Their leisured world had been turned topsy-turvy, and their pleadings, prayers and advice availed nothing against the powerful forces sweeping them along.
A previous video about the Taoist concept of 'effortless action' (or wu-wei) shows an example of a farmer pulling his crops to make them grow faster to no avail; he even damages his crops in the process.
She scoured her bookshelves and searched the internet but to no avail. A sense of panic crept in, as she feared she had exhausted her ideas or fallen victim to writer's block.
It pointedly blamed Pompeo for making unrealistic demands and tried to appeal to Trump, who " avails himself of every possible occasion to state his willingness to improve" relations.
Relatives of some of the victims campaigned fiercely against her release, to no avail. Michelle Martin has decided to live now in a convent to the south of Brussels.