Sentences with phrase «cynicism which»

Whatever happens with the post, May will have to decide if she will follow in Cameron's footsteps as a vocal advocate of the academies programme or give way to the cynicism which has grown within much of her party, especially over its planned expansion.

Although the title suggests the possibility of an exercise in the pre-digested, pre-fab cynicism which seems to be a staple of contemporary American cinema, this action film focuses on its people as much as its action, and a good deal of its power comes from the way its sharply etched characters develop in various convincingly observed milieux.

It can breed a dehumanizing cynicism which becomes an end in itself.

Only in this way can aid policies escape the understandable cynicism which so many people have about them.

The cynicism which Cardinal Dulles describes is a real and grave difficulty.

The reason why your «belief» is so abhorrent is that it is based on absolute cynicism which, these days, most people have grown very weary of — since cynicism abounds.

Not exact matches

Jun 25, 2013, Sam Stemler Maintain a positive attitude and voice; people get enough cynicism and negativity from their «friends,» which is a big reason why a large percentage of even apt social media users are unhappy with their networks.

The dissonance invited cynicism, no matter which side of the counter you were on.

The reality that Russian forces have in fact spent their time in Syria mostly attacking non-IS targets who are hostile to Assad in order to prop up their client is merely the final layer of hypocrisy within which the brutal cynicism of Russia's Syria policy — especially regarding IS — is coated.

The citizens of the host country expunge all cynicism and find their eyes filling with tears; television viewers around the globe are inspired by a new generation of fresh - faced athletes, many of them competing in events which would draw almost zero interest in any other context; the networks and sponsors breathe a great sigh of relief knowing that their massive investment was sound; and the folks in Lausanne smile a secret smile.

«There is a degree of cynicism and greed which is really quite shocking... and that does suggest that there are some very wide cultural issues that need to be strongly addressed.»

It is a vivid account of the culture, or lack of it, on the bond trading floor, and the cynicism with which the firm's customers were treated.

IMO there are different groups of atheists, but there is a large group which is driven by an unhealthy brand of cynicism, which basically stems from insecurity.

The email about my cynicism came right before an Easter service in which I left twice to handle crying and / or child vomit.

The vast enlargement of the physical cosmos, the evolutionary origin of man, materialistic theories which endeavor to explain him, brutality of social life involving low conceptions of him, the innumerable masses of men such that old cynicisms gain new force,

So abstract and general a statement, however, not only oversimplifies the long and complicated process it endeavors to describe but, in particular, neglects the natural human opposition which so high an estimate of personality encountered — the endless doubts, cynicisms, and denials with which this emerging estimate of man's value was inevitably met.

Millions of gallant souls have known that experience, and instead of being wrecked by life's tragedies or driven into skepticism and cynicism, they have found an inner resource which brought them through their hardships radiant and triumphant.

Nowhere have the weak social foundations of American liberal institutions been more evident than in the battered and tattered nature of the welfare state, and in the cynicism with which it is viewed by nearly the entire populace — from the wealthy to the poor, for different reasons.

Its experience of the extent to which human brutality can go, of the fury that can be unleashed when the human animal is attacked, its acceptance in wry cynicism of the venality of great and small; its acceptance, too, of a psychological analysis that tends to show how slight the power of reason, how great the strength of obscure passions; how corrupting of children the possible love of mothers and the wrath of fathers; its portrayal of men and mankind in bitterly disillusioned novels and in shuddering chronicles of man's inhumanity to man — in all this the 20th century has perhaps gone beyond anything that Edwards said in dispraise of men, individually and in the collective.

Niebuhr held that Augustine's value for the Christian political thinker lay in the interpretation of human selfhood which enabled Augustine to «view the heights of human creativity and the depths of human destructiveness, which avoids the errors of moral sentimentality and cynicism, and their alternate corruptions of political systems of both secular and Christian thinkers.

Phillips argues that meaningful economic reform (such as that which occurred in the 1830s under Andrew Jackson's leadership, in the progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and in Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal) is the only effective means of combating such cynicism.

A good picture of the general squalor, cynicism, and despair in Soviet life was provided by a documentary film Tak Zhit Nel» zya (roughly «We can't go on living like this»), which was released into movie theaters in the summer of 1990.

To understand the fine flavor of his barbed cynicism, we must attend even to his introduction in which, with assumed pomposity, he mocks the very words of prophetic announcements:

An attitude which avoids both sentimentality and cynicism must obviously be grounded in a Christian view of human nature which is schooled by the Gospel not to take the pretensions of men at their face value, on the one hand, and, on the other, not to deny the residual capacity for justice among even sinful men.14

It is cynicism and nihilism which in the last resort are unrealistic about what human life can be.

