him for "pointlessly offending Holocaust victims and their relatives". Dutch MP ordered to delete Covid Holocaust social media posts 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

"Even television was pointlessly aggressive when it came to the Indian team losing. But that mindset has now translated into scapegoating culture on social media." T20 World Cup: The toxic trolling of India's cricket stars 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

Each stolen school day for the thousands of children pointlessly placed into quarantine is a lost opportunity to undo this damage. Opinion | Montgomery County’s vaccination rate is high enough for the county to fully reopen 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

The former president was “so pointlessly divisive,” said Griffin, who added that he was “appalled” by Trump’s willingness to attack people based on where they came from or the color of their skin. Ken Griffin, top GOP donor, rules out backing a Trump rerun 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

"Goods are being pointlessly interrupted, and it is crazy to have cancer drugs which you can't move from one part of the UK to another." Brexit: Boris Johnson says NI Protocol could work if it was 'fixed' 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

With the recall election over and done with, and no other pointlessly expensive ballot measure immediately in the offing, you figured you could tune out election chatter? Why has massive California never been split into two states? Or six? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

But then it keeps poking at it, pointlessly. Review | ‘Blue Bayou’s’ immigrant tale turns from naturalism to melodrama 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

I sweep the ash from the porch, pointlessly. Opinion | We know we live under the cloud of fire here in Washington state. But this year feels different. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

But, in typical Democratic style, it appears they're pointlessly clipping their own wings right off the bat. Democrats drop the ball on Trump's second impeachment before the trial even begins 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Wawa convenience store debate, pointlessly coy hints at an allegiance with the Flyers or Penguins, a professed devotion to one hideous sandwich or another. Are Pennsylvanians as obsessed with fracking as Trump and Biden think? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

It’s possible to look at the game’s return as a sop to the money men, but that is needlessly and pointlessly reductive. Premier League final day clockwatch – live! 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

So we might as well all get it now rather than pointlessly trying to delay the inevitable. Opinion | Why the lockdown skeptics are wrong 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

And why does Spenser sometimes write down all his clues, pointlessly circling and underlining words on a notepad like “Why?” Review: Netflix whiffs in Boston with ‘Spenser Confidential’ 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

So much of modern life is spent shouting pointlessly at those with whom we disagree, or whose views threaten us. People crave the redemptive violence of Tyson Fury: it's worth asking why | Barney Ronay 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

“Current climate policies pointlessly and grievously undermine the economic system, putting lives at risk in countries denied access to affordable, reliable electrical energy,” said the Sept. 23 letter signed by professionals from 23 countries. Hundreds of scientists, engineers tell U.N.: ‘There is no climate emergency’ 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

It was offside because a man with a pen drew a pointlessly certain line. VAR to the fore despite excellence of goals in Liverpool’s victory 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

A grand talent is being expressed, but pointlessly. After years in the wilderness, can Barcelona save the House of Neymar? | Barney Ronay 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

If the young are pointlessly killing themselves for their city, what more is there to be done? The Disillusion and Frustration of a New Generation is Fuelling Hong Kong’s Protests 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

And it’s still pointlessly splitting families, even those containing our own citizens. Remember the travel ban? Nobody protests it anymore, but it’s still ripping families apart 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

This is an “Aladdin” with a torture scene and pointlessly artful fast-slow-motion action scenes. Review: Smith’s fine in ‘Aladdin.’ Another guy’s the problem 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

A half dozen small cooling fans worked pointlessly to dent the heat. The verdict on India’s strongman, Narendra Modi 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

While admitting there were some moments where Dumbo "teeters on the verge of flight", those moments were "cancelled out by boredom, as the pointlessly complicated and drawn out story grinds on to its tiresome conclusion". Burton's Dumbo doesn't fly with critics 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

But still, shrugging at what would be a jarring transition seems like pointlessly raising the temperature. Sorry not sorry: Democrats are bailing out Trump, one tone-deaf tweet at a time 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Kotleba’s programme was widely criticised for being both demeaning and pointlessly inefficient. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

Then I stumbled on a deal that felt too good to pass up and, just like that, I was down $75 and pointlessly up a down coat. The Case for Buying Less Clothing 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Instead, and at the bidding of Fox News, he has his government using bureaucratic systems and red tape to pointlessly inflict suffering. Did Fox News prompt Trump to have refugees tear gassed at the border? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

Some might say it is pointlessly antagonistic to attack the president of France over his approval rating and the French unemployment rate and to misrepresent his statements. Opinion | While Trump feasts on Thanksgiving, troops on the border eat rations and await Pancho Villa 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

But the twist establishes two of New World Order’s core themes: pointlessly convoluted political machinations and a plot built on narratively convenient dream logic. Logan Paul’s new movie is the zombified husk of a YA dystopian thriller 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

If all this sounds pointlessly, maddeningly complex to you, you’re not alone. No one knows what Civil’s failed token sale means 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

But these adventures in Carrefour, getting pointlessly mugged to no one’s benefit, will supply an interesting background dirge. Here’s the main issue behind the Jamie Oliver jerk rice row – and it’s not cultural appropriation 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

“The IRS will no longer pointlessly demand private contributor lists from whole categories of tax-exempt organizations.” Conservatives cheer IRS announcement on shielding donors to certain nonprofits, including NRA 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

But this is so incredibly, irrationally, pointlessly idiotic that I almost don't where to to begin. Wow, people actually care that Bryce Harper "cheated" during the Home Run Derby - Golf Digest 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

At best, Trump is being pointlessly selective with his facts, ignoring the complex trade-offs, and taking no account of how his own policies feed a US consumer boom. Q&A: how damaging was Donald Trump’s G7 blow-up? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

In Mr Garutti’s staging, the three pointlessly circled in and out of the box, robbing the scene of its transgressive punch. The hazards of updating classic texts 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

Along with a handful of other Republicans, including state Sen. Frank W. Wagner, he deserves credit for breaking party ranks and siding with needy people who were pointlessly victimized by Virginia’s rules on Medicaid. Opinion | Virginia Republicans break ranks and do the right thing on Medicaid 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

That wouldn’t necessarily be a problem — people often grumble the same thing, pointlessly, about the Dardenne brothers — if Farhadi’s dramatic methods weren’t themselves predicated on the element of surprise. Cannes kicks off with two Spanish-language dramas, 'Everybody Knows' and 'Birds of Passage' 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

Despite many extensive workups, tubes of blood wasted on laboratory tests and repeated CT scans pointlessly overexposing her to radiation, no cause of her pain had ever been discovered. Perspective | Some patients are in pain. Some just want drugs. How do I tell them apart? 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

By 1963 he was pointlessly cracking down on Buddhists, whose monks set themselves on fire in protest. The Vietnam war and its legacy 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The average round lasts forever, Tony and I are convinced, not because golfers "play slowly" but because they waste 10 seconds here and 20 seconds there, pointlessly, on every shot on every hole. Yes, You Can Beat Slow Play - Golf Digest 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

It’s time to turn the page on the divisive fight that pointlessly pitted industry vs. tourism, when both are needed. Editorials from around New England 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

