mockery

It has made a mockery of the idea of judicial independence, and managed to make China seem to have greater respect for legal process.

It is a modest creed, and yet Pleasant if one considers it, To own that death itself must be, Like all the rest, a mockery.

We fly with him to the United States and see it, as he saw it, with envy and a touch of disbelieving mockery.

Compared with his earlier painting works, this series carries with it a feeling of ease though accompanied with a sense of self-mockery.

The movie makes a mockery of convention from beginning to end, making it a subtle and sophisticated story about mental illness.

This does seem to make a mockery of the protection of reputations that the laws of defamation are designed to ensure.

See Wenjinhu looked at me with a mockery of the vision.

His speeches on the company had been a source of much mockery of his brothers.

"We make a mockery of the word aphrodisiac if by it we mean a substance that sets one up to be raped, " says Schab.

At a quarter after one in the morning he came out of the place. The chill, bare streets seemed a mockery of his state.

This is a stern warning to the wicked. But it is strong encouragement if you worship the great I am and want all mockery of him to end.

It does not seem to us, that on such a subject mockery is permissible.

As the black-haired girl sat down again the fire crackled and spat, as if in mockery of such a damp, tender song.

For those who stood before him jeering him, reviling him, taunting him, and actually thrusting their tongues out at him in mockery.

"We are going to supper, of course, " he said, with a voice that was a mockery of his heart.

In particular, they argue that a lack of complete data makes a mockery of any attempt to use models to guide their decision.

This means of self-mockery and fun, and have much to the body into men consumer goods?

They made a mockery of him.

In the 18th century, some of the classical theory to a mockery of the word home has a peculiar style of art.

in his turning , the center of the whole earth shifted , making of space a sheer void and a mockery of order , and balance , and time.

5 his conviction for drug dealing made a mockery of claims that he was trying to find gainful employment.

The right attitude to take is not to let insults, sarcasm, rudeness, ridicule or mockery bother you.

A masterpiece of high-level mockery, his scathing remarks have become burned into the flesh of the hypocrite and of the falsely devout.

"I know that, " she said with less heat, but watching him still with eyes from which the old, impatient mockery was not entirely gone.

"We cannot call it anything other than a mockery. If they (the company ) do not reconsider we will appeal to the courts, " Diniene added.

Not knowing his secret it was a cruel mockery that she should for first time excite his animosity when she had taken his surname.

It makes a mockery of any notion of open politics, democratic elections and independent institutions.

The black , Semitic eyes gazed at Yasha with a sort of knowing mockery .

Hint of mockery, the poor actually my heart will feel pain, I thought I already insensitive, there is no consciousness.

I have no desire to allow myself to be the subject of mockery.

Problem two: The outfit, which he sometimes pairs with white running shoes, is an open subject of mockery in the fashion world.

It was a cruel mockery that she should for the first time excite his animosity when she had taken his surname.

I am one who was lost in the crowd, whom the fizzing lights made dizzy, a zero who saw everything about him reduced to mockery.

Her indifference seemed to be a mockery of our collective fear.

Unlike other risks, the threat of terrorism cannot be forecast in time or scope, making a mockery of insurers' underwriting models.

Just one warning: Avoid sarcasm, mockery, and any other forms of humor that degrade or hurt others.

Interestingly, Xie Molin's self-mockery makes easily the old argument on "which came first, the egg or the chicken" associated with.

The flowers grew in the sarcophagi with a wild exuberance, wantoning, it seemed, in mockery of the tomb whence they sprang.

Maybe it is not a movie about the Holocaust but a sophisticated piece of self-mockery.

Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.

Kippers are one of those quintessentially English foods that leave us open for mockery.

Ning treats the gangsters more as of a nuisance and a target for mockery.

Furthermore, their exaggerated emotionalism occasionally made a mockery of some of their most laudable intentions.

Women's and children's rights campaigners denounced the practice as a "social madness" that made a "mockery of women in India" .

Such actions make a mockery of the Chinese government's commitments to its own citizens and the IOC.

You take a stupid gesture out of the realm of mockery and you give it illicit cachet.

cerberus : you , a mere human , make a mockery of me ?

Obviously, this was not the intent of the 14th Amendment; it makes a mockery of citizenship.

You're exhausting my patience and making a mockery of these proceedings.

I often self-mockery to say that I drop the LCD flat screen!

I find that I've become a figure of mockery on your account at the Dining Club.

He was always held up to mockery.

Talk show host: We know self-mockery needs courage. So, tell us something about you that make you UNHAPPY to let us have a delight?

And the party still makes an ass of the law and a mockery of justice.

Active from May to late June, when it claims to have disbanded, LulzSec's hallmark was prankish attacks accompanied by public mockery.

AutoContent, The New Yorker once reported, was named as a joke, in "outright mockery of its target customers" .

The timing of the "ceremony" in London, which was held on Columbus Day, is a blatant mockery of history.

Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him.

The unfair and hasty decision of the court made a mockery of the trial.

Life was not the mockery she had thought it three days ago.

Mathew D. Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said Monday's ceremonies "make a mockery of marriage. "

Cue, also, widespread concern that avoiding radical reform of military and entitlement spending makes a mockery of the process.

And while Briton enjoys no monopoly in self-mockery, she does, I feel, consistently push its boundaries.