But when I looked at the Gospel for the day (John 20:19 - 31), it became very clear to me that here is a story, a story of Jesus» appearance to the disciples when they were in hiding after the Resurrection... this was a real opportunity to say something about that story and about the faith which is built around people who were fearful, were skeptical, and into the midst of them, somehow, in a way that was ultimately moving, comes the presence of Jesus through locked doors and barriers of skepticism, cynicism, and doubt, all of these things that prevent ourselves from being God's people.

Just now, for example, many folk are so impatient over the failure of the ideal hopes which we associated with the fighting and winning of the war that on every side they are collapsing into cynicism.

Learning to detect the forms of self - flattery which grant us immunity from accountability is a vital part of ethical and spiritual growth, as is learning to detect where our cynicism about the victim language of others is justified and where, half - muffled and scarcely articulate, there are real victims on whose behalf we must extend ourselves.

If one could definitively measure long - term effects, which is a virtual impossibility, a case might be made that such open and obvious untruths have a harmful impact on the health of the republic, increasing permanently the levels of distrust and cynicism.

Hence the New Testament never tries to answer the problem of suffering after the manner of Gnosticism or Stoico - cynicism, though it does face up to questions which those philosophies ask.

But my point here is that unsatisfactory economic ideas and practices which have an impressive history of failure, which caused to founder that great nation California, which lie at the root of much of the shame and dread and division and hostility and cynicism with which our society is presently afflicted, are treated as immutable truths, not to be questioned, not to be interfered with, lest they unleash their terrible retribution, recoiling against whomever would lay a hand on the Ark of Market Economics, if that is the name under which this mighty power is currently invoked.

And I I try to live in this place between the two to try to build a life there because finding fault and feeling hopeless about improving our situation produces resignation of which cynicism is a symptom and against which it is the sort of futile self - protection mechanism.»

The scandal itself was hardly significant; what it stood for was the depth of cynicism to which the American people had sunk.

Maybe that can be achieved without being married... but as long as the true meaning of marriage is actually respected (which I think is where a lot of my own cynicism comes from now), there's still a sense of definitive «oneness» in being legally bound.

Time will tell which cross-section is closer to the truth, but my money is on Sounders front office, because it appears to me that the cynicism I keep reading is chasing short - term narratives.

Wouldn't it be better to just read the posts and if you don't agree with what's said then just make no comment at all and choose to answer comments for which you have actual factual knowledge as opposed to blind cynicism!

There's an air of cynicism in the Arsenal camp, concerning their own ability, which will be always be an inhibition to producing your best.

It's also been educational: the complete lack of cynicism with which American writers and fans greet every good thing he does is glimpse into another world.

I do not believe there is anything wrong with cynicism towards doping, as long as it doesn't come with apathy for testing / control / sanctions... which it often does unfortunately.

And while cynicism about the deal abounds (much of which, it has to be said, may turn out to be well founded — nothing about this deal is risk - free), very few people seriously disagree that the concessions Nick Clegg and his team wrung from David Cameron were very considerable indeed.

Finally, and perhaps more importantly, the much talked about free SHS, which the NPP, particularly, our 2016 presidential candidate, Nana Akufu - Addo has been associated with, has come to fruition despite all the bastardization and cynicism from our political opponents.

The current super hero boom in cinemas would simply not have happened without the injection of cynicism, rebelliousness and creative bravery which the so - called British Invasion brought to the genre in the late eighties.

Mr Clarke, who served as chancellor under John Major, wants a return to proper cabinet government, arguing it is essential «to make government work better and to reverse public cynicism about the tacky system of government and politics which New Labour has imposed upon us.»

There is reason to suppose that the public cynicism is the by - product of the President's Northernisation Agenda, as it is being carried into effect by his lopsided strategic appointments which are so manifestly skewed in favour of the North and against the South.

Without any cynicism, or no more than usual anyway, my mind quickly reverted to his yet - to - be-seen interview with Piers Morgan, so heavily briefed to the media, and so heavily prepared by Alastair Campbell, in which the prime minister CRIES.

It's not so much the apparent cynicism of the advice on how to manage the process, or even the reference to Hutton (which might be Brooks» interpretation rather than a direct reference by Blair) but the crushing, ghastly, inescapable lack of judgement.

The second installment, «Shrek 2,» unbraided the gags from the feeling, tipping the balance to gleeful cynicism, which, while fun to watch, was discomforting.

The nihilistic tone, cynicism towards governmental authority, and nostalgia for a lost age of honor are perfect products of the early»70s atmosphere in which it was made — according to Julie Kirgo in her essay on the film for its recent Twilight Time Blu - ray release, Winner was actually staying at the Watergate Hotel during the June 1972 burglary of the Democratic campaign offices!

Its characteristics are unmistakable: rapid - fire dialogue with quips flying as often as bullets, a cadre of contemporary character actors playing gangster, and a deep well of edgy cynicism on which to hang these affectations.

So while Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a hugely enjoyable movie - going experience, there's a certain cynicism in Goldman's writing that becomes increasingly apparent the more times you watch the film, and which casts him as a kind of puppet - master pulling our strings.