“Treating age as something that needs ‘curing’ is pointlessly demoralising for anyone over 30,” Cunningham points out, “I’d like to see brands celebrating beauty at all ages. Beauty is not one thing, it’s many things.” Is it time to ditch the term 'anti-ageing'? 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

It’s all a cocksure, low-stakes lark, right down to the appearance of a precociously larcenous 8-year-old who shows up as camouflage for Baby’s pointlessly elaborate final job. Review | ‘Baby Driver’ has musical swagger to spare, but is ultimately a fetishistic ode to mayhem 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

This was perhaps the biggest headache of my odyssey through the criminal justice system – exacerbated because it felt so pointlessly punitive. I was arrested for protesting. My idealism did not prepare me for that experience | Julian Brave NoiseCat 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

The real star of “Atomica” is the set, an abandoned missile silo both cavernous and creepy, but Merrill’s lackadaisical direction — marked by a pointlessly wandering camera — turns every scene into bad two-hander theater. Sci-fi thriller 'Atomica' runs low on energy 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

The nameless author makes the case that a man wearing a hat in public is not a pointlessly retrograde gesture, but a sign of civility and spiritual dignity. Burst your bubble: conservative articles on Trump's address to Congress 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

Somewhat pointlessly, Linnux also runs a fight club where a bear beats unfortunate captives in a cage. Review | Animated ‘Rock Dog’ obeys every last command of a movie-by-committee 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

Reichert, who declined to be interviewed for this story, views such gatherings — a time-honored practice for many in Congress — as pointlessly chaotic. Washington’s GOP members of Congress under pressure to stop ducking town halls 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Instinctively – and just as pointlessly – I tapped the motorcyclist’s licence number into my phone. I’m no pussy when it comes to swearing | Alex Clark 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

But I’ve also seen many voices, both male and female, chastising this march and the people involved for pointlessly protesting a “nonissue.” Women's march: 'I won't run' 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

It would be ludicrous, pointlessly contrarian and pretentious to include any other name here: Justin Morrow. Seattle Sounders or Toronto FC? Our writers predict the MLS Cup final 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

They don’t want to look at college as four years of pointlessly getting themselves into lifelong debt. Stop Being So Sensitive—It's Only a Halloween Costume 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

But I am not Paxman, so I tug at the edges, often pointlessly. Jeremy Paxman: ‘I never felt I belonged anywhere’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

Members won’t be likely to argue pointlessly among themselves, as might be the case with an antagonistic bipartisan group. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

Mr. Trump’s thinking is not just poisonous in a pluralistic society, but also pointlessly and counterproductively so. Who ‘looks like’ a terrorist in America? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

He also focused his ire on a lack of tests for infections that see people pointlessly given antibiotics for viral infections. Superbugs will 'kill every three seconds' - BBC News 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

It's worth the wait to see that little cursor hop around the screen pointlessly, though. Watch Android Wear take three hours to boot Windows 7 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Obey, in a preview of what was in store from Capitol Hill for years, savaged Obama’s closure plan as pointlessly vague. 'No one but himself to blame': How Obama's Guantánamo plans fell through 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Now he pointlessly bundles over Memphis down by the left-hand corner flag. Watford v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

"Ae_Live" is that clay being torqued and flattened by their programs, a body of work that is rarely dry or pointlessly obscure. Autechre's music is the remix of a song that never existed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Instead of pointlessly pursuing the organization, several members said, the committee should be pursuing gun control, voting rights or immigration reform. Planned Parenthood hearing veers between talk of ‘gruesome’ abortions and gun control 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

So what stopped them from picking the right targets over a whole year, rather than just pointlessly bombing the desert?!” US-led coalition warns Russia it is fuelling extremism in Syria 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

To quote Roman Stoic Marcus Aurelius, "Nothing is worth doing pointlessly." Putting the Greek back into Stoicism - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Now he pointlessly bundles over Memphis down by the left-hand corner flag. Watford v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

The roll call of people who borrow from them is almost pointlessly long. Autechre's music is the remix of a song that never existed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

When he was so tragically and pointlessly killed, Owen's mother found Tagore's poem copied out in her son's hand in his diary: Why the Indian soldiers of WW1 were forgotten - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

From there the encounter escalated, pointlessly and inexorably. The Heart of Policing 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

They’re not going to put up with your clunky processes where humans pointlessly gum up the works. How To Modernize Your Customer Service Experience (And Save $200 Billion) 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

But in this case progressives are not only being intellectually dishonest and traducing their values, they’re doing so pointlessly: This end doesn’t justify these means. Liberals are violating their principles on Keystone XL

It sounded nutty, to say nothing of pointlessly precise, but that was evidently what he’d learned in grade school back in the 1930’s. Steven Pinker Teaches You How to Write Right 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

God knows there’s plenty of pointlessly strident opinion-writing on the internet these days, so let me be clear that I’m dealing only in blunt facts here. It's time to face facts: fall is better than summer 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Absent a last-minute, face-saving compromise, the likelihood of a full-scale ouster raises the glaring question: Why would the board pointlessly and perhaps foolishly invite its own demise? In Trying to Save Darden, Its Board Sealed Its Own Demise 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Then they launched the horrible-looking Apple Watch, which does everything an iPhone can do, but more expensively and pointlessly, and on a slightly different part of your body. Apple’s software updates are like changing the water in a fish tank. I’d rather let the fish die 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Putin has done his best to restore the misplaced but politically useful nationalism that turned St. Petersburg, pointlessly, into Petrograd. In St. Petersburg, the Ghosts of Petrograd

No matter what you think about the wearing of hats indoors, pointlessly creating humiliating spectacles is worse. That's Forbidden! (But Should It Be?) 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

And why the fighting is grinding on pointlessly with Hamas refusing to spare its own cadres or civilians from the Israeli hammer day after day. What Is Hamas Trying To Achieve In Gaza? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

Though Mrs. Nockenofsky was reimbursed, she said the system was pointlessly arduous. De Blasio’s Vow to Ease Reimbursement for Special Education Halts a Bill in Albany 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

It also means using fewer ineffective drugs, reducing the selective pressure for resistance, and leading to fewer pointlessly disrupted gut microbiomes. Health care: Bring microbial sequencing to hospitals 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Mr Vaz's comments follow the publication of a Home Affairs Committee report that condemned the bullying culture in the federation and accused the organisation of pointlessly sitting on millions of pounds. MPs 'shocked' by police bullying 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

It accused the organisation of pointlessly sitting on millions of pounds that should be given immediately back to thousands of officers. Police Federation 'bullying' claims 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

We are hovering in one of its many airless, pointlessly large halls, waiting for a conference on sustainable tourism to finish in the never-ending room next door. A lost city captured on film 2013-10-04T23:24:24Z

Last month in the Sabeto Valley, locals trespassed into a new jungle adventure park, severed costly zip-line cables and pointlessly poisoned hundreds of fish. In Fiji, Locals Spook Tourists and Investors 2013-08-28T07:50:25Z

