come to naught

As improvements in representation once again stagnate, 2020 initiatives come to naught and inclusive films and TV series are canceled, shelved or removed from streaming, it’s easy to read Hollywood’s stated commitment to diversity as a form of public relations, intended to diffuse dissent rather than stimulate progress.

In Michigan those have come to naught, as Kennedy recently gained ballot access after being nominated by the tiny Natural Law Party.

As well as Ms Mowlam, Downing Street also took an interest in the proposal, with a note by then-chief press secretary Alastair Campbell explaining that Wimbledon owner Hammam "had explored the possibility of moving Wimbledon to Dublin, but this seems to have come to naught".

And they have little to lose by exaggerating AV benefits; past promises of car-dominated utopias have repeatedly come to naught without inspiring a regulatory smackdown or popular backlash.

But that painstaking practical negotiation could come to naught if it's not matched with political force.