| He said that he and his fellow councillors had been pressing the county council to install speed ramps at Manor Road, but to no avail. |
| As the game went on they did adapt to the conditions and raised their game accordingly but to no avail. |
| The life support machine clicked about attempting to resuscitate him, but to no avail. |
| The trade unions have made repeated warnings to Railtrack about the use of casual labour on the lines but to no avail. |
| Fed up with a wasted journey, I decided to treat myself to a cream tea at the cafe next door, to no avail. |
| The Allerton residents filled in countless petitions against the closure, to no avail. |
