| With its mix of voyeurism, suffering and pointlessness, this is a lovely, mute excursion into the theatre of the absurd. |
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| The narrator then steps in to comment on the pointlessness and futility of life on earth before the credits roll. |
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| So maybe the reason why they're not doing their homework is because they see it for the exercise in pointlessness that it is. |
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| However, the seeming pointlessness of the gesture is the key to its ironic effect and the reason why it enjoys a kinship with Ferry's work. |
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| The token bit of blandness, of sanity, of charm, of reason, of niceness, of pointlessness. |
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| I think we have an aimlessness and a pointlessness out there that this legislation addresses, as well. |
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| It is the sheer pointlessness of recreating scenes from a computer game that makes it all the more valuable. |
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| At times the pointlessness of the whole jingbang irritates me, to be part of this circular joke. |
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| His opus ends up on top for the sheer indifference, cheapness, humorlessness, pointlessness, meanness, and ineptitude of the entire production. |
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| I reflected on the pointlessness of working in the job that I do, and found that I am completely and utterly unfulfilled. |
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| Talking about football with friends also demonstrates the total pointlessness of football pundits. |
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| I'll leave that to the activists, and just boggle at the sheer pointlessness. |
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| Bringing attention to the absurdity and pointlessness of this provincial puffery does nothing to stop it. |
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| Though despair at his material sometimes makes him bellow, he gives a bravura performance that transmutes pointlessness into poignancy. |
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| Someone once pointed out that the supreme beauty of football, like other games, lies in its sheer pointlessness. |
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| The sheer pointlessness of the exercise always cheers them up. |
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| It's the sheer stupidity and pointlessness of the game that bothers me. |
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| It was disappointing, but not as disappointing as the second series, which was the very essence of pointlessness wrapped up in a silky blouse. |
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| For decades we have protested against the pointlessness and cruelty of tests on animals. |
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| This also demonstrates the utter pointlessness of this Parliament and its committee system. |
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| A central question closely linked to cultural perceptions is that of futility, or pointlessness, of medical measures at the end of life. |
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| If nothing else this ping pong tournament clearly shows the pointlessness of this Parliament and its committees. |
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| I talked for an hour the other evening with Mr Sharon about the pointlessness of maintaining the present siege. |
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| This book is an unremitting account of misery, privation, and pointlessness in a world of dun landscapes, tormenting insects, malnutrition, and cultural stagnancy. |
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| Also, even if he does give excuses from his standpoint, when the 24 elders testify to how they kept their faith even in fierce persecutions, the pointlessness of his excuse will soon be revealed. |
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| Mr President, Commissioner, I should first of all like to thank you for the opening statements you have just made, including your words on the pointlessness of a possible revision of the Treaties. |
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| The execution of the death sentence either confirms these expectations or brings the realisation that nothing can compensate for the pain suffered, showing the pointlessness of the unjustified cruelty. |
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| Nearly 650 candidates had withdrawn, surprised to find themselves nominated. The sheer pointlessness of the exercise seemed evident to everyone except the royal government. |
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| Here, the full point of death fails to carry any message of pointlessness. |
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| But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high. |
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| There is a pointlessness but assured unavoidability to basing my self-esteem on what a 14-year-old thinks of me – thank you, popular girls in my high school circa 1997, that's all down to you. |
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| They simply saw the pointlessness of perpetuating hatred. |
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