Bill Gates is a member of the search committee, so get ready to hear his name pointlessly floated as Ballmer’s heir given the lack of an obvious successor waiting in the wings. Replacing Ballmer: Eight Candidates for Microsoft's Top Job 2013-08-23T19:20:26Z

But I came here, to this courtroom, in order to cast light once again on the absurdity of the justice of the oil-and-gas-resource kingdom, which condemns people to rot pointlessly in camps.” The Lede: Jailed Pussy Riot Activist’s Defiant Speech at Parole Hearing 2013-08-01T21:42:06Z

Since all radiation effects decrease dramatically with age, these people were in no health danger from the radiation at all and died pointlessly. Fukushima 2.25 -- The Humanitarian Crisis 2013-06-18T04:55:00Z

On the contrary, Twitter is a culture almost wholly composed of bargain basement narcissists braying pointlessly into a vacuum. Twitter at its worst is not Bercow, but the braying mob 2013-05-25T23:06:25Z

Since all radiation effects decrease dramatically with age, these older people were in no health danger from the radiation at all and died pointlessly. Fukushima -- Fear Is Still the Killer 2013-03-18T04:20:52Z

Really, I stopped reading after the first paragraph, the writer went of of his way to pointlessly insert Obama into a story about a total different man, in a total different time. Lincoln: Spielberg's Civics Lesson 2013-02-21T06:40:00Z

The stability control and antilock braking systems kept wheels with no traction from spinning pointlessly. Test Drive: 2013 Jaguar XJ Gets All Wheel Drive, And It's Great 2013-01-01T04:01:56Z

Our position.” I left IE, and eventually the Microsoft OS, because it was so pointlessly mediocre in an era when useful amazement was common. Video Promises IE Sucks ... Less: Does Microsoft Finally Get It? 2012-11-30T15:50:40Z

Career is the classic one; Free Skate lets you get to grips with the levels without time constraints; and Single Session, a tad pointlessly, lets you concentrate on high-scoring runs. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD – review 2012-08-01T13:24:31Z

Steel Battalion Heavy Armor: 'pointlessly difficult and laborious'. Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor – review 2012-06-30T23:05:27Z

The live demo wasn't fumble-free, as a number of critics have pointlessly pointed out. Microsoft Surface: a change of religion? 2012-06-25T11:10:51Z

To take away much of it will make things to grind to a halt, needlessly and pointlessly. Letters: Throwing more money at the banks 2012-06-18T20:00:03Z

Guess which one thinks it's all empty flummery, as pointlessly delusional as the monarchy? Britain wins Olympic gold for moaning 2012-06-01T09:46:15Z

A review of “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” in The Weekly Standard criticized it for “misstatements of fact, leaps in logic, and pointlessly elaborate argumentation.” Joe Ricketts Finds New Role in Anti-Obama Campaign 2012-05-26T01:58:37Z

One was extremely helpful, but several others were pointlessly brusque. The Haggler: Tales of U.P.S.?s Missing and Broken ? the Haggler 2012-02-11T22:36:55Z

Symbolic “personhood” amendments heighten political rancor and division while pointlessly imposing legal expenses and other burdens on the states that pursue them -- including Mississippi, one of the nation’s poorest. ’Personhood’ Laws Do Nothing to Resolve Abortion Debate: View 2011-11-08T10:15:13Z

And within a climate where violent response—however illegitimate—is a real risk, taking a goading stand on a principle virtually no one contests is worse than pointless: it's pointlessly all about you. Firebombed French Paper Was the Victim of Its Own Obnoxious Islamophobia 2011-11-02T18:35:38Z

"Am I my brother's keeper?" said the engineer pointlessly, catching step with the long-legged stride of the athletic young shepherd of souls. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z

Suddenly our 4x4 was stuck, its wheels spinning pointlessly in the sand, angrily throwing up dust and bits of buried shrapnel. Student soldiers 2011-07-16T11:00:22Z

Beyond that, I'm just spending pointlessly, and what's worse, wasting something great. Are Gastrocrats Bad News for True Food Lovers? 2011-04-20T09:00:00Z

He bowled tidily, but pointlessly, a potential wicket-taker reduced to plugging up an end. The Ashes 2010-11: England take a leaf out of the German football book 2011-01-05T10:00:01Z

"The collar on that Newcastle shirt is so pointlessly stupid that I'm in a bit of a rage," writes Niall Harden. West Ham v Newcastle ? live! 2010-10-23T15:51:00Z

Weirdly, people who set up Groups can add their friends as members without asking first, and the default setting automatically e-mails activity updates to everybody — adding a pointlessly spammy aspect to an otherwise fine idea. Facebook: Five Tips for Happier Social Networking 2010-10-12T09:02:00Z

When play did get under way, the 3D became properly noticeable only on close-ups of spectators, bushes and the fluttering Ryder Cup flag, on which cameras focused rather pointlessly after the breaks. Sky's 3D golf coverage leaves sales pitch out in the rain 2010-10-03T23:07:00Z

"It happened near the end," he specified pointlessly. The Fiver 2010-06-04T15:05:00Z

Tyrie wants more details, and is accused of "pointlessly dancing on the head of a pin." MPs quiz Darling on the budget 2010-03-30T08:27:00Z

"Actually, as a Villa fan, Andy Carroll's pointlessly stupid face might be a contributing factor to my rage, but still." West Ham v Newcastle ? live! 2010-10-23T15:51:00Z

It's one of the most pointlessly cool big-car options in automotive history. 2010-02-11T00:00:00Z

The four dissenters in Melendez-Diaz had warned that the decision would subject the nation’s criminal justice system to a terrible burden, with analysts pointlessly forced to attend trials rather than tend to their forensic responsibilities. 2010-01-12T07:37:00Z

Robust and artless, eminently natural, yet perfectly correct, he looked pointlessly active and pleasantly dull. The Spoils of Poynton

All the priceless things that had stood for more than the soft, idle and pointlessly shallow existence to which she'd been born. The Women-Stealers of Thrayx

He had prayed himself out before, prayed until the words of the prayers were nothing but imbecilic mutterings and mumblings, meaningless monosyllables swirling pointlessly and endlessly through his tired brain. A Choice of Miracles

That had to be hypnotism or drugs, Cortin thought, but beliefs were hard for mere facts to alter; she wouldn't argue pointlessly with someone who promised to be extremely good for the team. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel

Ferguson sprinted back down the hill, the girl screaming pointlessly meanwhile. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

She wandered pointlessly from empty hall to silent drawing room. V. V.'s Eyes

"Out of Hades," said Ryder, rather pointlessly, for he felt it was Hades he was going into. The Fortieth Door

Yes, my sister would like me to live here, in a foreign country, in cowlike tranquillity, looking at pictures and statues, and travelling pointlessly. Cæsar or Nothing

"Too much gown for an athlete," he said, pointlessly. Windy McPherson's Son

"She's giving a party next Tuesday," she volunteered, seemingly pointlessly, but only seemingly. The Financier, a novel

He developed into a pointlessly clever young man, without, I suspect, ever trying to understand anything. Within the Tides

