And it didn't work, didn't work.

It is worse than stupid, futile!

But even that was useless.

This is just another wild goose chase

Lady, this is all in vain.

Got so worked up over nothing.

The concept of preservation is futile.

Without that understanding, reform will be futile.

You'II do nothing of the sort.

You're setting no rivers on fire.

But I knew our sneaking out had been futile.

Maybe it is vain of me, darling, but i like to show you off.

They're all dead ends, I'm hot.

Love is never wasted.

No effort to that end would be in vain.

However, asking us to join the NPT is like tilting at windmills.

Tsukuda went to Kanazawa, it was no use.

It's well worth it.

Any attempts and actions advocating Hong Kong independence will be vain.

To restrict comments to the report would therefore be an exercise in futility, a putting back of the clock.

Jim McKay, do you mean they've been out on a wildgoose chase?

And we're trying to tell them, It's not futile.

The man who want to get more out of life than he puts into it the hoodlum he's the same today as he was then.

If a girl doesn't want to...

Now. ln vain will Felix play when the church is closed.

Milosevic s Trial Was Not in Vain

Parker got a little farther, no dice.

On top of this historical foundation, we build our civilization. Were it not for our history, our labor would not just be in vain it would be impossible.

I have tried hard to love these children but in vain.

Germany s Fiscal Follies

The best of plans and intentions are futile without adequate resources to support them.

Theirs whose effort is misspent in pursuit of the pleasures of the world, even though they think they are doing good things.

Of those whose efforts are lost in (pursuit of) the life of this world, and they think that they are doing good deeds.

Those whose striving goes astray in the present life, while they think that they are working good deeds.

They are those whose effort is wasted in the life of the world, and they deem that they are doing well in performance.

Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!

Those whose efforts in this world are misguided, while they assume that they are doing well.

It will be those whose effort went astray in the life of the world and who believe nevertheless that they are doing good.

Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.

Those whose efforts are misguided in the life of the world, while they suppose they are doing good.

(They are) those whose striving in this world go astray, while they think that what they are doing are good deeds.

They are those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work.

It will be those who labor a great deal in this life but without guidance, yet think that they are doing a great many good deeds.

(These are) they whose labor is lost in this world's life and they think that they are well versed in skill of the work of hands.

They are those whose efforts have been wasted in the life of the world while they thought they were doing good.