Sentences with phrase «mockery on»

«This act is unpatriotic and a slap on the good image of our people and a mockery on the plight of Kogi State civil servants and civil servants across the country who are suffering the same fate due to dwindling economic situation nationwide.

15:38 - «We are in the EU and we want to be,» Cameron says, prompting mockery on the Labour benches.

A staunch supporter of Manchester United who enjoys a fair of bit of trolling was not spared ribbing and mockery on social media by Ghanaians.

There, he ate pizza using a fork and a knife, drawing widespread mockery on Twitter.

The investable result was a host of news stories focused on whether or not Brexit would really be a terrible disaster, much mockery on social media and a piece on the BBC's Newsbeat site about «What a Mad Max Britain would look like».

We have to put the club first these AKB thoughts are only bringing further shame and mockery on the club.

Such mistakes, which reflect the media's mixing up of various types of intellectual property, led to mockery on Twitter:

Not exact matches

The kind where we spend more energy on outrage and mockery of our political rivals than anything else.

The hokey slogan has long invited mockery, most famously in a series of skits on Rock et Belles Oreilles (think Kids in the Hall in French).

The scene comes to mind in the aftermath of Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional testimony, which chewed up two days on Capitol Hill this week and triggered an outpouring of social media mockery aimed at the «elderly» senators (that was Day 1) asking «grandpa» questions of the Facebook CEO.

It's also possible that Harper, himself, could pull the plug on his minority administration at some point before the next fixed election date — just as he did in September — although such a move would make an utter mockery of Harper's own, now - tarnished, fixed - election law.

Rudolph Giuliani cast doubt Thursday on a report that the feds wiretapped President Trump's personal lawyer — and said doing so «would make a mockery» of attorney - client privilege.

Many Christians are up in arms about Creation, but seem hell - bent on destroying all of creation, and that in and of itself seems to make a mockery of all the claims.

«That Sudan continues to prosecute these men, and without even allowing them free access to their legal team, makes a mockery of the judicial process and is a clear violation of fair trial principles, as articulated in Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Sudan is a party.

The Romans casted lots on his clothes as mockery to Jesus.

Kumail escapes imprisonment in an artificial America - Pakistan by performing his comedic routines on his family, and overturning his expulsion from the family through playful mockery.

I find the unremitting hostility and animus of atheists like «Derp» baffling; for all the seemingly wonderful life he is enjoying, he seems compelled to get on this site and spew derision, mockery, and hatred against others.I simply do not, can not grasp that mindset; to claim to actually derive pleasure from in effect being a bully - again, that say a whole lot about his true character.So... Peace & Love to all!!

However, I suspect that you're just looking for whatever chance you can get to pour on insults, mockery and atheist dogma — all of which get a bit repet * tive and tiring.

Mockery, satire and sarcasm aren't simply mean - spirited responses, they're rhetorical weapons in the hands of those on the bottom.

Murders most foul, on a massive scale, in the name of the United Nations makes a mockery of human rights and a trickery of the Universal Declaration.

This is why the last vestige of family worship, the saying of grace at meals, ought to be maintained if there is any possible basis on which to retain it without its seeming a mockery and an empty formula.

If God's truth is in fact to be found where Christ stands, the mockery visited on him redounds instead upon the emperor, all of whose regal finery, when set beside the majesty of the servile shape in which God reveals Himself, shows itself to be just so many rags and briars.

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 only reason you resort to mockery is because your argument is not based on SUBSTANCE, and so you must attempt to discredit the messenger, as opposed to addressing the message.

As he hung there, some of the crowd, the chief priests, and even the robbers on either side joined in the general mockery.

The «old clown» lived a great, full life, created some brilliant comedy that lives on, and made a mockery of fools who deserved to be mocked.

Telling it as it is based on the studies of contemporary religious exegetes, is not a form of mockery.

