He left Cardona the thankless task of organizing a futile pursuit.

He spent most of the second half in that game, in futile pursuit of Oscar.

But it was only Martin Armstrong, who had left the group gathered just outside the house and followed me in my futile pursuit.

This time, he stopped, then resumed the crossing pattern on a shake route, leaving Gardner in futile pursuit.

Later she was again shown up for pace in the futile pursuit of German battlecruisers.

Was there any point to this futile pursuit?

It was a futile pursuit, and he knew it.

The same resources enabled him to face the futile pursuit of his friends.

But this flash of real drama is quickly abandoned to the futile pursuit of laughter.

For most players, it is a futile pursuit.