come to nothing

Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

Mrs. Norris began to look about her and wondered that his falling in love with Julia had come to nothing.

This may come to nothing, but at least Europe's competition authorities show willing.

Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out.

Andconfident predictions of that, earlier this year, have come to nothing.

It would most likely come to nothing and, when it did, that would be another setback to confidence.

"On Arbeloa, that is an option which - for the time being - has come to nothing, " he said.

Forget her. She thinks you are too old for her, and the affair is sure to come to nothing in the end.

Repeated attempts to remove the technical and bureaucratic hurdles at national frontiers have come to nothing.

The knowledge that our plans had come to nothing was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened.

However, even eager to come to nothing, and my heart feeling is still sweet.

Repeated pledges by Sheikh Hasina to end executions by police and paramilitary forces have come to nothing.

Reforms of this sort have been envisaged before and have come to nothing.

However, all of this will come to nothing if culture and class continue to be obstacles.

However, we shall not tolerate another major incident, and those involved will find their attempts come to nothing.

His years of efforts have finally come to nothing.

Efforts to move the UN's Somalia office to Mogadishu from Nairobi have come to nothing.

All his hopes and plans had come to nothing.

All her plans have come to nothing.

Hoping to marry their prince charming, most romantic-minded girls get their wishes to come to nothing.

Only to have that enthusiasm fizzle away, and all our best intentions come to nothing?

Without that urge to seize the day, then all efforts are likely to come to nothing.

But he is also tenacious. Plots to dethrone him as leader have come to nothing.

The 20 capabilities of three levels: from ignorance to inspiration, from inspiration to understanding, from come to nothing.

But many such rounds of talks have come to nothing before.

But it's just as likely that a tour will come to nothing.

Yet Coke's efforts with Huiyuan could still come to nothing if Beijing vetoes the deal.

It seemed that mom's dream of having a boy had come to nothing.

Their meeting had come to nothing.

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If you sign an unknown striker, odds are he will come to nothing in your team. If the AI signs him, he will be top goalscorer.

How sad that his efforts should come to nothing.

They'd come to nothing.

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