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I think it's sort of a cynical notion to think that this new tool is going to spread the incidence of cheating.

I've never been on a date, have always despised children, and I spend much of my time observing the world with calculating and cynical eyes.

The temptation is to think that people are more hardened and cynical to this sort of media manipulation.

It's like the cynical editor who tells the cub reporter, "If your mother says she loves you, check it out. "

Matched against this belief are more cynical and protectionist forces that have, alas, had a strong hand in shaping the new law.

What are we to make of all this? Well, you could say that it demonstrates how cynical the media and society as a whole have become.

Give the book a chance, find the truth out for yourself, and don't be put off by the Guardian's Jay Raynor's somewhat cynical review.

She pictured him tall, slim, cynical; with eye-glasses, and his hands in his pockets; and she did not like him.

For a minute he literally hated this earthy, cynical world to which one belonged, willy-nilly.

It would be over-cynical to see this as a Democratic ploy to lure the Republicans into alienating a vital group of voters all over again.

We are going to try to run the same by forging a cynical alliance with the very members of Congress who tried to destroy him a year ago.

Twain, too, is something of the cynical pedagogue, though one of his San Francisco nicknames was the Wild Humorist of the Plains.

Usually, when Lena referred to her life in the country at all, she dismissed it with a single remark, humorous or mildly cynical.

The acerbic singer with the raw voice and an often cynical view on modern life released his final album, The Wind, just two weeks ago.

Cynical, tough people by nature, South Africans will soon start to ask hard questions of their national and local governments.

"When the inevitable errors then occur, confidence in scientific enterprise is eroded, eventually cultivating a cynical public, " he said.

In a cynical and me-first world, Mr. A has stunned me with his selflessness and generosity of spirit.

You come across in "Trading Up" as this really cold, hard, cynical, manipulative ? you know, rhymes with witch.

With so much money sloshing around the art world, it's not just cynical realists who worry that the market is overheating.

I "m surprised at some of the cynical comments about this sweet and gentle comedy of clashing cultures. "

The word serves a real purpose - it conveys tone in text, something that even the most cynical critics accept.

The cynical reader might ask, what is so special about this particular book in comparison to the numerous other books that are published.

They no longer believe in the hypocritical moralizing , and a cynical attitude toward life, to express their protest against the negative.

Gouvernail was slim enough, but he wasn't very tall nor very cynical; neither did he wear eyeglasses nor carry his hands in his pockets.

It tells the story of a cynical Brooklyn undertaker, Harry, and the object of his affection, a beautiful and deceased young man named Jamie.

he had sharp , if not brilliant , tongue in his head a gift at times for making crisp and cynical remarks.

A cynical employee of the FT might argue that any faltering of the Journal can only be to its benefit.

Cynical readers might observe that this kind of message will be welcome to American defence manufacturers.

It was this view that this silence hit, if that is not the case for China's rich and cynical attitude shocked.

At that point, President Sarkozy can ill afford the sort of cynical public opinion that, in 2007, he promised to turn around.

We argue it's the later, but it's easy to imagine many people seeing Wikipedia on a news page and feeling pretty cynical about it.

"I think one of the biggest problems is that college graduates are too idealistic, or cynical, to adapt themselves to society, " he said.

Lenin prefers the cynical voice of the enemy to "sugary communistic nonsense" .

In a press interview, John Lennon made a cynical off-the-cuff remark that the Beatlemania had made his band "more popular than Jesus now" .

A dried-up , yellow little man , cynical and weary in the face, as if a moral steam - roller had passed over it, answered this call .

It's taken on other meanings now without a clear definition. . . but I'd summarize it as: "I'm cynical as hell. "

The purpose of this cynical exercise was to pretend that the EU was solving a problem, when in fact it was not.

People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious, cynical.

My friends were confused about me, but I'd throw them off my trail by embracing the persona of a cynical, slightly neurotic fatalist.

A cynical observer might well conclude that the Federal Reserve threw caution to the wind years ago.

Sense of loss derived from the emotional response, people will have pessimism, despair, lack of confidence, or even cynical attitude.

FP: Ian, you think the Republicans' economic plans are intentionally cynical?

"That's true. " She hesitated. "Well, I've had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything. "

Lewis cynical defiance of federal authority was more than Congress would tolerate .

