So, it has to end with this gratuitous violence.

Ideological rigidity alone, however, does not explain Iran s often gratuitous anti Americanism.

Chinese officials have been on the receiving end of a lot of gratuitous advice.

In these community guidelines, there is this statement saying Graphic or gratuitous violence is not allowed.

And it's not completely gratuitous, because wok and roll Chinese food and Japanese foods, so it kind of works out.

Chinese officials have been on the receiving end of a lot of gratuitous advice. They have been wise to disregard it.

There will be enough problems in negotiating the creation of a Palestinian state, so we should avoid adding other, gratuitous obstacles.

In fact, the American publishers of my book, The Elephant, The Tiger and the Cell Phone, added a gratuitous subtitle saying, India The next 21st century power.

NATO and EU leaders denounced the threats, which seemed especially gratuitous coming one day after the American people had elected a new President who has expressed interest in improving relations with Russia.

And his undeniable success in implementing his labor laws, exemplified by sparse street demonstrations, has been undermined by his irrepressible will to provocation, reflected in his gratuitous remark that today when there is a strike in France, no one notices it!

Those like me who have been out of public office for a long time need to be wary about offering gratuitous commentary or, worse, advice. It is unlikely to be gratefully received by one s successors, and it suggests a severe case of what I have called relevance deprivation syndrome.