Sentences with phrase «mockery of»
Prior to this, three distinct languages were spoken by the Britons Campaign groups say lack of use of language in Senedd makes mockery of goal of a million Welsh speakers by 2050
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In mockery of Mourinho's nickname «The Special One.»
It further makes complete mockery of the much - vaunted «Ghana beyond Aid» slogan of President Akufo Addo.
Raise your hand if you think religious freaks have even the slightest sliver of an ounce to do with God... on the contrary, they make the biggest mockery of God ever known.
: Portia's Mockery of Justice in The Merchant of Venice,» in the Italian Society for Law and Literature (January 2010)
In a letter he ordered read at all parishes last Sunday, Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria juxtaposed the Obama administration's new contraception mandate with the scourging and mockery of Jesus.
The sour mockery of human desire that occurs in both Phantom Thread and Downsizing is the result of that revolution.
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.»
But to be silent on it and make mockery of other people's health just to score cheap political points is evil!
This need to provide assistance in poorly educated, immigrant, and Aboriginal communities to complete a mandatory long - form census in effect requires respondents to divulge their most personal information to some of their neighbours, making a complete mockery of claims that their privacy is respected.
Many prefer the use of diversionary tactics such as mockery of those who ask honest questions.
And in case anyone is still in any doubt about just how bad things are I urge them to watch a video that went viral on the internet two days ago showing a group of violent and battle - hardened Fulani herdsmen and terrorists in Church choir robes dancing, celebrating and making mockery of Christians whilst brandishing AK47's in the Church premises after they had slaughtered 2 Catholic clerics and 20 parishioners in Benue State last month.
The section of Les fleurs du mal titled «Révolte» opens with a sad mockery of Christ, who was so credulous as to think his Father suffered with him in his agony.
And, to cap it all, public mockery of mildly salacious passages in his recently published novel (he writes poetry, too) has added further spice, if not substance, to the stories.
Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things... one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.
If we deny a point of contact in this sense, we make mockery of man's responsible humanity.
The entire Leicester squad probably costs little more than we paid for Ozil to assemble, and what I enjoy the most is that it's a complete mockery of Arsene Wenger's excuses that you can not compete if you don't spend ridiculous money, so we won't spend any and have an excuse.
Paladino, who has kept a rather low profile of late (for him, anyway) while he dials for dollars and plots his next move (according to campaign manager Michael Caputo), engaged in a little mockery of Cuomo, insisting the once - comfortable frontrunner has been rocked back on his heels and showing the strain.
There's a suggestion of psychic transport, yet also gentle mockery of attempts to escape the human condition.
CONVICTION Each year, some films try so hard to win awards that they become mockeries of themselves.
«Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery
You make a total mockery of the faith.
Her Brown Blender (2011) lacks Oldenburg's amused mockery of American obsession with consumer goods.
Malloy / Democrats make mockery of Connecticut's once prominent role in campaign finance reform (Oct. 2013)
Reflexive mockery of anything with religious overtones is equivalent to going through life drunk and stupid...
Enid and Rebecca's friendship is characterized by acerbic aloofness and the savage mockery of anyone and anything imbued with an ounce of earnest appreciation.
What an absolute mockery of justice that was.
Horrible mockery of both jesus christ superstar's previous renditions and of the story around jesus in general.
Director and star James Franco, along with screenwriters Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter, have clearly created their movie as combination homage to / mockery of Wiseau.
Yet it has little to do with stale mockery of black men and macho artists.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the appointment «makes mockery of media neutrality and insults the voters he is supposed to serve.»
After QP this afternoon, Liberal MP John McCallum tweeted a little mockery of Tony Clement.
Albeerta Stan wrote: «I'm a strong defender of the lgbtq [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer] community but I can't see how this is anything but mockery of Christians.»
Jesus» ministry is full of sharp mockery of religious leaders, political figures and even His own crew.
It should not surprise us that, in very recent times, attacks on what little is left of medieval belief have become more outrageous: resurgent anti-Semitism, anti-Islamic broadsides, vicious mockery of evangelical preaching, desecrations of the Host in Catholic masses.
I laughed, because I though it was a good mockery of the ridiculous arguments that get posited.
Mockery of heroes also takes place through parody, even self - parody.
The media is making a big mockery of us....
A direct mockery of Christmas is probably in bad taste.
Chase, you used to be the best credit card in the business, now you are just a sad mockery of your former self.
There's some general mockery of Jeter as well as questions about his capabilities, which is always a good time as long as it doesn't get too mean.
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has called the ruling «completely ridiculous», and argued that the ASA is «chilling the free mockery of beliefs which is vital in a free society».
«This whole mockery of governance can be made clean again by a singular act of the President for fresh inquiry into the activities of BOST in the last 8 years, and all persons liable for fuel fraud to be held accountable.