Sentences with phrase «to scoff at»

Workers would see an average of $ 5,000 in additional pay per year, said Klein, who scoffed at critics who claim that raising the minimum wage would make businesses leave the state.

As U.S. equity markets enter a correction you'll hear a lot of people scoff at the phrase «stay the course.»

He makes games that aren't scoffed at for not being the most ultimate thing he claimed to create?

Todays scientists do scoff at such an idea and they have renamed an old fling to call these «elemental gods as being atoms putting to bed the ancient Theological philosophers» understandings.

Over the years I've done my share of scoffing at people who make a fuss over privacy.

Climate change, global warming and the justifiable jitters that come with a fear of an environmental apocalypse are scoffed at by many in the current administration in Washington.

What first started as something that many scoffed at as the last option for the desperate and dateless has now become the preferred way to date for the modern savvy dater.

No one should feel stigmatized for the books they enjoy, but romance readers are often scoffed at for their reading preferences.

In fact, dealers at auctions often scoff at how high CarMax buyers will take the bidding on a car they want.

Some vets embrace holistic remedies while others scoff at its efficacy.

And the supporting cast is nothing to scoff at either with Zoe Kravitz making for a sultry love interest, Workaholics star Blake Anderson as a hilarious but surprisingly savvy drug dealer, and rapper A$ AP Rocky creating problems for our trio of teens.

The company also scoffed at critics who say it overspends.

They tend to withdraw into gated communities, with private security guards and «enclaves of good schools, excellent health care, and first - rate infrastructures — all the while scoffing at almost all functions of government, thus cutting off the supply of taxes for most public undertakings — leaving much of the rest of the population behind.»

A lot of «conventional» people initially scoffed at the notion of us making our sons baby formula.

Don't immediately scoff at how many points we redeemed for this trip as something you could never possible spend in order to earn the points.

Quite literally, stories are able to transport our mind to another place, and in this place we may embrace things we'd likely scoff at in the «harsh, real world».

Other critics scoffed at government backing for a scientist that they say is attempting to shut down dissent on a contentious political issue.

Most gamers, especially those who feel they're in the hardcore crowd, will probably scoff at Knack's cartoony graphics and simple visuals.

At the other end of the spectrum, you'll also, inevitably, meet parents who scoff at what they see as forced socialization and the orchestration of play by controlling moms and dads.

In fact, the Ministry of Magic has openly scoffed at such notions, and have sought to discredit Harry and Dumbledore's credibility at every turn — an act which sees the Ministry's own Professor Umbridge (Staunton, Freedom Writers) replacing Dumbledore as headmistress and gumming up the works through her rather uncouth administration of powers.

Garba Shehu even scoffs at the Coalition Movement that started a protest against the two leading political parties in Nigeria — APC and PDP, and asked for a one - term Buhari Presidency.

The economic collapse has revived the fortunes of equality, a principle once scoffed at by ruling politicians.

Sure it got lots of critical praise but when voters look at the nomination list some of the higher elites may still scoff at Skyfall as a mere action film.

While Hillary Clinton spent more than $ 140 million on television spots, old - media experts scoffed at Trump's lack of old - media ad buys.

Biglaw would likely scoff at such a case, but perhaps Mr. Avenatti will be laughing all the way to the bank.

The introduction of the iPhone 6 Plus will inevitably have a halo effect on the 5.5 - inch - and - larger smartphone market in general, and customers will no longer scoff at the Note for its stature, since the iPhone is actually larger.

My ND is having us tested for food allergies (something I've previously scoffed at because of it's seemingly «fad» nature).

I agree, most birth parents scoff at the idea of never knowing where their child (and later adult) is and how they are being taken care of.

I was definitely one of those people who use to scoff at yoga.

Jenna cuts class and hems her skirt too short, scoffing at teachers and driving a car much too nice for a seventeen - year - old.

While Apple has become the most profitable and valuable tech company around by charging people premium prices for phones and computers, consumers are scoffing at paying $ 500 for an Acer or Toshiba laptop running Windows.

The Democrats scoff at Republican claims of on - the - ground parity, insisting that the nature of their volunteers will give them an edge.

This is the Howie Roseman of the breakfast draft: won't fill up the plate with sexy numbers at the combine and gets scoffed at by old school «breakfast guys» due to unconventional background, but just plain dominates on the table.

Lazio scoffed at Cuomo's «new New York agenda,» which calls for sweeping change in Albany and fiscally conservative proposals to bring spending under control, calling it «snake oil.»

Initially, Mr. Zuckerberg scoffed at the idea that misinformation on Facebook could have played a role in the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

When the face of Epic, Mr. Cliffy B, stated that their next project would be vastly different from the Gears of War series, and from anything else they'd done, the gaming world scoffed at such nonsense, but it turns out that Epic were speaking the truth as they've -LSB-...]

«The pundits scoffed at the No campaign's argument that AV was costly and complicated but market research suggested that these were the right messages and the Westminster bubble's desire for a more sophisticated campaign was rightly ignored Main Introduction»

Nath is studying sleep in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, but whenever he presented his work at research conferences, other scientists scoffed at the idea that such a simple animal could sleep.

Lastly, how much of this quick rich stuff that everyone scoffs at tends to be forgotten quickly.

My husband scoffed at me as I gathered a harvest of cute yellow pear tomatoes for this recipe saying we already had a big jar of sun dried tomatoes.

While many of you may scoff at yet another muffin recipe being sent your way, I would like to point out that these aren't just any old muffins; these particular muffins are something to write home about.

Some dog owners scoff at the idea of having to brush their dogs» teeth, but good dental hygiene is an important part of your dogs» overall health.

When Ka'Neisha replied that breastmilk is regular milk, her relative merely scoffed at the idea.

Company founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg initially scoffed at suggestions that Facebook may have played a role in tipping the US Presidential election to Republican Donald Trump.

The NBA world generally scoffed at the rumor (who wouldn't want to trade for a 24 - year - old All - Star center?)

Landlord groups scoff at Mr. de Blasio the landlord.