单词	pointlessly
例句	pointlessly As he swung himself onto the bed, his arm flapped pointlessly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z All they want to do—all they’re capable of doing now—is pointlessly comforting what I now realize is their dead son. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z These kids seemed so smart and articulate, almost passionately idealistic, and they seemed to be suffering so pointlessly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And neither could I. I knew kids at school who seemed out of control and violent, but still I wondered how someone could be so pointlessly destructive. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The water steams, and as the steam clears, I can see the few remaining water bottles at the bottom of the ruptured cooler melt, spilling the contents out pointlessly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Although I’m not sure I want that, it may be better than shuffling pointlessly around the deck. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Well, I think you could forgive her for that,” Yishan said, “considering she was running around the army camp for you pointlessly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Some want to talk about it all the time, endlessly and pointlessly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "You mean to jumble language pointlessly and stir the words like soup when nothing much is happening?" says one of the characters, which more or less sums it up. Twelfth Night/Masters Are You Mad? – review 2012-07-27T16:56:46Z Because Roman, the lone Savior survivor from last week, caught up to her, too, before channeling his inner Bond supervillain by devising a pointlessly convoluted means of execution. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6 Finale: Negan Makes His Entrance 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Eight candidates pointlessly cook dinner for their potential employer over the course of four nights. Watch this 2010-08-01T23:05:00Z His approach suggests a Christmas pageant on the dark side of the moon, but it’s pretty much a mess, with lyrics swallowed by the voice synthesizers and dancers flinging themselves pointlessly around the plastic-sheeted stage. Review: ‘Electric Lucifer,’ or the Passion of the Bleep Bloop Beep 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z It’s been the mode of almost all of the streaming giant’s Marvel shows: dull, often pointlessly nasty brutality with some languid speechifying between crunching bones. The Punisher: was there ever a right time for Netflix's gun-toting vigilante show? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z But as my ability to recall pointlessly obscure film, TV and music trivia increased, so my ability to talk to the opposite sex diminished until I wondered if I'd ever talk to a girl again. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z "Nothing happened between us," she says, pointlessly, making a brilliant stab at that vague stage of pregnancy where conflict is slightly beyond you. Mad Men recap: season seven, episode five – The Runaways 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z She was foolhardy most of the time, and spent her last hour pointlessly chatting with the Governor's 'Smithers' rather than focusing on getting untied and saving herself. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 12: Your Child Is Your Child 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Is this the treatment that a British icon such as James Bond deserves, or is Sky just pointlessly flexing its muscles? Why licence to show all James Bond movies could repeat on Sky 2012-08-07T14:22:30Z Mr. Brand, though hardly calm, is volatile in a cool, pseudo-self-aware, pointlessly articulate way, whereas Mr. Hill resembles one of those round cartoon bombs with a lighted fuse on top. \| 'Get Him to the Greek': Jonah Hill and Russell Brand Star in a New Comedy 2010-06-03T21:56:00Z Marx was wrong: capitalism did not die of its internal contradictions, but because the people running the show are knackered, and pointlessly busy. In praise of … getting your eight hours 2013-04-02T21:12:53Z I already like brunch, vintage shopping and pointlessly walking around, so I’m already at risk. A poo facial mask – smaller pores, yes, but do you really want faeces on your face? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Stores demand more and more deliveries from designers — 10 per year is not uncommon — and Ms. Scott, to her credit, resists the idea of duplicating herself pointlessly. Fashion Review: Take One Last Look 2010-09-18T02:18:00Z The first scene, clumsily concocted from disparate sections of music, is limp in the way it lets Siegfried depart for the lake when nobody is noticing, and then carries on pointlessly after he’s gone. Review: In ‘Swan Lake,’ the Drama Depends on the Dancers 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Which is varied by ending a section on a half-cadence, pointlessly ominous: “I used to love ghost stories.” He Can’t Remember His Name. Maybe He Doesn’t Want To? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The artist, who did something similar with pencils recently at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, clearly relishes things that are contoured, even if pointlessly, for thrust. In the galleries: Blasts from the past 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But zone in, and there's an eerie sense of a strange, singular creature picking its way purposefully but pointlessly through an abandoned world, not unlike yourself. Siobhan Davies and Matthias?Sperling 2011-03-06T17:07:06Z But never again did Trump return to the Lord, in whose hallowed name Liberty’s staff and students toil so ceaselessly and pointlessly, in such utter epistemic darkness. Donald Trump’s phony faith-mongering, Ted Cruz doomed crusader: Sex, lies, religion and the GOP’s 2016 carnival 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z He'd spent his whole life taking stupidity and finessing it into an art, by making videos for the Offspring and adding pointlessly dramatic sound effects to hair-swishes in the Charlie's Angels films. Terminator Salvation recap: McG gives us a robotic sequel with added stupidity 2013-07-12T11:20:00Z There is far too much expository writing and at various points, characters will tell the audience something and then pointlessly repeat it when they return to the scene. Review: Tom Hanks shines in messy 'Lucky Guy' 2013-04-02T02:16:03Z Conventional computer wizardry produced flowering forests of moving lines and lava lamp-like blobs pointlessly bobbing to the music. Esa-Pekka Salonen-led L.A. Phil explores revolutionary nostalgia in French program 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z From another it seems overstretched, ludicrously conjectural, pointlessly elaborate and interesting only as an oddity. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber – review 2012-06-15T21:55:03Z Another video of a perfectly nice little red playhouse being reduced to smithereens by off-camera rifles suggests a new disclaimer along the lines of “No objects were pointlessly destroyed in the making of this movie.” Art Review: James Franco?s ?Dangerous Book? of Art 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z During the book, Thomas gradually removes himself from a melee of pointlessly bustling people, and latterly, from himself. Our pursuit of spring continues, 100 years after Edward Thomas's 2013-03-28T13:57:39Z They all bob around in a tastelessly decorated barrel while we pointlessly shoot at them. The Beauty of Maps 2010-06-09T07:00:00Z It presents too much work that is pointlessly fussy, technique-obsessed and uncreative — no matter whether you parse it as art, design or craft. Sterling Ruby Pipes Down, a Bit 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Seasoned actors are left to yell pointlessly at one another, while Beth and the zombie angle slowly decompose. ‘Life After Beth,’ a Zombie Rom-Com 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Spring rolls filled with short rib and bone marrow seemed pointlessly indulgent, and so did their truffle hoisin dipping sauce in which I couldn’t taste the truffles. A Beef Feast From Vietnam Gets a New York Showcase 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z But that’s par for the course for a man who rivals Bond villains in his knack for pointlessly complex schemes with nearly zero chance of success. