He left his post after more than 10 weeks of fruitless attempts to form a coalition government.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

But they say the United States is losing patience with what they see as fruitless overtures to Tehran, and they say they believe that sanctions should be imposed without delay if the long-anticipated visit to Tehran by President Lula fails to produce results.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14