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The expression "to no avail" I have a friend who insists that he is using the expression, "to no avail" Hello, JRU-- and The expression "to no avail" ... I have a friend who insists that he is using the expression, "to no avail" properly when he says (quite frequently), "That ticked me off to no avail", after he gets upset...
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Definition of to no avail in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of to no avail. Pronunciation of to no avail. Translations of to no avail. to no avail synonyms, to no avail antonyms. Information about to no avail in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... n of no avail → erfolglos, ohne Erfolg, vergeblich;
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With no investors found to be harmed, the SEC concluded there was no fraud. But the scheme indicated Mr. Madoff was managing money on behalf of other people. ... In 2004, the SEC's examination staff in Washington opened a limited inspection into whether the firm was front running. After finding no evidence of that,
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Also, of little or no avail. Of no use or advantage, ineffective, as in All his shouting was to no avail; no one could hear him, or The life jacket was of little or no avail. This idiom uses avail in the sense of "advantage" or "assistance," a usage dating from the mid-1400s.
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When no SIM card had been received after 10 days--I started the "Feedback" online thing. After getting the usual "Thanks for your interest"--the SIM Card was apparently on its way. ... Back to the "Calcutta syndrome." I decided to install the SIM card myself...no problem. Then, I used the ONLINE TracFone Activation site...
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But knowing the ride will come to a safe end - or knowing that as an aide to the Attorney General no one is actually going to drown you; ... No torture. Never, ever, period. Not even for the foolish and fatuous, like Mr. Ashcroft. Torture equals depravity. It has never accomplished anything but degradation of the human species.
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This is a discussion on MedHelp about diffuculty swallowing and gagging, and PVCs--had many tests to no avail. Community members of MedHelp provide help, support, guidance and discussion around the topic of diffuculty swallowing and gagging, and PVCs--had many tests to no avail ... They said there was no hiatal hernia.
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As we see with Mohammad Othman's arrest, Palestinians are still treated as the enemy, even when they embrace this non-violent tactic. It is clear that for the supposedly democratic Israeli state, no tactic – no matter how peaceful – is an acceptable way for Palestinians to resist an illegal occupation.
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