Sentences with phrase «more cynical»

Usually, you all leave feeling a little more cynical about your dating prospects.

Sadly, I've become more cynical towards human beings because I see how we are destroying our planet.

Naturally, we hope it's the first one, but the current times have made us a little more cynical than usual.

He's aged a bit and become much more cynical of the things around him.

We've all seen it before and the slightly more cynical amongst us will be expecting as due course, less staff, less resources, less everything.

More cynical observers say he just won't put in the hours.

Yes, the press is getting more and more cynical when it comes to these numbers.

More cynical viewers will find it impossible to believe anything on - screen.

I think that over the years we all become just a bit more cynical.

Some theories also include the view that lawyers are often more cynical, skeptical, critical and negative due to the nature of our work.

In fact, consumers have become more cynical today than in the past.

The second and more cynical explanation for the project's success is that it wasn't actually successful.

As a result, people tend to be more cynical during bad times than they would normally be during better times.

More cynical now than I once was, though.

I was perhaps slightly more cynical then I ought to be.

The other, more cynical reason is less technical and more monetary.

It's hit and miss in that area, and it is more cynical about the possibilities of such a union's success, but the performances do elevate.

It's also fair to say, I think, that those private conversations are much more candid, and often much more cynical, than the public discussions.

The truth is slightly more cynical: you may be approved for a loan after doing some preparation and research.

Secondly, I'm even more cynical about Wall Street and the City of London than I was before.

We grow more cynical as we grow older and have preconceived ideas about what's possible and what's not.

In his tongue - in - cheek letter, Elmendorf notes the WFP's «dramatic reversal» on issues like a property tax and spending cap was seen by more cynical observers as a «politically expedient» move taken in the interest of self - preservation.

Now more than ever, Nintendo needs to come out swinging with an emphasis on software because, really, even though I'm a dyed - in - the - wool Nintendo fan, I've become far more cynical about their software development and support of new systems than I was back in 2006.

Director Phillip Kaufman's re-imagining of Jack Finney's novel Body Snatchers takes a decidedly darker, more cynical approach to the premise than the original 1956 film adaptation.

It is, of course, a matter of debate how many of these are genuine converts, and how many infiltrated the election for more cynical purposes.

Conversely, from a more detached or perhaps more cynical perspective, the Justices» pronouncements might be merely a source of mirth, as when the family's four - year - old emphatically declares that «I've decided we're all going to Disneyland today,» and that the way to pay for the trip is to «just write a check.»

As for the Rambo and Welbeck deals, I'm a little more cynical on that front, because I think what's happening with Özil and Alexis and what happened with the Ox have now set a dangerous precedent.

«Cosi fan tutte,» translated from the Italian to ™ That's what women do, ∫ is considered one of Mozart's wittiest and best operas, and concerns a wager between two soldiers and their older, more cynical friend regarding the faithfulness of their fiancées.

And on the other (more cynical side), it's possible we're seeing new competition to the lending model — i.e. who needs institutional - sponsored lending, when your personal circle of Amazon friends can fill the role?

More cynical types might think the timing more than coincidental.

First came John Landis with his sketch comedy film review, Kentucky Fried Movie; a kind of darker, more cynical satire of media than even Saturday Night Live dared to imagine.

Arkham City had me excited, but by the time it came out I'd begun getting a slightly more cynical edge thanks to the antics of the industry, and had been writing reviews for a little while.

I am absolutely certain that this movie will fail to replicate its U.S. success with more cynical European audiences and as I'm sure it has become clear I couldn't honestly recommend this film to anyone without an insult being implied.

Chelsea are also more cynical when it comes to player recruitment and development, farming out youngsters on an industrial scale, operating questionable and occasionally illegal tactics to attain promising youngsters, and generally buying players for their immediate impact as opposed to what they might develop into, hence the fact that you could make a team of ex-Chelsea players that's probably better than Chelsea.

Its release date in the UK — just three days after the polls close across the Atlantic — suggest the distributers are being somewhat more cynical in their approach over here.

The Xbox Live star rating system is an important way of securing publicity for Indie Games, but recently, a mysterious flurry of negative votes has caused deserving titles to fall off of the limelight in favour of other more cynical offerings.

More cynical readers might point out that the language of that conclusion is far from convincing.

While its a much more cynical look into the male mind, it's surprisingly funny, and much credit for the reason why Roger Dodger is a solid films comes from the keen insights and spectacular dialogue provided by first - time writer / director Dylan Kidd (P.S., Peep Show).

In 1997 he started writing about NES games as a snotty preteen while wallowing in emulation forums and obscure IRC channels, growing ever more cynical of game «journalists» while secretly wishing to be one.

But a few high - profile catastrophes in the intervening decades — space shuttle explosions, mad cow disease, to name just two — combined with a deepening mistrust of authorities outside of technology (blame Watergate) have made everyone decidedly more cynical.

Gen Zers, in contrast, were raised by more cynical gen Xers, which has made them more skeptical, especially about the workplace.

Even though this album does contain some of Guster's more cynical songs and ominous lyrics, it also holds some of their more sincere and optimistic ones as well.

Much of Muggeridge's writing rings of C.S. Lewis, though a tad more cynical.

Arsenal have become more cynical closing games like chelsea match.

Oscar used to be exciting to watch, and now he's a lot more cynical — fouling and diving all over the place.

Now seems to have made the full on transition from right back to centre back, the Spanish international only seems to get better with age (albeit more cynical too) and should he eventually decide to leave Los Blancos his new employers will have one of the world's most accomplished defenders on their hands.

More cynical comments claimed that Collins was at the end of his career anyway, so had less to lose by coming out.