With a cynical outlook, the young people today are easy to go to extremes.

It is conceivable that the lack of love could make the children from the single-parents family become more hostile and cynical.

To the rest of the world, Russia looked like a cynical society where people were interested only in personal wealth and national muscle.

They were cynical and sometimes slightly resentful; what right did a business school have to be preaching at them?

Alastair Nicholson, a former judge, calls the Rudd government's changes a "cynical attempt to perpetuate racial discrimination" .

Many of you have been left feeling bitter, cynical and deeply fearful of any kind of relationship that requires a commitment from you.

All of which will have to be achieved against a much less benign global background and a cynical and alienated public.

He took an entire audience of cynical tech people and brought our energy levels up 10 notches.

That sounds cynical enough. But most European governments do not even have the courage of their lack of convictions.

The land of Leibniz and Humboldt, of Goethe and Gauss, is now indulging the fantasies of cynical scaremongers.

On this day at least, even the cynical journalists were charmed.

Eugene had been especially fond of Don Juan and other cynical works, and his notes revealed much about his selfishness and disillusionment.

His cynical breaking of a promise to be bound by federal campaign-finance limits was shabby by any standards.

As I discuss with my colleagues Aaron Task and Jeff Macke in the accompanying video, you don't have to be cynical to think that.

Its client and neighbor North Korea is becoming more belligerent by the week, and Beijing is still playing cynical diplomacy-as-usual.

There are only two ways to make the cut: to be totally cynical or to be totally clueless.

others still that she sees Mr Sarkozy's interventionist zeal as a cynical ploy to boost his domestic poll ratings.

Cynical as it may sound , it may take a sobering economic downturn to drive home the need for further change .

Not to sound cynical or harsh, but if we stopped hanging out in grade nine, there was probably a reason why.

Roy: Hmm. Go figure. I had pretty much given up on there being any justice at this farce of a trial, but I guess I was being too cynical.

Mr Obama's flip-flop on public finance is certainly cynical (and his willingness to justify it as an act of high principle even more so).

But even Louise cannot keep Carrie from her cynical attitude about the coming wedding to Big.

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Maybe only a critic will develop cynical fatigue at all, as the optimism marches on.

The remark "the only good news story is a bad news story" is sometimes quoted by cynical journalists.

Cynical, self seeking, materialistic and ungoverned by the principles of the Truth.

That cynical calculation lies behind the design of many weapons that are intended to incapacitate rather than annihilate.

They were aiming at the two great art fashions of the time, political realism (aka cynical realism) and political pop.

This may seem a cynical ploy to expand their business, but some compulsion is needed to get around the selection problem.

The terms of the various debt exchange offers are still bank-friendly, but not nearly as cynical as some of the earlier proposals.

Others are cynical, desiring the worst possible economy as an aid to recapturing the White House and Senate in 2012.

Talking about her audition, Susan said "I expected people to be a wee bit cynical . "

Such research may be intended to benefit society, but some environmentalists see it as a cynical play for profits.

Classify Zhu Wei among the 'cynical realists', and he strenuously objects.

Ordinary Chinese, steeped in petty government corruption, are often bitterly cynical toward the rich.

But the ordinary man is cynical; he believes, rightly or wrongly, that Germany is using the Games for her own ends.

It just taught me to be cynical and expect the absolute worst from people.

An avid reader of the broad sheets, little Lu Jun talks like a cynical adult. The way he acts has a lot to do with his parents.

Although a bit hyperbolic, the tagline "no-fun Olympics" has become a cynical refrain among foreign residents and the media.

"Everybody Knows" is a droll and cynical farewell to the sex revolution in light of the dangers of AIDS.

Speaking on the ABC television program This Week, Obama said Americans have become cynical, and with good reason.

We were , in short, not just getting out under the cynical cover of a " decent interval " before the final collapse .

Despite being such a naive, unlikeable, hormone-addled teenager, he is full of hilarious, cynical wise-cracks - you can't help but love him.

For example, Cao said he would question the work ethic and attitude of an employee whose signature was too cynical or maverick.

However, many respondents were cynical about the prospect of this happening, fearing client services will be a victim of cost cutting.

The boys made several cynical remarks to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.

But for that resurgence of courage to bloom, we need to get past the cynical resignation that assumes change is impossible.

