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pointless

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The pointless rules and policing of pregnancy from Kennedy come hand-in-hand with Republican efforts to make sure women can’t say no to childbirth.

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But she will also accuse Labour of offering "little more than pointless soundbites" on community policing during its year in power so far.

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Kirk was neither a demon nor a saint, and looking for the cause of his death in slogans and political statements is pointless — if you want to solve the problem.

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Former England striker Wayne Rooney told his BBC Sounds podcast this week that these games were "horrible" to play in and could feel "pointless".

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He also said any discussion on future security guarantees without Russian involvement was "pointless", even though that would be a non-starter for the West.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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