Yesterday's elections showed that there is now a widespread cynicism about the political system.

But if we did have a system in which each citizen contributed a small amount, the widespread cynicism about politicians might be dissipated.

There was also widespread cynicism about Mr. Chun's disclosures of his personal wealth, which he promised to donate to the state.

Political incompetence and complacency, sporadic corruption and widespread cynicism: having paid a price for none of it, Republicans would indulge in more of the same.

"But this year it is a plus because there is such widespread cynicism about career politicians as not being connected to the people."

Such inconsistencies have created widespread cynicism.

This widespread cynicism, these men and women said, has led to more aggressive scrutiny of Bush Administration policy.

In the last few months I detected rather widespread cynicism that companies will abandon, or should abandon, their incentive stock option plans.

This hope of patronage on both sides reflects a widespread cynicism inspired by the frustrating divisions in Nicaraguan politics.

A state agency has found that the Police Department here, suffering from low morale and widespread cynicism, failed to fairly police itself.