Yet, in reality, Derman has always been pretty cynical about those models that won him, and other quants, earlier accolades.

On the turn of a moment , Gemini can become cynical , biting, moody and quickly angered .

It's a tribute to Jordan all right, but more like a cynical ode to his business sense.

In a nation that reveres high office, the manhandling of the judge shocked even the most cynical of Pakistani politicians.

The incorrigibly cynical Gordon Brown might offer it, but a Lib-Lab coalition would lack both a majority and legitimacy.

Rather, I find that I develop information overload after a while and become cynical.

Darling spoke out after Gordon Brown said last night that people should not be "cynical" about what could be achieved at the G20.

Another boy student hair shovel is green, with a face be cynical expression, plaid short sleeve shirt is beige pants.

No matter who wins the case, the documents found in discovery paint a picture of BP as a cynical company that put profits ahead of prudence.

The public mood has grown more cynical since then; Watergate showed that presidents can be villains.

Political talk in Egypt has always been acidly cynical, but now a new bitterness has crept in.

confidentiality principle, only in this prerequisite, students can be cynical and spoke freely.

I should hate her to become cynical.

Perhaps the media's habit of treating every potential crisis as an omen of the apocalypse made them cynical.

Especially do not feign affection, neither be cynical about love.

"He is a leader who sees the world clearly without being cynical, " he said.

"This is a cynical ploy on the part of the Republican leadership in an election year, " Cantwell said in a statement.

He had nearly swooned at what Lord Henry had said in a chance mood of cynical jesting .

They become cynical and think that programming is just a way of making money.

Most all of the foreign teachers I met were jaded, cynical, and had a virulent antipathy towards Chinese people.

It's easy, of course, to be cynical about political speeches, especially on economic matters.

Waugh was part of an ill-fated military mission to the cynical, wily Communist partisans in Yugoslavia.

Cynical was positive related with projection, passive aggression, isolation and consumption tendencies.

Yet others, less cynical, suggest that perhaps Mr Hariri may genuinely have changed his mind.

Poland has done well despite its bad governments, causing the public to take a largely cynical and apathetic view of domestic politics.

He brought amazing emotional substance and a cynical reality to the movie.

I would much rather hold a less cynical view about this.

Picking up the cynical mood, Stephen Colbert, a comedian, lampooned Paulson's pitch.

Trevor Phillips said Muslims are better at integrating into society, while Christians often complain about bias for cynical political gains.

You can be cynical, of course, and in life that's generally the right thing to be.

I knew that you would understand me. Harry is so cynical, he terrifies me.

Others, more cynical, say this figure was bumped up so that it would be higher than those killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.

compared to the negative role of the contrast between the large, often bizarre, Zeimeishuyan, cynical.

On a more positive, if cynical, note, the bailout being offered to Greece should help protect the banks.

The boys made several cynical remarksj to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.

So what's behind the foreboding whispers? Some truly cynical domestic politics, it would appear.

Off Stumped voices similar concerns about government inaction and apathy. Cynical Indian emphasizes that people need to be more vigilant.

Jeremy Grantham of GMO, a fund-management group, is a detached and cynical observer of the financial and economic scene.

Naoko Shinomiya, an administrative assistant in Tokyo, said many of her friends were cynical about panda diplomacy.

Having to rein in an adventure-seeking youth made Obi-Wan wise -- and cynical -- beyond his years.

More cynical than the sharp weapon, soft-spoken than the sun still moderate.

Tuesday and Wednesday you're feeling similarly antisocial , but not in a negative or cynical way. You're just lost in your own head.

I did not refer to Israel and the Palestinians (written in cynical font).

On another occasion, Kaplan suggested from the bench that the suit against Chevron was nothing more than a cynical con.

And cynical political operators are exploiting that anxiety to further the economic interests of their backers.

Loss has not embittered him or made him cynical.

In stark contrast to this, the executives of the magazine are cynical and experienced.

"Neither wholly cynical nor wholly romantic, Kaufman's story is a balance of smarts and sentiment. " -- Michael O'Sullivan.

Therefore, in the face of such containers, it is not careful, cynical.

We intuitive believe that being cynical is an advantage in detecting lies.

