Sentence examples for cause of mockery from inspiring English sources

One well-deserved cause of mockery was my decision to have an official box made up with the title "Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister" emblazoned on it.

The novels feature numerous abductions of the heroine, a trait which was the cause of mockery by early and later critics.

I longed for a day when such habits weren't the cause of mockery but were, if not accepted, at least ignored.

His lament about referee Karl-Josef Assenmacher was the cause of mirth and mockery not head-bowed concern.

The statement from his office on Thursday called on the court to cease pursuing him and to abide by the rule of law - "the absence of which will cause mockery of the nation... unnecessary tension amongst the various pillars of state and possibly destabilize the country".

But strongly defending the Buchanan faction and affirming its legitimacy, he warned the opposing group, "If their plan is to cause a mockery of democracy by storming the convention, they would be guilty of the same thing they accuse other people of doing".

He has put forward plenty of evidence about intricate fine-tuning in the universe, which requires a cause of intelligence, and makes a mockery of the naturalistic self-assembling theory.

In this case imitation is the sincerest form of mockery.

Hoarders shouldn't be the objects of mockery.

Online, the torrent of mockery and criticism has been fierce.

Nevertheless, Roberts invites a degree of mockery.