Sentences with phrase «derision as»

Your attempts to keep an open mind shouldn't generate such derision as far as I'm concerned.

The expectations for the track were perhaps not quite as high as, during the coverage of the Formula 1 races, it is often referred to with derision as a «Mickey Mouse circuit» or a «glorified karting track.»

Numerous cast changes o (more...) Aaron Spelling's jiggly classic about gorgeous gumshoes working for an unseen boss garnered as much derision as it did male viewers.

Aidan and his family live in a Los Angeles where home - schooling the children is met with as much derision as Amish people using electricity (and Braff's «teaching» is no different from parents who homeschool their kids to believe dinosaurs never existed), and sexual harassment laws are a courtesy rather than something to enforce.

On the other hand, the image of Michael Fassbender wearing the Magneto helmet has become the subject of some derision as it does seem to be a wee bit oversized.

Thing that's interesting about «The Simple Life» is that it's as worthless and worthy of derision as Nicole and Paris, products, both, of a fast, facile culture that favours beautiful people so vacuous that as soon as the wind shifts, the destruction of them is brought to pass with zero effort in zero time.

Cameron's voice was dripping with derision as he quoted the lefty New Statesman's unimpressed verdict on the Labour leader.

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

Not exact matches

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.

Hoyle coined the name «Big Bang» as a term of derision.

ridicule ˈridiˌkyoōl noun the subjection of someone or something to mockery and derision: he is held up as an object of ridicule.

Fifty years after its first publication, Herberg's critique of pluralism is still impressive, as are his ideas about the importance of group identities and his derision of «the melting pot.»

These and scores of similar stories ought to make us cringe at the ease with which Bible - based diet books (and the writers of them) are fodder for highbrow derision, as when B. Laurence Moore in Selling God cattily dismisses them as «merchandise in questionable taste» and lumps them indifferently with «love - making manuals» and «the Christian equivalent of Harlequin romances.»

We need to remember this when we celebrate our faith as Catholics, even if at times we meet scorn and derision like our divine Master.

He was the son of «Okie» migrants to California, fleeing economic devastation and treated in their new home as immigrants often are — with stereotypes and derision.

And, whether they label their art as «Christian» or not, artists need the support of the Christian community, not its derision when they dare to shift our paradigm regarding the aesthetics of art.

Had there been any social healing in his time, then there would not have been as much social derision towards Him either in His time or now.

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh as He shall have them in derision.

In contrast to our derision, Jesus receives Nicodemus as a pilgrim, a sincere religious seeker.

The editors there seem incapable of hearing the derision in their voices as they explain that Trump's appeal is based on «fear» and «hate.»

Whether the offended individual sits broken - hearted, staring almost like a beggar at the Paradox, paralyzed by his suffering, or he sheathes himself in the armor of derision, pointing the arrows of his wit as if from a distance — he is still passive and near at hand.

Over the past generation «supply side economics» has become an epithet used to cast scorn and derision upon any policy that doesn't look to Big Government as a driver of economic growth.

The continued string of derision of me as a Catholic or of Catholics in general doesn't advance an argument for your side.

Allen has not always managed to hold down a first team place during his time at Anfield, and has often appeared as a target for hate and derision amongst his own fans, but has silenced his critics somewhat recently with a series of strong performances.

If you gonna take this attitude I've Better off supporting another team which I'll never do but putting it this way if you are so bitter about management of arsenal it's not arsene who bought the club, what of Tottenham who as yet to sign a player they came second and we were second two seasons ago yet arsene and the management got some abuse and derision from some of our fans, this has to stop ✋ people or we drive some better players signing for us because it's not only the money for a few of the better player's out there

He brought his spread offense with him to the derision of the Big Ten, taking Purdue in and out of and back in the top 25 throughout his 12 - year run as the head coach of the Boilermakers.

It seems that Blackburn sites are meeting the suggestion with some derision — pointing to the fees quoted for Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill and suggesting that their man is just as good.

While Johnson's suggestion that the UK should be positive about Trump prompted some derision in the Commons chamber, MPs such as the SNP's Mhairi Black also took to Twitter to express their disdain.