This has already helped spawn the so-called "Tea Party movement" of disaffected Republicans and many Democrats are no less cynical.

This has been portrayed as a trivial matter being pursued by some cynical and uppity Americans who don't know their place.

Even the most cynical can no longer deny the unavoidable consequences of climate abuse.

Those who did accept were generally teenagers, suggesting that the older we get, the more cynical of goodwill gestures we become.

It might seem that the past century would make Egyptians cynical about the power of paper to build a proper political order.

"You're too cynical, " said Nikolai. "Some who talk about peace and conciliation merely want peace and conciliation. "

I choose joy . . . I will refuse the temptation to be cynical. . . the tool of the lazy thinker.

My mother takes a rather cynical view of men.

Karkov was not cynical about those times either when he talked.

This makes you become cynical, you decide to repress that part of yourself that once wanted fulfillment and joy.

He staggered home shaken and thoroughly cynical about the supposed new national spirit so enthusiastically promoted by the world's media.

The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul.

That is the cynical verdict of a fund-management executive on the European Union's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive.

Cynical manipulation of this liability bomb can fatally disadvantage US companies that have secured contracts or ventures in China.

But the cynical might wonder whether there is a further, unconscious element to his motivation.

However, online, many bloggers remained cynical, calling the new story "another insult" .

film noir [film nw'a: r] n. A movie characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical characters.

Similarly in financial games psychologists have run in the lab, people are remarkably cynical about the trustworthiness of others.

Gillanbone was not a particularly superstitious community, but even the most cynical resident shivered that Sunday, September 2nd.

But the film's pseudo-Oriental spiritualism is constantly undermined by a cynical humour.

her alcoholism, lust, disrespectful, cynical, and very arrogant and arrogant.

"In my more cynical moments, " Mr Cope-Morgan grins, "I describe it as enterprise resource planning for people. "

I have seen much inhumanity, cheating, corruption, sordidness and selfishness but I have not become cynical.

Ms. Ser tells clients that the process of drawing up a prenup isn't entirely a cynical exercise.

So why now? There are plenty of reasons to be sceptical and cynical about the regime's intentions.

I think it was a cynical ploy to exploit the scientific process to create fear in the minds of consumers.

His editor is a cynical older man named Shrike who mockingly compares Miss Lonelyhearts to Jesus Christ.

The stories they tell are cynical, flip, and profane--the very antithesis of "heroic" in the romantic sense.

Claude had a slightly more cynical view of the world than the other characters, and adults could identify with this.

I was being somewhat cynical but that's a time-proven method of criticism.

The insurgents and criminals who were his sworn enemies viewed Hamidi's peacemaking as the biggest threat to their cynical ambitions.

This suggests people aren't inherently cynical, it's just that we don't get enough practice at trusting.

But another feeling rose and triumphed: something hard and cynical, self-willed and resolute.

But it's not striving for goals that leads to disease; rather, it's being hostile, angry and cynical.

It moves us forward and frees us from the traps that ensnare cynical, pessimistic, and negative thinkers.

Is it too cynical to say that Brown and his Govt are pandering to the UK's Muslim minority for votes in the coming 2010 election.

He was cynical about her prospects for victory.

The survey also suggested older people were most cynical about cancer prevention advice.

And LiYouFu is the most cynical, he felt the expose crazy children are the future masters of the, so now is just nonsense just!

The logic is hard-nosed, even cynical, especially towards Russia's former Soviet neighbours.

She is neither cynical nor craven; her willingness to talk and think freely made her an instant favorite of mine.

He's changed from being cynical about politics to being very interested in it.

Don't be cynical. As Dr Manmohan Singh has pointed out several times, Mumbai will soon overtake Shanghai.

City dwellers were thought of as cold, cynical, and unfriendly.

The "Butter Tower" at Rouen cathedral was financed entirely by such cynical invoicing.

Nor is the emphasis on Confucius and "harmony" solely about cynical public relations.

I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan.

Hitchcock's films often take a cynical view of traditional romantic relationships.

and the Western infatuation with modern Chinese art, whose prices now leave a cynical smile on many a painter's face.

Forget the romantic novel. Most women are bored with, and cynical about, the well-trodden path of romantic fiction.

In our cynical age, Mr Nohria's willingness to talk about shaping character is admirable.

