spent in vain
1vain — 01. She is a very [vain] woman who is more concerned about her appearance than anything else. 02. We worked all night in an attempt to finish on time, but it was all in [vain]. 03. I bought my ex girlfriend a huge bouquet of flowers in a [vain]… …
2Mr. Vain — Single by Culture Beat from the album Serenity B side …
3You're So Vain — Infobox Single Name = You re So Vain Artist = Carly Simon from Album = No Secrets Released = December 2, 1972 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1972 Genre = Pop Length = 4:18 Label = Elektra Writer = Carly Simon Producer = Video director =… …
4Leviticus 26 — 1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. 2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary …
5Jeans Revolution — Denim Revolution redirects here. It is not to be confused with a revolution in fashion caused by jeans.. A meeting of opposition after the presidential election. October Square on March 21, 2006. The Jeans Revolution (Belarusian: Джынсавая… …
6Yury of Smolensk — Yury Svyatoslavich or Georgy Svyatoslavovich ( ru. Юрий Святославович or Георгий Святославович) was the last sovereign ruler of Smolensk and Bryansk (1386–95, 1401–04) whose life was spent in vain attempts to fend off aggression by the Grand… …
7Wo Worte selten, haben sie Gewicht — Wenn man jemanden darauf aufmerksam machen möchte, dass er zu viel und zu lange redet, von etwas zu weitschweifig berichtet, etwas zu umständlich darlegt o. Ä., könnte man diesen Ausspruch zitieren. Er stammt aus Shakespeares Drama »König… …
8lost — (adj.) defeated, c.1300; wasted, spent in vain, c.1500; also no longer to be found (1520s), from pp. of LOSE (Cf. lose). Lost Cause in reference to the Southern U.S. bid for independence is from the title of E.A. Pollard s history of the CSA and… …
9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