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 13: Morgan Takes a Turn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z When journalists opt for safe language, when they pointlessly speculate, or succumb to Trump’s sideshow, they flunk the test. Perspective \| Media beware: Impeachment hearings will be the trickiest test of covering Trump 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Some critics have slammed it for being pointlessly violent, or having only a vague message, if any at all. Lee Jung-jae Thinks ‘Squid Game’ Critics Should Watch It Again 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z A continuous half-hour movement, the opulent Romantic sonata, written in 1910 and ’11 and nicknamed the “Night Wind,” sounded murky, meandering and pointlessly showoffy: a lot, and yet not very much. Music Review: A Lively Jaunt With Medtner, Schubert and Chopin 2014-01-28T22:04:04Z Based, sometimes loosely, sometimes carelessly, sometimes pointlessly, on “Great Expectations,” the Hindi movie “Fitoor” is at all times more Bollywood than Dickens. Review: ‘Fitoor’ Enlists Dickens to Tell a Hindi Love Story 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z You could say that the greatest danger of accepting such a commission is the hubris of the later writer pointlessly emulating the great one before him, and it would be true. Impersonating Philip Marlowe 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z For a while, I hesitated, not wanting to worry her pointlessly. Parenting the climate-change generation 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Critics wrote numerous articles dissecting this now-viral moment, one claiming it was “pointlessly gratuitous”. 'It triggered mass panic!' – is Euphoria the most shocking teen show ever? 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Minor roles are cliched caricatures, peppered with pointlessly distracting star cameos. Why 1917 should win the best picture Oscar 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Some are rudely sour, or pointlessly bitter, or ickily sweet, or phonily complicated, or just too reminiscent of a spoonful of Robitussin with a hangnail of lemon peel floating on top. Highbrow House Cocktails That Aim Too High 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z If the problem with toxic masculinity is that it idolizes men for all those things that pointlessly connote masculinity without equating to it – violence, machismo, confidence – then why not consider height in this equation? Why women should start giving short men a chance \| Poppy Noor 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Train, cab and airplane journeys between locations are pointlessly recorded, as is Mr. Krauss’s spell in a makeup chair and the vibrant hue of his pink sneakers — as though to underscore their wearer’s nonconformity. \| 'the Unbelievers ': ‘The Unbelievers,’ With Richard Dawkins 2013-12-12T23:51:44Z Kerans is nominally engaged with a team of scientists on a waterborne testing station, but the work has become pointlessly routine. The Drowned World by JG Ballard 2012-07-13T07:00:07Z While the new spaces do a lot to connect the famously aloof complex to its surroundings, their architecture is too subdued in some places, pointlessly gimmicky at others. Architecture Review: The Greening of Lincoln Center 2010-05-20T22:17:00Z It seems like poor timing to present this pointlessly violent play just now, in light of recent mass shootings and the heated national gun control debate. Review: Dark, edgy 'Collision' leads to violence 2013-01-23T22:43:08Z Here’s a letter from a reader who feels I am pointlessly insensitive. Gene Weingarten: Taking a page from Dan Snyder’s playbook 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Or perhaps another guest was pointlessly making you feel bad. Perspective \| Miss Manners: Am I offending my daughter’s in-laws with my elaborate Thanksgiving meal? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z That same law also pointlessly banned 19 brands of semi-automatic rifles, a completely stupid thing to do because there are more than 19 brands. America’s favorite handgun 2012-09-23T15:00:00Z In part this may be because there is so much else going on that it can seem pointlessly distracting to pay any attention at all to what the first lady wears. It’s Melania 2.0, as Mrs. Trump Iterates in Asia 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z At first glance, “There’s a Riot Going On” is a pointlessly provocative album title. Music Is a Sanctuary From Chaos on Yo La Tengo’s ‘There’s a Riot Going On’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Sometimes wearying, sometimes pointlessly cryptic, “Happer’s Comet” nevertheless has a distinct way of viewing the world. ‘Happer’s Comet’ Review: We Live by Night 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Photograph: Toy Retailers Association/PA Pumpaloons, £20 This year, why not give your children the gift of pointlessly back-breaking manual labour? You won't see this lot on Jonathan Ross's 100 Greatest Toys! 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z Alas, the pointlessly updated production by the acclaimed British director Richard Eyre, with oddly monumental sets by Rob Howell, is a major disappointment. In Met’s ‘Manon Lescaut,’ Classic Love Story Gets Noir Twist 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z She doesn’t overuse close-ups or indulge in irritating contemporary habits: The camera doesn’t hover pointlessly, there are no self-aggrandizing crane shots. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z And we all too often pointlessly express the knee-jerk reaction to just castrate sexual offenders, as if doing away with the sexual organ were the same as doing away with violent crime. Lara Logan finally speaks out on her rape 2011-04-29T15:30:00Z I ask myself pointlessly, and not for the first time. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z Regardless, the idea of imposing real-world standards of attractiveness on any movie or TV show just seems pointlessly literal. Is She Really Going Out With Him? 2013-02-12T19:33:59Z On a teenager's life timeline, the 17th birthday is pointlessly wedged between sweet 16th and legalizing 18th celebrations. NC-17 Turns 20: What the Film Rating Means Today 2010-10-05T09:00:00Z “A Sort of Homecoming” also digresses, pointlessly, with attempts at comedy recalling Letterman’s “Late Show” shticks. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Often, the most disparaging comments I heard were about the worst qualities of cable-TV news, with their pundit panels and need to fill time, around the clock, by pointlessly chewing over small developments. Polls show Americans distrust the media. But talk to them, and it’s a very different story. 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z And, those pointlessly drawn references aside, no longer intimidated by its heritage. Collections From Balenciaga, Balmain, Ann Demeulemeester, Rochas and More 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z They're not entirely free of pointlessly trendy touches, insisting on addressing the east London crowd as "Shoreditch" in deference to the area's fashionable reputation. Klaxons 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z Although this distinction may seem pointlessly grotesque, it may have implications for understanding how natural disasters affect human lives, Dellino says. How did Pompeii’s victims really die? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The results of the foundation's survey reflect an unwillingness by many Black Californians to use a health system that they find either pointlessly difficult or biased against them. A history of medical maltreatment continues to kill Black Americans 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z And very often they’re funny — in the way that someone suddenly skipping through an art gallery might be funny: not because it’s meaningful but because it’s unexpected, pointlessly joyous. Perspective \| Warhol’s Marilyns are all different. A wise world values them equally. Later, he allowed a punt to hit the ground and roll around a bit before pointlessly attempting to jump on the ball with three Buccaneers players approaching, risking a potential fumble. Panthers’ Walker earns another start at QB vs. Falcons 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Trump is already turning GOP membership into a single-issue referendum on Trump: How far will you go to defend his erratic, self-centered and pointlessly belligerent behavior? Opinion \| It’s time for Republicans to save themselves 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z As long as you don’t react, they are just shouting pointlessly into the abyss. Opinion \| Being trolled online? Here’s the best solution: Walk away. