1.   Already this year, both parties have made hasty but inaccurate claims about the other side, which, some operatives worried, could breed cynicism among voters.

2.   Asking for input, then not acting on it, tends to breed cynicism.

3.   Familiarity with the Red Sox breeds cynicism.

4.   I think it bred this cynicism in my generation.

5.   It breeds cynicism over the way our laws are made.

6.   Q. Do you worry about a glut of business books breeding cynicism about management fads?

7.   So far, though, such assurances have only bred more cynicism and mistrust in the land-claim area of northern Madison and western Oneida counties.

8.   Some say the media have bred cynicism about politicians.

9.   That informal process breeds cynicism, however, and creates enormous headaches for businesses that must plan pollution-control investments years in advance.

10.   The code also breeds cynicism among those who cannot claim any of the subsidies that Congress passes at the behest of big contributors.