It had always seemed to him to be a frivolous waste of paper.

But this time the gathering of our most lustrous Shavian ensemble seems a frivolous waste of valuable resources.

Toys and especially dolls were also forbidden, and were considered a frivolous waste of time.

However, this announcement led to a scandal with people arguing that the first center-left president in a third world country couldn't make such a frivolous waste of money.

Not surprisingly, Zufa considered his donation, and the memorial project itself, a frivolous waste of money better used for purchasing weapons or constructing new battleships.

Study committees are a frivolous waste of time.

To Taen the exercise seemed a frivolous waste of time.

Alfred, when asked, had merely shrugged, shaking his head as though to say that naming a dog was a frivolous waste of time.

To most of its clients as well as its managers, such ornaments would have indicated a tendency toward frivolous waste.

Little commented after the trial that it "was a frivolous waste of public resources."