This is another cynical attempt by this government to increase the division between the fairly wealthy and the poor.

He accused Labor politicians of a "cynical attempt to exploit a national tragedy."

Even if it had been a cynical attempt to aid his mental health she sincerely wanted to help.

As a cynical attempt to manipulate the electorate and the media, it was unsurpassed.

This is either a cruel delusion, or a cynical attempt at spin control.

"This one-year proposed term is nothing but a cynical attempt to cloud the issue."

Democrats called the vote "a cynical attempt to make the President look bad."

She called his past proposals empty, cynical attempts to find his way to the governor's chair.

But we needn't worry; this was merely a cynical attempt by someone who knows better to build support for that tax cut.

The attack, he said, was a "cynical attempt to undermine the peace process."