Example sentences of "[adj] waste of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet that person with AD may be ‘ positioned ’ differently , both by themselves and others , if they avoid the games because they perceive them as a mindless waste of time and prefer to go for a walk instead . |
| 2 | Paolo Uccello would have been the most delightful and imaginative genius since Giotto that had adorned the art of painting , if he had devoted as much pains to figures and animals as he did to questions of perspective , for , although these are ingenious and good in their way , yet an immoderate devotion to them causes an infinite waste of time , fatigues nature , clogs the mind with difficulties , and frequently renders it sterile where it had previously been fertile and facile . |
| 3 | If we are not , then this meeting and the whole of Conservation Year will have been a gigantic , costly and splendid waste of time . |
| 4 | It had turned out to be exactly as Charles had forecast , ‘ a gigantic , costly and splendid waste of time ’ . |
| 5 | That must represent a tremendous waste of time and paper every day . |
| 6 | A serious waste of time . |
| 7 | If not , it is an appalling waste of time and money that would be better spent on other things . |
| 8 | In any case , this type of speculation is a complete waste of time and anyone who seriously thinks that all is quiet on the western front as the twentieth century draws to a close must be dozing in his dug-out . |
| 9 | In trying to educate people against using it , I would emphasise not its dangers but the fact that ultimately it is a complete waste of time and money . |
| 10 | The Norwich civil servant thought the trip would be a complete waste of time after arriving to find the lake completely frozen over but the pike fed furiously for three hours . |
| 11 | Eventually , I realized the exercise was a complete waste of time . |
| 12 | When I heard about the business of measuring and weighing I realised that all the care and effort I had put into keeping my secret had probably been a complete waste of time . |
| 13 | Complete waste of time . ’ |
| 14 | One complainant wrote to say that this milestone in the study of human sexuality was nothing more than a complete waste of time and simply confirmed the writer 's conviction that ‘ the male population is a herd of prancing , leering goats ’ . |
| 15 | Veterans of this procedure describe it as ‘ more hassle than it 's worth ’ and ‘ a complete waste of time ’ . |
| 16 | These ‘ raincoats ’ were nine times out of ten the tea boys of the A&R department and were nine times out of ten a complete waste of time . |
| 17 | The most constructive move was when Linda Bellos stood up and announced that she thought that the group was a complete waste of time unless it had power , and to have power it would have to be a Council Committee with the right to interfere in all other committees . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a complete waste of time . ’ |
| 19 | Borrowing lecture notes is often a complete waste of time because you 've missed the impact . |
| 20 | In my opinion , any attempt to reconcile the statements of principle in Lawrence and Morris is a complete waste of time . |
| 21 | ‘ This is a complete waste of time , ’ said Edward . |
| 22 | And sometimes I wonder whether it has n't all been a complete waste of time . ’ |
| 23 | More important , if the trade unions negotiate important concessions with the board , the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister himself , will they be incorporated into the legislation before it is enacted , or will the meetings be a complete waste of time ? |
| 24 | His head dipped towards her , and she braced herself for another of his harsh , punishing kisses , knowing any attempt at escape would be a complete waste of time . |
| 25 | ‘ This is all a complete waste of time , is n't it ? ’ she added . |
| 26 | Looks like its gon na be a complete waste of time watching next years WC . |
| 27 | He got bored silly and considered it a complete waste of time . |
| 28 | What a waste of time , we all know that the county council is the the highway authority and is fully responsible for traffic management , we 're in a minority and to set up a working party is a complete waste of time . . |
| 29 | The counties ' fire service committee chairman , Tom Jones , said that the review would be a ‘ complete waste of time and money ’ . |
| 30 | There was also criticism of the internal complaints procedures of both building societies and insurance companies , which almost half the respondents described as a ‘ complete waste of time ’ . |