However, that dialogue would be fruitless if the necessary information was not forthcoming.

Job creation programmes will be fruitless without a self-sustaining employment market.

Without these priorities, our efforts in the field of security would be fruitless.

That would be a fruitless use of my time.

That would be a fruitless use of my time

I... That would be a fruitless use of my time.

It would be fruitless to promote awareness of human rights without paying attention to development and democracy.

That effort would be fruitless, however, without the backing and support of the international community, especially the developed countries.

We firmly believe that trying to impose observers against the wishes of one party would in practice be fruitless.

Those actions will be fruitless, however, if rapid progress on climate change cannot be made at the international level.