needlessness

While the wining goal should have been avoided, the needlessness of the defeat felt characteristic.

Mood swing at Arsenal leaves Arsène Wenger needing silverware | Kevin McCarra 2011

Not undermining the merit of virtual references, everything should be in measure; it is such a pity and shame such leading massive projects should stop enjoying popularity with readership and such profound efforts devoted to their creation sink to needlessness.

On Chambers DC 2009

When I was reading Portfolios of the Poor, I kept thinking about the needlessness of all the characters' suffering.

Against Growth Agnosticism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Mr Ottewell believes that somehow the answer Mr Davis procured from the Home Department provides conclusive evidence of the needlessness of the proposals.

Detention Without Trial: Law and Order Tories Sell Souls 2008

"Provides conclusive evidence of the needlessness of the proposals"?

Detention Without Trial: Law and Order Tories Sell Souls 2008

Perhaps it would be more exact to say that my uniform has been bestowed by the sun, because having early discovered the needlessness of clothes — that “the body is more than raiment” — most of the apparel in which civilisation flaunts was promptly discarded, and through the few thin things retained the sun soon worked his will.

My Tropic Isle 2003

Whether they were aware of the needlessness of concealment, or whether in the lack of suitable material they abandoned the habit, are questions for others to discuss.

Last Leaves from Dunk Island 2003

Perhaps it was the sheer needlessness of this awful loss of life that motivated people to turn out in protesting thousands that week.

Betty Williams - Nobel Lecture 1976

Perhaps it was the sheer needlessness of this awful loss of life that motivated people to turn out in protesting thousands that week.

Nobel Lecture 1977

Fara, who had parted his lips, as the old man was explaining, to protest the needlessness of illustrating any quality of the weapon except what he had asked for, closed them again.

The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951