But the effort spent on creating and promoting katharevousa had not been entirely wasted.

Yet, the Mayor's efforts have not been entirely wasted.

"Nice to know I haven't entirely wasted the last five hours of my life."

I figured that nobody would take the stuff but at least somebody might get mad, so it wouldn't be wasted entirely.

"Well, if we can chuck that little sod in the nick, the night won't be entirely wasted."

"Well, not entirely wasted," said Lincoln, with the beginning of a smile.

One of the frustrating things about bridge is that brilliant thoughts may prove to be entirely wasted.

All that time in the intelligence business hadn't been entirely wasted.

Unless it achieves something useful on a political level, any American lives lost will have been entirely wasted.

It's obvious one of our great dances would be entirely wasted on you.