The last - minute inclusion of Jeremy Corbyn as a contender to the leadership of the Labour Party was received with derision by mainstream media and party figures.

In the same vein, though sometimes effective in eliciting support, historical analogy as a marketing tool tends on occasion to simplify reality more than is warranted and can thus lead to derision by a sceptical audience.

President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed interest in the concept, even as it has sparked derision among some infrastructure types, who question its viability and, relatedly, its potential impact on the human body.

Omatseye's piece is an intellectual derision of facts, as it were.

Following the 2005 election, Johnson was initially announced on 6 May 2005 as being «Secretary of State for Productivity, Energy and Industry», but after just a week, on 13 May, it was declared that the new title would not be used, after widespread derision of the new name, because the abbreviation for Johnson's title, Productivity, Energy and Industry Secretary, would have been «PENIS».

Latterly, in the West at least, eccentrics have shown a remarkable capacity to flourish while inviting and suffering derision, as demonstrated by numerous «bad» poets and singers stubbornly and unaffectedly proud of their dubious gifts, as well as the many self - styled emperors and statesmen.

As is often the case with bold, new ideas, it was met at first with puzzlement and derision.

Any other path is often looked upon with derision by peers, as though leaving academia means you can't handle the academic track.

There is frequent open triumphalism — open derision — as concerns expressed by representatives of entire communities are batted away.

Still, it aims low for a film that seeks to make superstars out of its performers, and doesn't succeed even in its limited aspirations, such that perhaps From Justin to Kelly actually benefits from its perpetual critical derision, as only the very lowest of expectations can have viewers feeling pleasantly surprised by the miniscule returns in entertainment the film provides.

At first, the other guys who work with Andy (at some fictionalized Circuit City clone at an L.A. strip mall) have little use for him except as an object of mild derision and disbelief.

Gargon, taking the moral high road, urges Kennedy to do the right thing and resign, and not follow some of his baser instincts — such as wearing a neck brace to Mary Jo's funeral when he clearly didn't need one, an act that drew derision in press accounts at the time.

The film's radical approach won both extravagant praise and harsh derision: the critic Pauline Kael dismissed it as «all solemn and expectant — like High Mass.» Mr. Resnais's attitude was more amused.

To most of the world, Tommy is an object of derision or disgust; rather than reciting Tennessee Williams or Shakespeare, suggests the teacher of that San Francisco acting workshop, perhaps he should seek out roles as a villain or a monster.

Scientology has been played largely as a figure of derision in pop culture but Gibney seeks to show the dark side here, how it controls people and ruins lives, despite essentially being started as a way of writing off tax.

While the narrow tone and deliberately offbeat methods are sure to elicit derision from those comfortable with more standard cinematic conventions, they also make Cyrus stand out as an intimate and heartfelt piece of filmmaking.

Richard Linklater's 12 - year project, chronicling the filmed - in - real - time tale of young Mason (Ellar Contrane) as he grows up from the age of six to the age of eighteen, has seemingly received just as much praise as it has derision, particularly by critics who were lukewarm on it amongst everyone else's ebullient praise, perhaps out of irritation.

As with any hardcore audience, attempts to streamline - particularly in how individual armour skills now disincentivise building full sets over hours of grinding - may be looked at with derision.

Emulating blockbuster productions is a bit of a double - edged sword, as it will attract a sizable audience which likes those kinds of films, but at the same time, they are also so well - known and oft - watched, if you aren't going to bring anything new to the story, you are likely to be greeted by scorn and derision, even among fantasy fans.

doesn't really dispel the derision and anger that was directed at Tonya Harding in the 1990s as much as it transfers those emotions to new targets, particularly Eckhardt and Harding's mother (Janney is deliciously evil, and also too easy to hate).

I didn't think it was funny when the 19 - year - old girl (Samantha Weaving) dating the abusive shit - fuck ex-husband (John Hawkes) of our anti-heroine, Mildred (Frances McDormand), is used as an object of derision / tension - breaker, and I didn't think it was funny when secretary Pamela (Kerry Condon) is treated identically before getting punched in the face as her exit from the film.