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Botswana and its president, Duma Boko, De Beers' biggest producer partner with a 15-percent holding, led a determined push to finalise a deal by last year but to no avail.

From Barron's

They finally used a bystander’s legs as a makeshift platform — to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times

With their mother gone, the teenager tried to feed the baby, who was exclusively breastfed, formula to no avail.

From Salon

As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon

In an open letter, Tawfiq al-Tirawi, 77, said he had repeatedly alerted the Palestinian president to cases of graft, but to no avail.

From Barron's