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z While the measure was hailed by some lawmakers, a number of commentators and sanctions experts argued that it pointlessly set a bad precedent, and would likely increase, rather than decrease, Iranian aggression. Iran nuclear talks at stalemate over terrorism issue 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z In the days following the Reddit post, NASA’s pronoun erasure has been called “more than a little disappointing,” “pointlessly cruel” and an indication of “queerphobic leadership” by various astronomers. NASA Criticized for Ending Pronoun Project 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Nobody — save for pharmaceutical companies — wants to see droves of children endlessly and pointlessly prescribed Ritalin as a catch all for "inconvenient" behavior. Parents were stuck inside with their kids. A rise ADHD diagnoses soon followed 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z There is a difference between pointlessly toiling away for a company and working hard because you enjoy it, or you care about what you do, or most crucially, you are trying to economically advance. Opinion \| A Defense of Jeremy Strong (and All the Strivers With No Chill) 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z A judge ruled against him for "pointlessly offending Holocaust victims and their relatives". Dutch MP ordered to delete Covid Holocaust social media posts 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z "Even television was pointlessly aggressive when it came to the Indian team losing. But that mindset has now translated into scapegoating culture on social media." T20 World Cup: The toxic trolling of India's cricket stars 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Each stolen school day for the thousands of children pointlessly placed into quarantine is a lost opportunity to undo this damage. Opinion \| Montgomery County’s vaccination rate is high enough for the county to fully reopen 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The former president was “so pointlessly divisive,” said Griffin, who added that he was “appalled” by Trump’s willingness to attack people based on where they came from or the color of their skin. Ken Griffin, top GOP donor, rules out backing a Trump rerun 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z "Goods are being pointlessly interrupted, and it is crazy to have cancer drugs which you can't move from one part of the UK to another." Brexit: Boris Johnson says NI Protocol could work if it was 'fixed' 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z With the recall election over and done with, and no other pointlessly expensive ballot measure immediately in the offing, you figured you could tune out election chatter? Why has massive California never been split into two states? Or six? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z But then it keeps poking at it, pointlessly. Review \| ‘Blue Bayou’s’ immigrant tale turns from naturalism to melodrama 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z I sweep the ash from the porch, pointlessly. Opinion \| We know we live under the cloud of fire here in Washington state. But this year feels different. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z But, in typical Democratic style, it appears they're pointlessly clipping their own wings right off the bat. Democrats drop the ball on Trump's second impeachment before the trial even begins 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Wawa convenience store debate, pointlessly coy hints at an allegiance with the Flyers or Penguins, a professed devotion to one hideous sandwich or another. Are Pennsylvanians as obsessed with fracking as Trump and Biden think? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s possible to look at the game’s return as a sop to the money men, but that is needlessly and pointlessly reductive. Premier League final day clockwatch – live! 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z So we might as well all get it now rather than pointlessly trying to delay the inevitable. Opinion \| Why the lockdown skeptics are wrong 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z And why does Spenser sometimes write down all his clues, pointlessly circling and underlining words on a notepad like “Why?” Review: Netflix whiffs in Boston with ‘Spenser Confidential’ 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z So much of modern life is spent shouting pointlessly at those with whom we disagree, or whose views threaten us. People crave the redemptive violence of Tyson Fury: it's worth asking why \| Barney Ronay 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z “Current climate policies pointlessly and grievously undermine the economic system, putting lives at risk in countries denied access to affordable, reliable electrical energy,” said the Sept. 23 letter signed by professionals from 23 countries. Hundreds of scientists, engineers tell U.N.: ‘There is no climate emergency’ 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z It was offside because a man with a pen drew a pointlessly certain line. VAR to the fore despite excellence of goals in Liverpool’s victory 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z A grand talent is being expressed, but pointlessly. After years in the wilderness, can Barcelona save the House of Neymar? \| Barney Ronay 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z If the young are pointlessly killing themselves for their city, what more is there to be done? The Disillusion and Frustration of a New Generation is Fuelling Hong Kong’s Protests 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z And it’s still pointlessly splitting families, even those containing our own citizens. Remember the travel ban? Nobody protests it anymore, but it’s still ripping families apart 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z This is an “Aladdin” with a torture scene and pointlessly artful fast-slow-motion action scenes. Review: Smith’s fine in ‘Aladdin.’ Another guy’s the problem 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z A half dozen small cooling fans worked pointlessly to dent the heat. The verdict on India’s strongman, Narendra Modi 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z While admitting there were some moments where Dumbo "teeters on the verge of flight", those moments were "cancelled out by boredom, as the pointlessly complicated and drawn out story grinds on to its tiresome conclusion". Burton's Dumbo doesn't fly with critics 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z But still, shrugging at what would be a jarring transition seems like pointlessly raising the temperature. Sorry not sorry: Democrats are bailing out Trump, one tone-deaf tweet at a time 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Kotleba’s programme was widely criticised for being both demeaning and pointlessly inefficient. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Then I stumbled on a deal that felt too good to pass up and, just like that, I was down $75 and pointlessly up a down coat. The Case for Buying Less Clothing 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Instead, and at the bidding of Fox News, he has his government using bureaucratic systems and red tape to pointlessly inflict suffering. Did Fox News prompt Trump to have refugees tear gassed at the border? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Some might say it is pointlessly antagonistic to attack the president of France over his approval rating and the French unemployment rate and to misrepresent his statements. Opinion \| While Trump feasts on Thanksgiving, troops on the border eat rations and await Pancho Villa 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z But the twist establishes two of New World Order’s core themes: pointlessly convoluted political machinations and a plot built on narratively convenient dream logic. Logan Paul’s new movie is the zombified husk of a YA dystopian thriller 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z If all this sounds pointlessly, maddeningly complex to you, you’re not alone. No one knows what Civil’s failed token sale means 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z But these adventures in Carrefour, getting pointlessly mugged to no one’s benefit, will supply an interesting background dirge. Here’s the main issue behind the Jamie Oliver jerk rice row – and it’s not cultural appropriation 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z “The IRS will no longer pointlessly demand private contributor lists from whole categories of tax-exempt organizations.” Conservatives cheer IRS announcement on shielding donors to certain nonprofits, including NRA 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But this is so incredibly, irrationally, pointlessly idiotic that I almost don't where to to begin. Wow, people actually care that Bryce Harper "cheated" during the Home Run Derby - Golf Digest 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z At best, Trump is being pointlessly selective with his facts, ignoring the complex trade-offs, and taking no account of how his own policies feed a US consumer boom. Q&A: how damaging was Donald Trump’s G7 blow-up? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In Mr Garutti’s staging, the three pointlessly circled in and out of the box, robbing the scene of its transgressive punch. The hazards of updating classic texts 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Along with a handful of other Republicans, including state Sen. Frank W. Wagner, he deserves credit for breaking party ranks and siding with needy people who were pointlessly victimized by Virginia’s rules on Medicaid. Opinion \| Virginia Republicans break ranks and do the right thing on Medicaid 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z That wouldn’t necessarily be a problem — people often grumble the same thing, pointlessly, about the Dardenne brothers — if Farhadi’s dramatic methods weren’t themselves predicated on the element of surprise. Cannes kicks off with two Spanish-language dramas, 'Everybody Knows' and 'Birds of Passage' 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Despite many extensive workups, tubes of blood wasted on laboratory tests and repeated CT scans pointlessly overexposing her to radiation, no cause of her pain had ever been discovered. Perspective \| Some patients are in pain. Some just want drugs. How do I tell them apart? 