Likewise, the mockeries of these godless and ungodly against the goodly who do themselves believe upon godly importance the goodly ones may well live on to pass all and onto every generation's aged continuations.

I wouldn't even consider that now, of course, (as it would be an unintended mockery) but I still think Biblical literacy is good for literary purposes in general and critical for anyone who claims to base their lives on the book.

These words were intentional mockeries based on what knowledge I had of God at the time.

«How can we build a church that will not stand in its own way,» begins one study report, «whose organizational structure is not forever contradicting what it says on the mystery of the church, whose budget does not make a mockery of what the church teaches?

Udall's defeat by Cory Gardner (and the mockery Udall has received across the political spectrum) might indicate that the Democratic «war on women» campaign tactic has outlived its usefulness.

The mockeries of these godless and ungodly against the goodly who do themselves believe upon godly importance may well live on past all and onto every generation's aged endings.

So, though it may expose you to the mockery of less existentially minded friends, put thought on your schedule.

is fighting for democracy in Afghanistan which includes Religious freedoms and we have idiots setting Mosques on fire... what a mockery of our nation's principals.

is fighting for democracy in Afghanistan which includes Religious freedoms and we have idiots setting Mosques on fire... what a mockery of our nation's PRINCIPLES.

When pressed, they resort to mockery to avoid thinking about their own beliefs, while patting themselves on the back concerning how smart they are.

So many atheists, as constantly seen on these boards, have taken intolerance and smug mockery to a new level.

You have just fullfilled prophecy with your mockery, and the joke is on you.

The concept of an outdoors match shot on steady cams is something WWE has done in the past, but often to the mockery of fans as WWE took the idea too seriously.

Ozil has now repeated the mockery, this time of Wenger, by «liking» an image on Instagram that is captioned «When you go into the new Premier League season and Olivier Giroud is still you only striker.»

I mean Leo at 19 made a mockery of Roberto Carlos, excluding offensive contribution he exuded incredible confidence and maturity, even at that age he was a nightmare for the galaticos (zidane, guti, roberto Carlos, casillas etc) he made significant playmaking moves, But this new breed, I fear Barca has gone over board with the teachings on humility and calmness as such all they do is play safe, for me that is the only reason they don't succeed.

We need a dependable back line (and goalkeeper) that are coached and drilled to defend.Even the simple and obvious seen foreign to us at times.Ever noticed how awful we are at defending corners?The number of times when we are caught out not picking up when teams take a short one against us - it's schoolboy defending that makes a mockery of what we actually do all week on the training ground.

The irony that a superbrand like Adidas would crumble to the very same person who's made a mockery of its business in recent months shouldn't be lost on anyone, as I'm sure it's not lost on LaVar.

As it is the Arsenal fans have been in the line of mockery for years on end.

For a start, Antonio Conte chose to make six changes from the side that won 3 - 2 at Southampton on Saturday to make a mockery of the old maxim of never tinkering with a winning team.

He lacks experience at the highest level, with only one Champions League final appearance and two Bundesliga titles to his name when compared to say Mourinho and Guardiola; and it is one thing competing with Jupp Heynckes, and then Guardiola one at a time, but competing with Mourinho, Conte, Guardiola, Wenger and Pochettino simultaneously, whilst they have squad depth and quality that makes a mockery of Liverpool's, and an inability on Liverpool's behalf to secure players that will improve the team to the level of the competitors makes the challenge of top four a remote one, and the ultimate challenge of returning Liverpool to the highest level in English and European football minuscule.

Update: After reading this brilliant post by Arseblogger making a mockery of the claims made by Phil Brown and the article entitled «I'd rather Cesc had knocked Brian out» by Tim Sherwood, I've decided to reneg on my opinion to refrain from commenting on the spitting furore.

It was brutal, seeing unquestionably the biggest club in the land made a mockery of on the pitch.

Governmental restrictions on top of a lack of motivation due to medical mockery of midwifery, meant the profession was a long time in gaining momentum and credibility.