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Having said that, it is disheartening to see the Democrats in Washington appear to either be ineffectual or totally missing in action.

Kevin de Bruyne, who has decorated this fixture over many years, was only on the bench after an ineffectual performance in the first leg.

We’re trapped behind a screen, too, and even more ineffectual at stopping these characters from hurting themselves and each other.

Netanyahu has said Israel already has US backing to return to the fighting if it "reaches the conclusion that the second phase negotiations are ineffectual".

He would have called these wars ineffectual, repressive and wasteful, a drain on resources that should go to programs that aid the poor and minorities.