He creates a comical, cynical, shell-of-a-man.

He decried "the cynical youth who looks upon forty as a living death" .

But many young people haven't yet learned to be cynical.

But soon commentators were making cynical remarks about the timing of the wedding.

One diplomat cautions against being overly cynical, however.

He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.

Everything they were not cynical about Soviet society.

Susan said "I expected people to be a wee bit cynical. "

Its focus on Marco as disillusioned and cynical is a personal self-portrait by Miyazaki.

The pushback you are almost certain to receive is a predictable response from the cynical analytical.

We know this column could come across as a bit cynical. But we are truly hopeless optimists, so let's get to some solutions.

The past year has shown that you can never be too cynical about Wall Street, Detroit or Washington D. C.

No wonder China's fans are sometimes said to be the most cynical in the world.

Krusty is more unpleasant than intimidating, with his cynical view of life, his failing moral and never ending thirst for money and liquor.

In a cynical era it is easy to overlook the importance of this institutionalized efficiency and breadth of fiduciary trust.

The financial markets are appropriately cynical about U. S. politics.

Yes, I've grown cynical , I'm totally disillusioned about everyone and everything.

Mr Kim's outbreak of hospitality may stem from two cynical political calculations.

Ironically, such resignation can happen in people who aren't personally cynical.

Cao Bing come in when suddenly, the brothers will be "fish" you "water" it cynical of Zhuge Liang.

I won't take part in Valentines Day. It's just a cynical plot by companies to make money.

Young, bright eyes, revealed a cynical smile, lonely lurk gentle sadness.

You can't be a cynical Santa when kids are asking you if you are friends with Frosty the Snowman.

He's becoming more cynical, probably from hanging around with newspaper men .

For example some people take critical thinking to extreme and end up highly cynical, finding it hard to see anything positive in the world.

For anyone who takes a cynical view of the causes of war, water seems a less likely agent than say, oil or diamonds.

A more cynical view is that the FSA has survived as long as it has without bloodletting because it is the brainchild of Gordon Brown.

It was run by cynical operators and peopled by surly subjects.

He is characterized as cocky, cynical, and somewhat lazy, but is highly skilled and takes pride in his work.

a cynical distrust of friendly strangers; a cynical view of the average voter's intelligence.

Even the most cynical traveler will appreciate the West Lake for its space and beauty.

This cynical strategy won Bush and Mr. Cheney four more disastrous years in office.

The tone of the discussion is almost unanimously pessimistic and even cynical.

Credit where it's due, despite the result they came and tried to play football without cynical fouls or player histrionics .

enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.

Possibly, be cynical , play feeling becomes that woman regret man.

The might of the army is "invincible, " according to state media but the refugees are rather cynical about the ill equipped force.

The movie's brutally cynical happy ending reveals that it doesn't take itself seriously.

And the cynical majority said, "We don't believe you. We don't need it. We don't like it. You're scaring us. "

The evil selfish landlord was cursed and defied by cynical farmers in poverty.

So freezing federal pay is cynical deficit-reduction theater.

There is also the charge that realism is cynical, and does not therefore represent western values.

What a cynical Mr Putin really wants is a Russian sphere of influence in Europe.

A more cynical explanation is that many emerging countries "import" American monetary policy via a dollar link.

The impasse was made worse by Jobert's passionate nature , which masqueraded as cynical nonchalance .

And though it might sound cynical, money and art are inextricably linked.

The move to build houses for Jewish families in the settlement of Har Homa has been criticised by peace groups as cynical.

Those more cynical about these things might question the timing.

It is a cold, cynical, calculating attack by the spoiled child of Europe.

Thus, when we surmount others' criticism, ridicule or cynical comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just as the second frog did.

This, the more cynical reader may feel, sometimes leads him down dubious paths.

I gotta tell you I'm no fool . I'm kinda cynical .

An ex-con, tough cynical and always on the look-out for something to steal or a girl to make a pass at.

This is protectionism without the protection. Pure appeasement politics: calculated and cynical.

Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness, hard and unkind.

I don't go out much, I'm still cynical but philosophical as well these days.

Just for you, I learned to camouflage, be neither hot nor cold, commom; cynical, laughed again, also can not flow the inexpensive tears.

People who are chronically cynical are a pain to work with .