Sentences with phrase «cynical reason»

Is there anything other than a cynical reason that Dr. Curry denies the specific political fingerprint of the AGW belief system?

I'm pretty sure your most cynical reason is the only reason, as this is bandai namco and they still have shareholders.

There is a cynical reason for this: the wealthy and the powerful have a distinct interest in not letting things break.

The more cynical minded may say that this move was entirely electoral calculation, but I reject such cynical reasoning.

Dugin is a dangerous figure who manipulates ideas, perhaps for cynical reasons, but I find him persuasive on this point.

Corporations and other entities, from Wal - Mart to the YMCA, have made positive changes at her behest (even if for entirely cynical reasons).

Today's survey lays to rest the notion that Mr Carswell defected for cynical reasons after becoming convinced that if he didn't, he would lose to Ukip.

This isn't at all for cynical reasons; well, maybe just a little.

Detestable characters, smug tone, twee fantasy elements combined with cynical reasoning — nothing about this movie works.

Sestero may have had cynical reasons — to name two: cheap rent and a movie role — for standing by Wiseau.

Though this franchise reboot was perhaps launched for cynical reasons, the filmmakers have attacked the material with pure hearts and dedication.

So what we have in the climate change area (and what I find fascinating for cynical reasons) is that everyone and their grandmother, whether they be lawyers, anthropologists, economists, semi-retired mineral engineers, poets, old academic codgers, weigh in on this scientific issue often with more aplomb and fanfare than the actual scientists (earth obs through modellers) themselves.

As I hear frequently the cynical reasoning of some law publishers as to why thy still produce the format, there is a sense that they are mocking rather than looking after their customers, almost amazed that they are still getting away with milking the cash cow.

This isn't for purely cynical reasons.

Not exact matches

While that idea may sound partisan, your reasoning behind it is not, nor, moving into a cynical election year, is your unshakable entrepreneurial optimism.

I think for us, the reason that we ultimately chose to make that decision is that we live in a very sceptical and cynical world, and we function and live in a culture and in a time when people are wary of leaders, pastors and organisations; that there's a sense of duplicity or lack of transparency.

But it still works for some reason, which is terrible, cause I wrote it in 2001 right after 9 - 11, and I would not have been so cynical to predict that it would still be topical today.

But it makes people more cynical than they already are» cynical about politicians, and cynical about newspapers» and cynicism corrodes the cynical, even when they have reason to be, and for that the Washington Post bears responsibility.

Nor should we be too harsh with the cynical or the despairing; there certainly is sufficient reason for despair.

Our bold stance in defense of reason's capacity for the universal — a capacity fulfilled in Christ's universal truth — is how we serve the deepest need of our age, a need all the more urgent because so thoroughly repressed by the skeptical, cynical mentality that predominates.

There are many reasons why I can so easily become cynical and hard.

So, call me cynical if you want, but these are all valid reasons why Lacazette to Arsenal is still a long way from becoming a fact.

The BBC and Sky have both confirmed that we are getting close to signing the Lyon hitman, and Wenger himself has told us that Alexis will stay even if he doesn't sign an extension, but for some reason, us cynical Arsenal fans are finding it hard to accept these reports as the truth.

It's cynical i know but when his actions defy logic and reason what else are we to think.

However, a top West Ham source was deeply cynical on the statement telling Claretandhugh: «Hmm, that's a strange piece of reasoning given we still played with one striker, same formation and scored virtually no goals.

As you probably know, many marriage don't make it past 10 years — not to sound cynical but perhaps these marriages won't either, and perhaps for reasons that will result from the role switch; no way to know.

If I was being extremely cynical I might argue that this is one of the main reasons why actors are so keen to play real life political figures.

As I've blogged about previously, we have good reasons to be cynical about the democratic efficacy of referendums.

The ruling was a step backward, one more reason to be cynical about a system that always seems to find a loophole for insiders with wealth and power.

The opposition was grounded in four things: first, many thought the term simply shouldn't be applied to same - sex couples for logical reasons, as it had only ever been applied to heterosexual couples; second, it was viewed as cynical pandering to the agenda of the militant left; third, there were many worse things wrong with the country that required not just the time, but the goodwill of Tory MPs, to get through; and fourth, Cameron had no mandate to do it.

He has good reason to be cynical; young Italians are used to waiting for years for a concorso to be organised, while professors fight among themselves to win the new appointment for their department.

While I'm sure this opinion rings true some of the time, a simpler and less cynical perspective offers a more likely reason why you shouldn't ask your friends for dating advice.

I can't help but cast a cynical eye on his trajectory so far because there's no reason why he shouldn't be called in for the same parts that actors such as Logan Lerman, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort and co. are being offered.

The new characters are Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and Hannah (Megan Burns), a father and daughter who give even the incredibly cynical Selena a reason to think that perhaps survival isn't all there is to life among the ruins.

He's a fascinating, a great subject for a doc, and Goldthwait adds another piece of evidence to the case that sometimes our wittiest, most cynical comedians are angry for a reason — they're using comedy to raise consciousness.

For the cynical and pessimistic, the reasoning may be that Watts has merely gotten older, and the good stuff just isn't coming her way in as great of frequency now.

The fact that the Hartford BoE is majority - appointed — by the Mayor, who can and does place himself on the board, is the reason this is occurring, base and cynical as it is.

If the cynical Jeremy Clarkson loved the GTR, all unbiased car lovers do nt have a reason to disagree.

At their heart were cynical, world - weary, despicable hacks trying to catch people who killed for no other reason than their own innate hatred of the world we inhabit.

Perhaps I'm a touch cynical, but I'm completely bemused to see Obama hold himself out as the voice of reason in the whole Iran (and Israel) situation.

There's a reason I'm so cynical about everything.

While the staggered release is total shit — and seems to exist for no reason other than cynical favoritism for the Japanese market — the reaction has been overblown.

He maintains a cynical edge and general lack of trust throughout the game, though it's later revealed that he has reasons for not getting close to anyone.

I, like many, started as a naïve cynical student questioning the reason for this hollow hullabaloo.

But that is not a reason to be overly cynical.

The reason the memo is interesting is because on its face it would indicate that an inner circle at Heartland is completely cynical about the climate issue (and pretty much everything else).

Western governments participated for a complex of reasons; the genuine idealism and boredom of some chimed with the cynical ambition of others; there was unity of ostensible purpose along with disunity of interests (think EU squabbles and manipulation of carbon price); there was a massive investment of resources to unclear goals; and much of the action defeated the very purpose (sack of Christian Constantinople by Crusaders).

As an interesting addition, on June 29, 2015, Justice Perell in his reasons for decision in Paquette v TeraGo Networks Inc., 2015 ONSC 4189 (CanLII),, described the partial summary judgment approach employed in Markoulakis v SNC - Lavalin Inc., 2015 ONSC 1081 as «cynical, patronizing, unfair, impractical, and expensive.»

My view, slightly cynical as it might be, is that the «non-lawyer» distinction is the main reason why professional staff have such difficulties getting their work and their perspectives taken seriously.

We explore the reasons for these modest results, including the fundamental flaw in aid - effectiveness discourse and activity of a too polite, if not naïve or even cynical assumption that donors and developing country governments are speaking the same political language.