| 1 | The Global Compact attracted cynicism from the start. | |
| 2 | Lu Xun used burning satire and freezing irony, cast in the form of essays, to do battle against the rule of the forces of darkness. | |
| 3 | For men, hate is most often used with cynicism, scum, and racism. | |
| 4 | The result is a serious crisis of governance that has depressed popular support for representative government and deepened cynicism. | |
| 5 | The Bain report' s findings on investment immigration were greeted with a mixture of envy, exasperation and cynicism online. |