Second, the demand for capital would all be in vain if there no one was willing to supply capital.

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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.

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To say that Congress may withdraw or ignore that pledge is to assume that the Constitution contemplates a vain promise, a pledge having no other sanction than the pleasure and convenience of the pledgor.

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Fragasso is no cynical hack but, rather, a vain failed artist who thinks much of his own imagination and whose work, on the basis of clips included here, proves that bad ideas are far better than no ideas at all.

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But it was mostly in vain, as traditional retail saw almost no gains.

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But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o mice an men Gang aft agley, An lea'e us nought but grief an pain, For promis'd joy!

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Not so for Owens, and there are no second chances for Cathedral either, even though the school is hoping (in vain) that the state athletic association will overturn the penalty.

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