Sentences with phrase «against derision»

Like those in the Denver Museum exhibition, these three artists struggled against derision from their male peers, lack of access to the art institutions, holding down multiple jobs with paltry wages, and the demands of raising a family.

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With Cohn stepping down, the revival of «globalist» as a term of derision against him raises the prospect that Trump intends to fill vacancies with «nationalists» and take a more protectionist tilt from here on out.

BERLIN — U.S. President Barack Obama was a subject of derision Saturday as hundreds of thousands of Germans across the country marched against a White House - backed trade deal.

I find the unremitting hostility and animus of atheists like «Derp» baffling; for all the seemingly wonderful life he is enjoying, he seems compelled to get on this site and spew derision, mockery, and hatred against others.I simply do not, can not grasp that mindset; to claim to actually derive pleasure from in effect being a bully - again, that say a whole lot about his true character.So... Peace & Love to all!!

I stand by ridicule, mockery and derision as the only weapon against the Holy Trinity.

Ironically, it seems like you've created your own culture here where motives are cynically questioned, honest questioning is dismissed and anything that is contrarily spoken against the actions and behavior of the group is mercilessly met with derision.

Ridicule and derision along with sympathy for the wronged or «martyred» is a most powerful weapon against these bigoted christians.

• So, having heaped upon the National Council of Churches» screed against the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus» arrival in the Americas a small measure of the derision that it deserves («Repenting of America 1492 - 1992,» October 1990), we are asked how Christians should think about the occasion.

Because it's a heck of a lot easier to dish it out than it is to eat it up, let me tell you, and I think sometimes we inadvertently perpetuate celebrity culture by railing so loudly against it, by feeding into the caricatures with our derision.

Circumcision is a very controversial parenting topic, and being pro or against it is often met with derision.

The weight of the world piles on this collection of pathological losers, and Little Miss Sunshine admirably decides against adding to it with our derision and condescension.

Not only is there less time and energy wasted on bad - mouthing Seattle here in Frankfurt than in many such earlier gatherings, but one rant against the retailer has been met with stark derision in the publishing community, and, in a more signal moment, a major leader in the business has waved the closest thing we've seen yet to an olive branch.

Efforts to search for alternative causes of climate change have been vigorously resisted by all variety of means, and those who try to speak out against it have suffered one form of derision or another.

Once the lines are drawn between those who are for LLLTs and those against LLLTs, be prepared for a growing culture of lawyer derision and devaluation of the role lawyers play in our legal system by those who zealously support LLLTs and other reforms.