1.   But it would be wrong to equate his cynical effort to remain in power with the cause of regional tranquillity.

2.   It was a cynical effort to attract votes from Polish, Czech and Hungarian Americans by promising their motherlands membership.

3.   Many are running mainly in a cynical effort to protect personal economic interests or in some cases to gain immunity from prosecution.

4.   Opposition politicians sought to paint the Murayama speech as a cynical effort to woo public support.

5.   Others call the deals cynical efforts by big business to buy the friendship of those in power.

6.   Republicans here dismissed the vote as a cynical effort aimed solely at the next election.