You search in vain on both men's shoulders for the chips that typically burden and motivate politicians.

ECONOMIST: At home with Britain's new power couple

He offers considerable detail on the milestones toward the decision -- and yet readers will search in vain for the actual moment at which the decision occurred.

CNN: Bush's answer to 'Why Iraq?'

And if you read the closing arguments of the members of the House Judiciary Committee, you will search in vain for any specific reference to many of these new allegations which are the subject of Article I.

CNN

Discouraged workers are those who are not currently looking for a job because they feel their search would be in vain.

FORBES: The Crisis of America's Uncounted Unemployed

We wind up with author, luminary, and longtime contributing editor Andrew Ferg-uson wandering the Web in vain search of, no, not love, but maybe just a reliable recommendation for osso buco.

FORBES: Editor's Note