Sentences with phrase «scoff at what»

This might not sit well with the audiophile community who will scoff at what's offered here (you can load up on a high - quality receiver and some bookshelf speakers near the cost of the Max) but Google's commitment to excellent sound delivery and support for high - fidelity file types, like FLAC, LPCM, HE - AAC and more is second - to - none.

Some people would scoff at what I allow for my first few training sessions.

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.

If you're a fan of Shark Tank, you've likely seen the panel of investors scoff at what a founder claims his business is worth.

To have never voted says two things to me: 1) he has scoffed at what is a precious right that we enjoy in this country, that so many people in the world have, do, and will die for; 2) if, in all his adult life, he has never found another human being worthy of his vote, he must think very highly of himself.

Not exact matches

It's not difficult to find numerous examples of now - famous business people whose friends and family scoffed at their ideas that seemed crazily far - fetched, but were just what the marketplace needed.

What is at first heard and perhaps scoffed at, if it is true gets listened to, thought about, and finally accepted by enough people to place behind it the power of public opinion.

But have we gone too far with these frequently mentioned, oft scoffed at, generalizations of who and what millennials are?

I remember the morning of 9 - 11 and what happened to the 3000 people who would have scoffed at the idea of a religious war just moments before they were barbecued alive.

Started in 1981 to study what happens during the transition from chemical to organic agriculture, the FST surprised a food community that still scoffed at organic practices.

While I scoffed at the reviewers who'd said this bun was scone - like, I kind of see what they mean, in that the crumb is pretty loose (rather than light and springy) and the base of the bun is crisp and buttery.

These guys grind on D. I think some people scoffed at their early season win streak, because it was so early and no one really knew what to make of any team just yet..

If you're scoffing at that sort of world - cup international experience then God only knows what sort of legendary player Arsene has to sign to make you happy.

If we re-focus the lens and take a glance at what underlies the behaviours we're invited to scoff at, there's some really meaty stuff to think about.

«I find I'm always wanting more — including some of what I'd scoffed at as a teen as «unoriginal»: the white dress, the traditional trappings of adult life.

The Flex we had — a 2013 Limited — spared no option, and I have to admit that while I often scoff at all of these bells and whistles, a brief taste of what life is like when you have them is not altogether unpleasant.

What's funny about this is that mom's have the option to scoff at this and disregard.

What happens next: Divorce lawyers in New York and elsewhere scoff at the idea that Johansson would withdraw her divorce action.

And she scoffs at the idea that high - quality research is found only in the U.S. «The quality of research, laboratory facilities, and scientists that I have encountered outside of the United States are at least as good as what is available here,» she says.

Me, who scoffed at desperate parents in the past and has been known to lovingly croon to her children, â $ You cant always get what you wantâ $ ¦ â $ snuck onto eBay late at night — night after night — to watch the bidding madness.

I long ago threw out the «wardrobe essentials» checklists and scoffed at the articles titled «what every woman needs in her wardrobe.»

You scoff at people who are just starting the series because, like, your heart can't even handle to discuss this with them because they know nothing of what you've been through.

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.

What that means for me is that instead of being one of 2013's very best films, it settles for the top ten percentile, which is clearly nothing to scoff at.

Scoffing at gross - out comedies just because they aren't in accord with what has traditionally been construed as quality cinema doesn't mean that this type of film should forever be banished from award ceremonies.

Purists might scoff at some of the features (automatic transmission, supercharging rather than naturally aspirated), but I think they work in harmony to give the Z06 a modern dynamic without compromising the integrity of what this car means for enthusiasts.

Techies will scoff at these suggestions, but you know what?

And what RIM has packed into the 9860 can not be scoffed at — there's a 1.2 GHz dual core QC8655 CPU, 768 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal storage, which ensures everything ticks along very nicely.

And before you scoff at that, that's what drove NookColor sales.

It is precisely because I understand what drives the flow that I can scoff at changes in price that are not directly related to the health of my geese and their egg output.

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 just announced Fortnite, a game which does indeed look radically different from what we would expect to see from them.

While publishers have often scoffed at this particular revenue model, due to what they say are low conversion rates (typically 1 to 3 percent of gamers actually buy something in - game), Newell says their stats for the free - to - play game Team Fortress 2 says otherwise.

We haven't been pushing the boundaries of what games can express for gamers to scoff at or efforts and calling them «not even a game».

When I heard that the PS4 «GTA V» was to offer a first - person perspective, I'll admit that I scoffed a bit at what that would really mean for the gameplay.

You might scoff at this (and you should) but let's unpack what we actually know for sure about Bloodborne 2.

Started in 1981 to study what happens during the transition from chemical to organic agriculture, the FST surprised a food community that still scoffed at organic practices.

From 5 months out, the forecast for such a high number was being scoffed at, but if someone told you, as a scientist, there was going to 16 - 18 storms and 5 majors arguably 6 (Alex was 947 mb with a 12 mile wide eye) what would have been your impact conclusion on the US coastline.

For the Travel Insurance Skeptics If you are one of those who think that having a positive attitude must make you scoff at travel insurance then here are some examples of what the consequences of travelling uninsured are:

We all know that health care costs are nothing to scoff at these days, and in a serious accident the base liability coverage of $ 25,000 / $ 50,000 that the state requires could easily leave you financially responsible for a substantial amount of medical bills above and beyond what your policy will cover.

Going back as far as 2014, when interest in Bitcoin was a mere drop of what it is today, Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs were already scoffing at the digital currency and the interest it was developing.

You have to tune out all the negative people who scoff at your high goals because you know what, you have to live your life.