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z By 1963 he was pointlessly cracking down on Buddhists, whose monks set themselves on fire in protest. The Vietnam war and its legacy 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The average round lasts forever, Tony and I are convinced, not because golfers "play slowly" but because they waste 10 seconds here and 20 seconds there, pointlessly, on every shot on every hole. Yes, You Can Beat Slow Play - Golf Digest 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s time to turn the page on the divisive fight that pointlessly pitted industry vs. tourism, when both are needed. Editorials from around New England 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “Treating age as something that needs ‘curing’ is pointlessly demoralising for anyone over 30,” Cunningham points out, “I’d like to see brands celebrating beauty at all ages. Beauty is not one thing, it’s many things.” Is it time to ditch the term 'anti-ageing'? 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z It’s all a cocksure, low-stakes lark, right down to the appearance of a precociously larcenous 8-year-old who shows up as camouflage for Baby’s pointlessly elaborate final job. Review \| ‘Baby Driver’ has musical swagger to spare, but is ultimately a fetishistic ode to mayhem 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z This was perhaps the biggest headache of my odyssey through the criminal justice system – exacerbated because it felt so pointlessly punitive. I was arrested for protesting. My idealism did not prepare me for that experience \| Julian Brave NoiseCat 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The real star of “Atomica” is the set, an abandoned missile silo both cavernous and creepy, but Merrill’s lackadaisical direction — marked by a pointlessly wandering camera — turns every scene into bad two-hander theater. Sci-fi thriller 'Atomica' runs low on energy 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The nameless author makes the case that a man wearing a hat in public is not a pointlessly retrograde gesture, but a sign of civility and spiritual dignity. Burst your bubble: conservative articles on Trump's address to Congress 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Somewhat pointlessly, Linnux also runs a fight club where a bear beats unfortunate captives in a cage. Review \| Animated ‘Rock Dog’ obeys every last command of a movie-by-committee 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Reichert, who declined to be interviewed for this story, views such gatherings — a time-honored practice for many in Congress — as pointlessly chaotic. Washington’s GOP members of Congress under pressure to stop ducking town halls 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Instinctively – and just as pointlessly – I tapped the motorcyclist’s licence number into my phone. I’m no pussy when it comes to swearing \| Alex Clark 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z But I’ve also seen many voices, both male and female, chastising this march and the people involved for pointlessly protesting a “nonissue.” Women's march: 'I won't run' 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z It would be ludicrous, pointlessly contrarian and pretentious to include any other name here: Justin Morrow. Seattle Sounders or Toronto FC? Our writers predict the MLS Cup final 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z They don’t want to look at college as four years of pointlessly getting themselves into lifelong debt. Stop Being So Sensitive—It's Only a Halloween Costume 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But I am not Paxman, so I tug at the edges, often pointlessly. Jeremy Paxman: ‘I never felt I belonged anywhere’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Members won’t be likely to argue pointlessly among themselves, as might be the case with an antagonistic bipartisan group. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s thinking is not just poisonous in a pluralistic society, but also pointlessly and counterproductively so. Who ‘looks like’ a terrorist in America? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z He also focused his ire on a lack of tests for infections that see people pointlessly given antibiotics for viral infections. Superbugs will 'kill every three seconds' - BBC News 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It's worth the wait to see that little cursor hop around the screen pointlessly, though. Watch Android Wear take three hours to boot Windows 7 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Obey, in a preview of what was in store from Capitol Hill for years, savaged Obama’s closure plan as pointlessly vague. 'No one but himself to blame': How Obama's Guantánamo plans fell through 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Now he pointlessly bundles over Memphis down by the left-hand corner flag. Watford v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z "Ae_Live" is that clay being torqued and flattened by their programs, a body of work that is rarely dry or pointlessly obscure. Autechre's music is the remix of a song that never existed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Instead of pointlessly pursuing the organization, several members said, the committee should be pursuing gun control, voting rights or immigration reform. Planned Parenthood hearing veers between talk of ‘gruesome’ abortions and gun control 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z So what stopped them from picking the right targets over a whole year, rather than just pointlessly bombing the desert?!” US-led coalition warns Russia it is fuelling extremism in Syria 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z To quote Roman Stoic Marcus Aurelius, "Nothing is worth doing pointlessly." Putting the Greek back into Stoicism - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Now he pointlessly bundles over Memphis down by the left-hand corner flag. Watford v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The roll call of people who borrow from them is almost pointlessly long. Autechre's music is the remix of a song that never existed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z When he was so tragically and pointlessly killed, Owen's mother found Tagore's poem copied out in her son's hand in his diary: Why the Indian soldiers of WW1 were forgotten - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z From there the encounter escalated, pointlessly and inexorably. The Heart of Policing 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z They’re not going to put up with your clunky processes where humans pointlessly gum up the works. How To Modernize Your Customer Service Experience (And Save $200 Billion) 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z But in this case progressives are not only being intellectually dishonest and traducing their values, they’re doing so pointlessly: This end doesn’t justify these means. Liberals are violating their principles on Keystone XL It sounded nutty, to say nothing of pointlessly precise, but that was evidently what he’d learned in grade school back in the 1930’s. Steven Pinker Teaches You How to Write Right 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z God knows there’s plenty of pointlessly strident opinion-writing on the internet these days, so let me be clear that I’m dealing only in blunt facts here. It's time to face facts: fall is better than summer 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Absent a last-minute, face-saving compromise, the likelihood of a full-scale ouster raises the glaring question: Why would the board pointlessly and perhaps foolishly invite its own demise? In Trying to Save Darden, Its Board Sealed Its Own Demise 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Then they launched the horrible-looking Apple Watch, which does everything an iPhone can do, but more expensively and pointlessly, and on a slightly different part of your body. Apple’s software updates are like changing the water in a fish tank. I’d rather let the fish die 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Putin has done his best to restore the misplaced but politically useful nationalism that turned St. Petersburg, pointlessly, into Petrograd. In St. Petersburg, the Ghosts of Petrograd No matter what you think about the wearing of hats indoors, pointlessly creating humiliating spectacles is worse. That's Forbidden! (But Should It Be?) 