Example sentences of "a waste [prep] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be argued even so that in 10 cases the investigative work turned out to be a waste of time and caused great distress to the families investigated . |
| 2 | Mariana did n't look up so the smile Trent gave her was a waste of time and he could n't think of anything else to say , or nothing that would make any difference . |
| 3 | Desperate attempts to find wriggle room to justify or excuse bad decisions are a waste of time and creative energy . |
| 4 | ‘ A waste of time and money , in my opinion , those conferences . |
| 5 | ‘ Enough to know it 's a waste of time and money . ’ |
| 6 | David Stirling felt that this was a waste of time and resources and that it should be possible for a large group to maintain itself in the desert for a period of several weeks . |
| 7 | Press conferences At the national level , press conferences can often prove to be a waste of time and effort . |
| 8 | They were therefore leaving it exposed to the elements until it reached the point where ministers decided it was a waste of time and money to restore it . |
| 9 | You probably think that most meetings are a waste of time and you may well be right . |
| 10 | If your inadequacy is so serious that , to use one phrase from the case law , there is an ‘ irredeemable incapability ’ , so that being given a warning and an opportunity to mend your ways would simply be a waste of time and might put the business at risk , it may be just to dismiss you as soon as the full extent of your failings comes to light . |
| 11 | The theory of differential equations , as usually taught , is a rag-bag of special tricks , many of which are a waste of time and are included only because they can be calculated without having to think about what 's really going on . |
| 12 | If not , your entire beautifully prepared interview may prove a waste of time and you run the risk of appointing someone who is the least unsuitable candidate rather than someone who satisfies all the specifications . |
| 13 | What a waste of time and money . |
| 14 | ‘ It is a waste of time and money to send a member of staff on a course yet frustrate every attempt to use this new found knowledge . ’ |
| 15 | Otherwise most of our efforts are all a waste of time and energy . |
| 16 | A waste of words is also a waste of time and money . |
| 17 | They are a waste of time and money and I do n't believe they work |
| 18 | In such a case a complete reconsideration of the case , including the taking of evidence and the finding of facts , would be a waste of time and money ; so the court can remit the case and direct the authority to reconsider the facts in the light of the law as it has been held to be . |
| 19 | If it is not it will be a waste of time and money to include the gift and it may even be detrimental to your relationship with individual members of the media . |
| 20 | Paul , in fact , had concluded that lab was a waste of time and his final-year project was a theoretical one , rather than a practical one . |
| 21 | Using EMM386 to provide expanded RAM for cacheing purposes is a waste of time and memory — so do n't do it . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 23 | With a reply like that it would have been a waste of time and effort to pursue the issue . |
| 24 | It 's a waste of time and paint . |
| 25 | He claims that it will be a waste of time and money . |
| 26 | This trip was a waste of time and effort . |
| 27 | Parents say the tests are a waste of time and money . |
| 28 | But the reformed abusers say the campaign is a waste of time and money . |
| 29 | It has n't been a waste of time and money . |
| 30 | He had always told me that education was a waste of time and he could n't see the point of it . |