Sentences with phrase «for cynical»

Visual Portfolio Because seeing is believing, especially for a cynical startup recruiter on their 7th rodeo, the best way to prove your impact is to have a publicly - accessible portfolio.

Forgive me for my cynical eye, but when I see large corporations touting new green products, I am suspicious of greenwashing.

So who are the people responsible for this cynical, dishonest, scientifically ill - founded assault on free markets, the oil industry and, by extension, you and me?

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.

The establishment of elephant art academies in Thailand and India have provided a forum for the cynical New York artists to mock the mainstream art industry by challenging traditional notions about gifted artists and natural abilities.

For a cynical viewpoint, it might be that the motivation of the automakers with this and similar concepts (e.g. VW dual charging) is not fuel saving via down - sizing, but rather to reduce manufacturing and R&D costs by being able to use a single engine design for many different engines.

One thing is certain: It's up to all of us to stand up for public schools as a public good, not vehicles for cynical ideological pursuits or financial gain.

Well, for a cynical view, look at the political cover it provides: Long - failing public schools are required to be «restructured,» a process Rhee is going through currently with several DCPS schools.

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

However everything doesn't go well for a cynical TV weatherman in this movie who relives the same day over and over and over again.

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 filmmakers are aiming for a cynical and ironic tone akin to that found in Joseph Wambaugh stories about harassed and corrupt cops on the take.

At times it feels like it's trying to be a romantic comedy for our cynical, burned - out - on - war age, and at others it feels like it wants to be a scathing satire like In The Loop.

Definitely not for the cynical or those looking for the raunchy comedies these 2 have been affiliated with in the past

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

Blandly good - looking Doug provides the calm, easy - going anchor for cynical Phil, a family man bitter about his marriage and his job, and browbeaten Stu, a meek dentist who's not even engaged to his girlfriend but already epitomizes the word «cowed.»

Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge offers a crass and crazy tiki bar for cynical beach lovers trapped in Middle America.

As for your cynical take on online dating, you'd think after six months serial dating I'd be the jaded one, but even before I met Mr SC I still gave people the benefit of the doubt and didn't think they were all just looking for a «simple notch».

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

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.

He then blasted the Working Families Party (WFP) for its cynical, sad and impotent strategy to convince its members and supporters that somehow voting Cuomo on the WFP line makes him a progressive.

Either they know they are misleading the public and do it for cynical political advantage.

Flynn hit back saying, «I'm not grateful for that cynical backward looking answer.»

Here is what he said after Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup by a Portsmouth team that included the Fletcher - like Lassana Diarra: «He [Lassana Diarra] doesn't get a booking [for a cynical obstruction of Ronaldo in United's first attack],» said Ferguson.

«He [Lassana Diarra] doesn't get a booking [for a cynical obstruction of Ronaldo in United's first attack],» said Ferguson.

The «almost» is because he was later shown a red card for a cynical trip to prevent Twente from launching a counter attack; it looked no worse than a yellow card though and he was understandably shocked when a red was produced by the referee.

Tempers began to flare as the half - time whistle loomed when both Jamie Carragher and Rafael were fortunate to escape with only yellow cards for cynical challenges.

And then one minute later he picked up a booking for a cynical block on Dani Alves that former referee Howard Webb called «the perfect yellow card».

The fact is that you are guaranteed a yellow for cynical play in a counter attack, but the difference here is that normally cynical play is not dangerous at all because it's a pullback or simply pushing but in this case he actually tackles with the intent of kicking Barrow's legs; that can easily be construed as dangerous play.

Got a booking for a cynical foul on Martial.

It was Coquelin that was withdrawn and it was a sensible move considering Francis had been booked for a cynical foul in the first half.

Their RB should have been sent off for cynical challenges and his goal is an offside.

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

Not a book for the cynical — but then cynics don't likely spend much of their time reading parables in the first place.

Not exact matches

Without wanting to sound too cynical, starting at low levels will mean challenges for salespeople in getting access to higher levels and long sales cycles.

Of course, it's hard to resist giving in to a more cynical suspicion that reports like these are a vague attempt to drum up a bit of fear within the VC industry, which, in turn, will provide lucrative contracts for the branding agencies that will swoop in to «refresh» a VC's look.

For many who remember what business was like pre-Internet, millennials seem an appallingly sensitive lot, having been protected from the vagaries of the world by helicopter parents, trigger warnings and — to especially cynical critics — sheer narcissism.

With this simple question, you would be exacting revenge for all the simplistic rhetoric and cynical policy proposals that have dominated the debate about the economy to date.

It's very easy for this kind of thinking to be reduced to cynical tactics that cover up old business practices with new, friendlier terminology, but when it's done right, it's obvious.

LONDON — A rather cynical tradition has developed in recent years in which, in the final days and hours before MPs leave Parliament for their summer break, the government releases a deluge of embarrassing reports, statistics, and statements in an apparently deliberate attempt to bury them.

Shut that cynical voice off, and concentrate on looking for the good in a new acquaintance.

Worst of all, she says, she felt guilty — her aimless attitude toward work was setting a cynical example for her 13 - year - old son and 14 - year - old daughter.

Years of cultivating that reputation meant that when WestJet stepped up efforts to assist with evacuations from Fort McMurray, Alberta during its devastating 2016 wildfire, it felt like a natural step for the company, not a cynical public relations maneuver.

With the airwaves full of ostensible experts yelling at one another in cynical displays of political theatre, people were eager for a wonky stats guy who promised to cut through the bullshit.

Advocates for the homeless criticized the spikes as a cynical, heartless approach to the problem of homelessness.

The public is too cynical for that now.

Richard J. Reddick, associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas, writes for Fortune that some people of color might be cynical about Starbucks» response to the crisis that was precipitated by a store manager calling the cops on two black men sitting at a table (after a mere couple of minutes of them not buying anything.)

Chris Hayes at MSNBC tweeted, «As gross and cynical and hypocritical as the right's «what about Bill Clinton» stuff is, it's also true that Democrats and the center left are overdue for a real reckoning with the allegations against him.»

This cynical ploy follows a series of recent outrages: free drugs for seniors, a staged increase in the minimum wage to $ 15 an...

But even that formulation suggests what is a basic misunderstanding at best and cynical contempt at worst for the role of government in the process of protecting Facebook's users.