| 词汇 | example_english_futile-exercise |
| 释义 | futile exercisecollocation in Englishmeanings of futileand exerciseThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with exercise. futile adjective uk /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ us /ˈfjuː.t̬əl/ (of actions) having no effect or ... See more at futile exercise noun uk /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ us /ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/ physical activity that you do to make your body strong ... See more at exercise Examples of futile exerciseThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. However, business and strategic planning was often "perceived to be a futileexercise" which "can often take a low priority alongside the clinical workload". To seek to identify whether components flow one way or another is probably a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole thing is a futileexercise which will cause everybody a good deal of trouble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that provision is not increased makes that a futileexercise, particularly in the areas of very high unemployment and of housing stresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What other argument can be advanced for this futileexercise of keeping these women in prison at a cost of£80 a week to the taxpayer? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always regarded privatisation as a pretty futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything less is a futileexercise and a complete waste of parliamentary time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is worth repeating that it is a futileexercise to send people to prison at huge cost to the state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Blaming the victim is an obnoxious practice and is always an unproductive and futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be to apply public funds in a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a sense, this is a rather futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is not a ship on patrol all the time, this futileexercise is reduced to the level of farce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But to limit that for the large county, city and borough authorities is a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that to attempt constantly to move economic resources around arbitrarily where they do not want to go is a futileexercise anyway? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would make the discussion of a non-aggression treaty a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that this is a pretty futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a pointless and a futileexercise to consider what may or may not have happened in different circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, from the beginning, an utterly futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not accept that helping a considerable number of households with what may be very high electricity bills is a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, we are debating an order with only about eight months to run, which is a futileexercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of futile Go to the definition of exercise See other collocations with exercise |
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