do no good
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“If you give extraordinary authority to the very architect of the catastrophe, it will do no good,” Johnson said.
From Seattle Times
“I will not deliver something that is so watered down that it will do no good,” she said, optimistic that her work will benefit from the momentum of other related initiatives.
From Los Angeles Times
In addition, it would do no good to drop rocks or sand through the opening between the lanes, because that could potentially damage the utility lines.
From Los Angeles Times
And it would do no good to drop rocks or sand through the opening between the lanes, because that could potentially damage the utility lines.
From Los Angeles Times
It would do no good to make either of the double-headed Marty the scapegoat, because the entire operation has been pitched as coach-centric from the start.
From Washington Post
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