Much time was wasted in a fruitless pursuit of Riccardo Muti.

Usually, the sketch follows the fruitless pursuit of Mango by a character (portrayed by the host).

Edward II came north with an army in 1310 in fruitless pursuit of an enemy that simply refused to be pinned down.

But after hundreds of fruitless pursuits, he learnt wisdom.

So here, at the end of nearly two years' fruitless pursuit, he was at last in the same camp with her.

Mr. Sainsbury calls such a bank the "fruitless pursuit of left-wing politicians."

Outside, the two plain-clothes men were returning from their fruitless pursuit.

Will losing further units in fruitless pursuit speed the repairs and modifications which must be made?

Many archaeologists have abandoned the archaeological investigation of Moses and the Exodus as "a fruitless pursuit".

Their view was mostly from behind, in fruitless pursuit.