Sentence examples for greeted with ridicule from inspiring English sources

The efforts of Jenkins and Baird were generally greeted with ridicule or apathy.

The announcement was greeted with ridicule by some NGOs and campaign groups.

It allowed Mr. Dobson to emerge as the approved candidate even though Mr. Livingstone got more votes, a result that was greeted with ridicule.

In the depths of the last downturn, in December 1991, he told a Tory party conference: "The green shoots of economic recovery are appearing once again" - only to be greeted with ridicule and contempt.

BERLIN — A proposal by one of Germany's governing parties urging immigrants to speak German, even at home, was greeted with ridicule over the weekend — prompting party leaders, by Monday, to back away from the idea.

The first time this spiritual temptress hit town, 36 years ago, she was greeted with rancor, ridicule, irritation and some unpleasant personal name-calling.

Elaine May's directorial career — which slammed to a halt in 1987 when "Ishtar," a great comedy about artistic self-delusion, was greeted with unwarranted ridicule — began in 1970, with "A New Leaf" (Olive Films), another fable-like romp about self-delusion: in this case, the one called love.

By Richard Brody Elaine May's directorial career — which slammed to a halt in 1987 when "Ishtar," a great comedy about artistic self-delusion, was greeted with unwarranted ridicule — began in 1970, with "A New Leaf" (Olive Films), another fable-like romp about self-delusion: in this case, the one called love.

Yet it was greeted with hilarity and ridicule, while the most important introduction of a minimum alcohol price was dismissed for boosting supermarket profits.

A quixotic exercise in self-branding, during which the then-Labour government thought to unite the country by coming up with what it called a British "statement of values," devolved into near-farce a few years ago when the public greeted it with ridicule rather than enthusiasm.

It was greeted with public derision.