Sentences with phrase «with cynical reasoning»

Detestable characters, smug tone, twee fantasy elements combined with cynical reasoning — nothing about this movie works.

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Nor should we be too harsh with the cynical or the despairing; there certainly is sufficient reason for despair.

However, a top West Ham source was deeply cynical on the statement telling Claretandhugh: «Hmm, that's a strange piece of reasoning given we still played with one striker, same formation and scored virtually no goals.

The ruling was a step backward, one more reason to be cynical about a system that always seems to find a loophole for insiders with wealth and power.

The opposition was grounded in four things: first, many thought the term simply shouldn't be applied to same - sex couples for logical reasons, as it had only ever been applied to heterosexual couples; second, it was viewed as cynical pandering to the agenda of the militant left; third, there were many worse things wrong with the country that required not just the time, but the goodwill of Tory MPs, to get through; and fourth, Cameron had no mandate to do it.

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

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.

Western governments participated for a complex of reasons; the genuine idealism and boredom of some chimed with the cynical ambition of others; there was unity of ostensible purpose along with disunity of interests (think EU squabbles and manipulation of carbon price); there was a massive investment of resources to unclear goals; and much of the action defeated the very purpose (sack of Christian Constantinople by Crusaders).

As I hear frequently the cynical reasoning of some law publishers as to why thy still produce the format, there is a sense that they are mocking rather than looking after their customers, almost amazed that they are still getting away with milking the cash cow.