Sentences with phrase «become mockeries of»

CONVICTION Each year, some films try so hard to win awards that they become mockeries of themselves.

It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it never becomes a mockery of itself.

Couple that with the recent re-imagining of the original game in the series, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which many felt failed to provide even the most basic scares, and you begin to see many fans now feel the series has become a mockery of its former glory.

Not exact matches

The silly catch phrase of «love the sinner but hate the sin» becomes nothing but contemptuous mockery because they literally ARE the sin in the eyes of the self righteous religious community.

All romancing and trumpeting abroad about one's cleverness in penetrating the God's incognito, though without receiving the condition from the Teacher; that one took notice of him by the impression he made, such a strange feeling coming over one in his presence; that there was a something in his voice and mien, etc., etc. — all this is but silly twaddle, by which one does not become a disciple but only makes a mockery of the God.1 The servant - figure was no incognito.

But the God did not assume the form of a servant to make a mockery of men; hence it can not be his intention to pass through the world in such manner that no single human being becomes aware of his presence.

Still I would not call on David to try to control it unless it digresses to the arena of personal attacks as I think it becomes pretty evident that personal bias driven mockery often reveals motives and as such the reader can effectively filter the comments.

The reception of the Holy Eucharist is the most misunderstood aspect of the Catholic faith, and when the likes of such public policy - makers as Nancy Pelosi make a national mockery of Communion without consequence, there is little wonder why it has become a mere symbol of self - affirmation rather than the efficacious sign of personal transformation through the Cross of Christ and the «renewal of the mind» (Rom.

This society does not «know... what else to do» with Merrick's nature but to «rob it,» says Sir Frederick at last; and, like those colonized by British imperialism, this imitative product of their social engineering becomes a «mockery of everything we live by.»

The type of carbohydrate consumed is also very important, and this factor is actually becoming more accepted (though gluten - free diets still get their share of unfair mockery in the mainstream media).

Sir Alex and Jose made a mockery out of Wenger.While we were busy criticising other clubs we ourselves became a huge joke

If you don't we become a mockery to real supporters of smaller clubs that haven't seen them win anything for decades!

Due to its impractical and intrusive nature, Clippy quickly became a subject of mockery among Office users, inspiring a series of satirical images and parodies addressing its overall incompetence.

No Man's Sky quite literally does not want you to ever become stranded, and while that is somewhat understandable it also makes a horrible mockery of its survival elements.

Just over a decade ago Sony did exactly that with the pricing of the original PS3, which had an initial price of $ 599, a figure so high it became the source of near endless amounts of internet mockery.

The bald - headed youth which first appeared in the artist's paintings in the early 1990s has become Fang Lijun's characteristic figure and has been widely interpreted as the symbol of disillusion, mockery and rebellion in contemporary Chinese society.

The poetic, even philosophical, prose mirrors the romanticized language of the former magazine, but becomes tinged with a subtle sarcasm and self - mockery that destabilizes the relationship between image and caption.