Shanghai is still a mockery of a market.

Why, then, had he come hither? Was it but the mockery of penitence? A mockery, indeed, but in which his soul trifled with itself!

As the Democrats' brace themselves for big losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, Ms Palin's mockery will sting.

To be honest, this mockery of the independent film production work, a poster is more funny than the film itself.

The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution.

i ve had many a laugh at her perplexities and untold troubles , which she vainly strove to hide from my mockery.

The new bonuses make a mockery of banks' claim that higher equity buffers are too expensive to contemplate.

A technological mockery of a 10-foot-tall gnome stands before you, clunking and whirling with steam power.

De Klerk said that the decision to refuse the visa made a "mockery" of the peace conference.

The second sham trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former boss of the Yukos oil company, makes a mockery of judicial independence.

A busy network of tunnels running under Rafah has, in any event, made a mockery of the Egyptian effort.

and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.

Mockery and reproach pricked me to rise, but found no response in me.

Caving in to the Chinese government, argued Google's critics, made a mockery of its corporate motto, "don't be evil" .

What about your mockery, not shutting any of this down?

Nigeria held its own mockery of an election last April.

But Mr Jobs used that term in mockery, since many of these phones are, to him, so patently dim-witted.

Worse still, despite some heavy subject matter, there is a lack of genuine feeling that makes a mockery of the London band's moniker.

A voice asks whether she is prepared to endure cold, hunger, mockery, prison and death, all of which await her on the other side.

"Darfur is making a mockery of our vows of 'never again, '" said Roth.

This name is a mockery for the worship of the false god, Baal, in the Old Testament.

Men sterilized because of political belief, a mockery made of friendship and faith, the murder of children.

But neither this mockery nor more polite critiques from economists like Robert Shiller of Yale had much effect.

He continued with his plan to build a flying machine, in spite of the mockery of his friends.

It is a risky endeavour which, done badly, will make a mockery of the Western effort to stabilise and modernise the place.

Some have already been gassed in Auschwitz, their American citizenship has become a useless mockery.

He replied with a note of mockery in his voice.

Private cramming tutors have never been in such demand before and this makes a mockery of the whole business.

The question is a mockery of a travesty of a sham.

All the assured charm, the self-mockery, disappeared from Johnny Fontane's face.

These conservative who advocates reform of the big mockery.

Anything else can be shelved also, and then a smile of self-mockery, sleep bar.

Words of humiliation, mockery, judgment, criticism, etc. may take their root deeply in you.

So it's worth pointing out that special treatment for fracking makes a mockery of free-market principles.

The full bright moon and the reflection of the snow made a mockery of the night .

Admired by London colleagues, I feared these items would just attract mockery from pupils.

They went through the mockery of a trial.

The financial crisis made a mockery of both assumptions.

But I also understand that without the will, it can be a mockery.

The justice of the Church is not a mockery, my lord.

in mockery Pilate had "The King of the Jews" written over it.

Prince Charles does not escape mild mockery.

It is impolite to make a mockery of those in misfortune.

The danger of the universal selector is that, since it matches every element, it ends up making a mockery of inheritance.

Return home, tail between my legs. Face the mockery of friends and neighbours.

A careless attitude toward obedience makes a mockery of God's amazing grace.

He spoke of it with mockery.

He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended.

Self - mockery may sometimes mask great conceit.

The dramas make a mockery of such claims.

Rain made a mockery of our picnic.

Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery?

There is an element of mockery in his manner of speech.

It was so difficult to get local workers and it was a mockery for us to recruit foreign workers to this "jungle" .

Put frankly, air travel makes a mockery of many people's attempts to live a green life.

The trial was a mockery of justice.

She could not tolerate their mockery any longer.

A legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.

Any actor who doesn't want to reek of despair should avoid such self-mockery at all costs.

He does not want to be a mockery.

His trial was a mere mockery.

Socialist Europe resists capitalism, the religious right in America questions evolution and the Middle East makes a mockery of democracy.

I crucified the Christ of God. I joined the mockery.

Doesn't it make a mockery of anything I, or even Britain, might do?

It is what it is, our politition's have made a mockery of the USA so when are we going to change that by voting independent.

As long as tragedy is averted, there is ample scope for affectionate mockery.

I faced mockery and ridicule from some.

Their mockery of John hurt his feeling.

Skilled cartoonists in humorous way manages to undergo a mockery of everything that is wrong in society.

Never mind the mockery of others!

and turn his life into some kind of mockery?

Through his foolishness he became a mockery in the village.

Finally my friend had had enough of their mockery. "How do you know how to cook a turkey? "

What right do you have to take a baby and turn his life into some kind of mockery? Don't you ever feel guilty?

Every day the trial makes a mockery of justice.

Cuillaume had treated woman with adoration, and Jean with mockery, and Chaucer remembered both ways in his own verses

That kind of life would make a mockery of Jesus Christ's sacrificial death upon the cross

hold (sb. , sth. ) up to mockery

decision of the court made a mockery of the trial

The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous

and complete mockery of his wedding vows

State stamp laws for drugs make a mockery of the tax code

Expressing or exhibiting scorn and bitter mockery

New layers of mockery and sarcasm