to no avail
of no avail
to little avail
of little avail

A number of women, and some men, spoke out against these conditions in the early 20th century, but to little avail.

I have been dealing with this issue for eight years already, but so far to little avail.

The fact that Balls was right appeared of little avail.

But to little avail: At least $2 billion will be needed to cover interest costs over the next five years.

If this had happened then his skills would be to little avail.

She met with the teacher, the principal and the school social worker, all to little avail.

His predecessor had done the same thing last year, to little avail.

Here at Harvard, the campaign has been on for more than two years, to little avail.

Yet friends and family have tried to help, to little avail.

It has been tried before, they argue, to little avail.