Thus they passed the minutes, each well knowing that this was only waste of breath, the one essential being simply to wait.
他们就这样说了几分钟的话，每个人心里都知道，他们那番话是白费口舌，根本的办法只有耐心等待。
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Given that the court's success has been psychological-that of creating a united moral front against certain actions-a pointless row would be worse than a waste of breath.