For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life, if freedom fail?. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson, Source: Boston. Albert W. Daw Collection]
It will avail them to dispose of their booty. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Of no avail. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I have another comment page avail, that is working fine. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Luna tries to hunt desert rabbits, to no avail, which is good. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighter Side: The Office Assistant] Reference
Of what avail is it in giving solid good?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 'avail' and all that follows through. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
You can 'avail' the services but make sure yo do not talk about it because its the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
UST's directors were granted more options, to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Failing Grade] Reference
Users should certainly avail themselves of encryptions. From Wordnik.com. [Scammin’ and Spammin’] Reference
He tries drawing pictures on the board, but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of Felix Gunderson] Reference
They sold him hard in the last few weeks, but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Burying Mitt] Reference
However, some people do not avail themselves of those tools. From Wordnik.com. [Scammin’ and Spammin’] Reference
She had attempted suicide on several occasions to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Saving Grace] Reference
Pessimists have been warning about this for years to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Dump and Run] Reference
It's not just the Rostenkowskis and Doles who avail themselves. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign Of 'King John'] Reference
The driver also said he had stood hard on the brakes to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Toyota investigation reveals more details in San Diego Prius case] Reference
Foreigners have pressed for a compromise ever since -- to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Telecom Tug-Of-War] Reference
When epidemics struck, the indifferent pagan gods were of no avail. From Wordnik.com. [The Low To The Mighty] Reference
The municipal historian has spent three years looking -- to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's War Over Taxes] Reference
The LDP's old guard has lobbied for two years to oust him, but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [The Man In Charge] Reference
Ishikawa held meeting after meeting to resolve the controversy -- but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [When A Flag Is Not A Flag] Reference
The Jeep landed on rocks and lifeguards initially tried to help Ryan, to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Frank Ryan Dead: Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgeon Dies In Car Crash At Age 50] Reference
And worryingly, too much money is being spent on tackling the problems to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
We threw stones at our tormentor and sprayed him with the garden hose, all to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Broke One of My 'Cardinal' Rules] Reference
I looked as I floated down and afterwards kept my eye open from the raft, but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [A Young Hero's Anguish] Reference
Father tried to raise Tom Bradford several times that week to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [The Nielsens (part two)] Reference
All of this to no avail, nothing quenching my youthful thirst for motion, action, excitement. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt] Reference
Well, to no avail, but does that mean that Hamas as a political partner isn't worth at least a try?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
It was all to no avail: as Europe screamed in agony, the Bundesbank raised rates yet again in July. From Wordnik.com. [Europe In Pieces] Reference
To what avail '' all this frenzied trading? asks John Bogle, chair of the Vanguard mutual-fund group. From Wordnik.com. [Pride Before The Fall?] Reference
When a new album by the 26-time Grammy award winner came out in November, his staff lobbied to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [White Nights] Reference
The accord calls for rebels to lay down arms and for shuttered industries to reopen, so far to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels Of The Pacific] Reference
Kar said he repeatedly asked to speak to a representative from the U.S. embassy or a lawyer, to no avail. From Wordnik.com. ['Not an Enemy Combatant'] Reference
Some foot surgeons have been warning against cosmetic foot surgery almost as long seemingly to little avail. From Wordnik.com. [Toe the Line: Doctors Fight Cosmetic Foot Surgery] Reference
The police officer calmed us down, brought us to his office, and went in search (to no avail) of the perpetrator. From Wordnik.com. [Government Should Have Your Back] Reference
Beijing authorities have tried to impose a ban on antennas that can pick up Hong Kong television, but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [China's Renegade Province] Reference
A teacher, Coover occasionally led parenting classes; she had tried to keep her own son under control, to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [A Not-So-Safe Haven] Reference
The family has contacted the Vatican for help -- "the Vatican knows who Tariq Aziz is," says Violet -- but to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [A Mighty Fall] Reference
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