These investigations seen silly to us today, but they were not entirely fruitless.

The conversation that ensued led Addas to declare his acceptance of Islam, so that Muhammad's journey to Ta'if did not prove entirely fruitless.

But Hofmeyr's mission, like every other such mission to induce Kruger to take a "reasonable" and equitable course, proved entirely fruitless.

I've spent an entirely fruitless day searching for D of E record book - am dreading the histrionics when I tell Ellen I haven't found it.

By the time Mary and I got on the boat, the efforts of the American University Professors' Association to have him reinstated had been entirely fruitless.

Based on how gratefully Din and Nual received his therapies, he believed his efforts weren't entirely fruitless.

Our studies," S'lunt said, strolling slowly as Roger progressed on all fours at his side, "have not been entirely fruitless.

It is therefore exclusively Mrs Doyle whom I shall thank for her splendid but, it has to be said, entirely fruitless efforts.

Her flashlight was where she'd left it so the search wasn't entirely fruitless.

It was not an entirely fruitless season for Buhl at the plate, however, as he collected 6 bases-on-balls, scored 2 runs and had 1 stolen base.