Soon the new behemoth is scrambling for survival, its former success rendered meaningless in the new competitive landscape.

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This exception is essential to the operation of the federal system itself, which would otherwise be rendered meaningless.

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"Unless we deal with global warming, all other protective measures for coral reefs will be rendered meaningless, " he said.

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Logic says they should have seen this coming, and refused all bailout money, but so deluded were they as to their alleged importance, they forgot that important sectors are rendered meaningless by government aid.

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With Britain now trailing Switzerland 3-0, the two reverse singles rubbers left to play on Sunday have been rendered meaningless, though the matches will go ahead although likely to be reduced to best of three sets.

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But those statistics were rendered meaningless on an afternoon of triumph for City coach and former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini, who pitted his wits in the Premier League for the first time against ex-AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti.

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The austerity of the sculpture's bare wood no doubt appealed to artists and collectors in the early 20th century, yet this very feature probably rendered it meaningless to its people.

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That left five teams to clock up a series of times which were rendered almost completely meaningless by the adverse conditions.

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