The public disclosure of the affair made Boursicot the subject of widespread ridicule.

The stories were presented as fact, and led to dramatically increased circulation but also widespread ridicule.

The national spotlight on the trial, however, led to widespread ridicule of the religious opponents of evolution theory.

I have no idea of a man being a good diplomatist who does not give good dinners', he provoked widespread ridicule.

The failure to exclude Kisch brought the Language test into widespread public ridicule.

History Village, especially the robot museum, was now the object of widespread ridicule.

But on Wednesday, faced with legal questions, a retaliatory ban on a Texas beer and widespread ridicule, the regulators changed their minds.

The proposals for training on a healthy diet have already attracted widespread ridicule in the British press.

Only four years ago, amid widespread ridicule, Coca-Cola abandoned a plan for its vending machines to charge more for a soda on hot days.

The case garnered widespread ridicule and was dismissed on the second day of the trial.