In the end it proved a pointless exercise.

这最终证明是一项毫无意义的活动。

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It's pointless unless there is a repeatable process in place to turn inspiration into financial performance.

除非有一个可重复的过程将灵感转化为财务业绩，否则这是毫无意义的。

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Necktie knockers argue that a piece of fabric dangling under your chin – a trend that dates back to the 17th century – is just a pointless piece of decoration.

一味批评领带的人主张，一块悬挂在你下巴下方的布料——一个追溯到17世纪的趋势——仅仅是一个没有意义的装饰。

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But in a recent study they declared that forty percent of the tweets captured over a two-week period were "pointless babble."

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Now at Harvard Thinks Big I happened to tear into this thing myself and it would seem a little pointless to re-hash that same demo so instead I thought I'd solicit an ideally sufficiently strong volunteer to come on up.

现在在“哈佛大梦想”的讨论会上,我反复思考这件事,觉得再演示一遍似乎意义不大,因此我想找一位合适的志愿者,上讲台来。

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Or do we go on playing a pointless blame game, creating a climate that discourages our diplomats, U.S. military advisory teams and intelligence officers from taking necessary risks -- and relies even more on fortifying our embassies.

CNN: Benghazi blame game is useless

Making matters worse, international donors, sickened by a pointless war, are not in a generous mood.

ECONOMIST: Eritrea and Ethiopia at doubtful peace

It is pointless for a modern president to plead that some things, such as the business cycle, are beyond his control.

ECONOMIST: Lexington