7、Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing .
11、One day when I was reproaching him for his unavailing searches, and deploring the prostration of mind that followed them, he looked at me, and, smiling bitterly, opened a volume relating to the History of the City of Rome.
3、But all my efforts appeared unavailing.
8、Who is this? he demanded, trying, as it seemed, to SEE with those sightless eyes -- unavailing and distressing attempt!
1、Their efforts were unavailing.
6、a futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt.
2、All our protests were unavailing.
10、I opened the computer, on the many Chinese and Chinese on the website, many of thee-mail, but the past few days have passed, and issued a letter to all unavailing.
9、A week afterwards she came in one evening from an unavailing search for some light occupation in the immediate neighbourhood.
12、He saw before him an officer delegated to enforce the law, and perfectly well knew that it would be as unavailing to seek pity from a magistrate decked with his official scarf, as to address a petition to some cold marble effigy.
5、Silent awaiting would turn out to be unavailing.
4、Efforts to reach the people proved unavailing.
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