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z And why the fighting is grinding on pointlessly with Hamas refusing to spare its own cadres or civilians from the Israeli hammer day after day. What Is Hamas Trying To Achieve In Gaza? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Though Mrs. Nockenofsky was reimbursed, she said the system was pointlessly arduous. De Blasio’s Vow to Ease Reimbursement for Special Education Halts a Bill in Albany 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z It also means using fewer ineffective drugs, reducing the selective pressure for resistance, and leading to fewer pointlessly disrupted gut microbiomes. Health care: Bring microbial sequencing to hospitals 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr Vaz's comments follow the publication of a Home Affairs Committee report that condemned the bullying culture in the federation and accused the organisation of pointlessly sitting on millions of pounds. MPs 'shocked' by police bullying 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z It accused the organisation of pointlessly sitting on millions of pounds that should be given immediately back to thousands of officers. Police Federation 'bullying' claims 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z We are hovering in one of its many airless, pointlessly large halls, waiting for a conference on sustainable tourism to finish in the never-ending room next door. A lost city captured on film 2013-10-04T23:24:24Z Last month in the Sabeto Valley, locals trespassed into a new jungle adventure park, severed costly zip-line cables and pointlessly poisoned hundreds of fish. In Fiji, Locals Spook Tourists and Investors 2013-08-28T07:50:25Z Bill Gates is a member of the search committee, so get ready to hear his name pointlessly floated as Ballmer’s heir given the lack of an obvious successor waiting in the wings. Replacing Ballmer: Eight Candidates for Microsoft's Top Job 2013-08-23T19:20:26Z But I came here, to this courtroom, in order to cast light once again on the absurdity of the justice of the oil-and-gas-resource kingdom, which condemns people to rot pointlessly in camps.” The Lede: Jailed Pussy Riot Activist’s Defiant Speech at Parole Hearing 2013-08-01T21:42:06Z Since all radiation effects decrease dramatically with age, these people were in no health danger from the radiation at all and died pointlessly. Fukushima 2.25 -- The Humanitarian Crisis 2013-06-18T04:55:00Z On the contrary, Twitter is a culture almost wholly composed of bargain basement narcissists braying pointlessly into a vacuum. Twitter at its worst is not Bercow, but the braying mob 2013-05-25T23:06:25Z Since all radiation effects decrease dramatically with age, these older people were in no health danger from the radiation at all and died pointlessly. Fukushima -- Fear Is Still the Killer 2013-03-18T04:20:52Z Really, I stopped reading after the first paragraph, the writer went of of his way to pointlessly insert Obama into a story about a total different man, in a total different time. Lincoln: Spielberg's Civics Lesson 2013-02-21T06:40:00Z The stability control and antilock braking systems kept wheels with no traction from spinning pointlessly. Test Drive: 2013 Jaguar XJ Gets All Wheel Drive, And It's Great 2013-01-01T04:01:56Z Our position.” I left IE, and eventually the Microsoft OS, because it was so pointlessly mediocre in an era when useful amazement was common. Video Promises IE Sucks ... Less: Does Microsoft Finally Get It? 2012-11-30T15:50:40Z Career is the classic one; Free Skate lets you get to grips with the levels without time constraints; and Single Session, a tad pointlessly, lets you concentrate on high-scoring runs. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD – review 2012-08-01T13:24:31Z Steel Battalion Heavy Armor: 'pointlessly difficult and laborious'. Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor – review 2012-06-30T23:05:27Z The live demo wasn't fumble-free, as a number of critics have pointlessly pointed out. Microsoft Surface: a change of religion? 2012-06-25T11:10:51Z To take away much of it will make things to grind to a halt, needlessly and pointlessly. Letters: Throwing more money at the banks 2012-06-18T20:00:03Z Guess which one thinks it's all empty flummery, as pointlessly delusional as the monarchy? Britain wins Olympic gold for moaning 2012-06-01T09:46:15Z A review of “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” in The Weekly Standard criticized it for “misstatements of fact, leaps in logic, and pointlessly elaborate argumentation.” Joe Ricketts Finds New Role in Anti-Obama Campaign 2012-05-26T01:58:37Z One was extremely helpful, but several others were pointlessly brusque. The Haggler: Tales of U.P.S.?s Missing and Broken ? the Haggler 2012-02-11T22:36:55Z Symbolic “personhood” amendments heighten political rancor and division while pointlessly imposing legal expenses and other burdens on the states that pursue them -- including Mississippi, one of the nation’s poorest. ’Personhood’ Laws Do Nothing to Resolve Abortion Debate: View 2011-11-08T10:15:13Z And within a climate where violent response—however illegitimate—is a real risk, taking a goading stand on a principle virtually no one contests is worse than pointless: it's pointlessly all about you. Firebombed French Paper Was the Victim of Its Own Obnoxious Islamophobia 2011-11-02T18:35:38Z "Am I my brother's keeper?" said the engineer pointlessly, catching step with the long-legged stride of the athletic young shepherd of souls. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Suddenly our 4x4 was stuck, its wheels spinning pointlessly in the sand, angrily throwing up dust and bits of buried shrapnel. Student soldiers 2011-07-16T11:00:22Z Beyond that, I'm just spending pointlessly, and what's worse, wasting something great. Are Gastrocrats Bad News for True Food Lovers? 2011-04-20T09:00:00Z He bowled tidily, but pointlessly, a potential wicket-taker reduced to plugging up an end. The Ashes 2010-11: England take a leaf out of the German football book 2011-01-05T10:00:01Z "The collar on that Newcastle shirt is so pointlessly stupid that I'm in a bit of a rage," writes Niall Harden. West Ham v Newcastle ? live! 2010-10-23T15:51:00Z Weirdly, people who set up Groups can add their friends as members without asking first, and the default setting automatically e-mails activity updates to everybody — adding a pointlessly spammy aspect to an otherwise fine idea. Facebook: Five Tips for Happier Social Networking 2010-10-12T09:02:00Z When play did get under way, the 3D became properly noticeable only on close-ups of spectators, bushes and the fluttering Ryder Cup flag, on which cameras focused rather pointlessly after the breaks. Sky's 3D golf coverage leaves sales pitch out in the rain 2010-10-03T23:07:00Z "It happened near the end," he specified pointlessly. The Fiver 2010-06-04T15:05:00Z Tyrie wants more details, and is accused of "pointlessly dancing on the head of a pin." MPs quiz Darling on the budget 2010-03-30T08:27:00Z "Actually, as a Villa fan, Andy Carroll's pointlessly stupid face might be a contributing factor to my rage, but still." West Ham v Newcastle ? live! 2010-10-23T15:51:00Z It's one of the most pointlessly cool big-car options in automotive history. 2010-02-11T00:00:00Z The four dissenters in Melendez-Diaz had warned that the decision would subject the nation’s criminal justice system to a terrible burden, with analysts pointlessly forced to attend trials rather than tend to their forensic responsibilities. 2010-01-12T07:37:00Z Robust and artless, eminently natural, yet perfectly correct, he looked pointlessly active and pleasantly dull. The Spoils of Poynton All the priceless things that had stood for more than the soft, idle and pointlessly shallow existence to which she'd been born. The Women-Stealers of Thrayx He had prayed himself out before, prayed until the words of the prayers were nothing but imbecilic mutterings and mumblings, meaningless monosyllables swirling pointlessly and endlessly through his tired brain. A Choice of Miracles That had to be hypnotism or drugs, Cortin thought, but beliefs were hard for mere facts to alter; she wouldn't argue pointlessly with someone who promised to be extremely good for the team. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel Ferguson sprinted back down the hill, the girl screaming pointlessly meanwhile. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story She wandered pointlessly from empty hall to silent drawing room. V. V.'s Eyes "Out of Hades," said Ryder, rather pointlessly, for he felt it was Hades he was going into. The Fortieth Door Yes, my sister would like me to live here, in a foreign country, in cowlike tranquillity, looking at pictures and statues, and travelling pointlessly. Cæsar or Nothing "Too much gown for an athlete," he said, pointlessly. Windy McPherson's Son "She's giving a party next Tuesday," she volunteered, seemingly pointlessly, but only seemingly. The Financier, a novel He developed into a pointlessly clever young man, without, I suspect, ever trying to understand anything. Within the Tides
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