Sentences with phrase «scoffed on»

This led John C. Dvorak to increase the warmth of his Kindle assessment compared with his initial scoffing on This Week in Tech just after the Kindle was introduced.

I'm convinced that there's a huge market here that those of us who are earlier adopters and fairly tech savvy can't see — hence the scoffing on the blogs.

Not exact matches

Many sports writers scoff either privately or publicly at the idea that the athletes actually write the content on the Tribune themselves.

Many pros openly scoffed at the notion that Sarao was the sole culprit of the spectacular plunge on May 6, 2010.

Some may scoff, but to the well - heeled traveller with the right connections, membership to a club like the Soho provides a port - of - call in most major cities — a plush haven where one can entertain a client away from the prying eyes of the hoi polloi or, in some cases, crash for a few days on nothing more than your own recognizance.

The post is a Level III on the federal executive schedule, meaning he was making $ 172,100 a year, far less than he earned in the private sector but still nothing to scoff at.

Former FBI director James Comey — who's been known to subtweet the Trump administration since he went public on Twitter — reacted with a scoff.

Former South Carolina Republican congressman Bob Inglis, who once scoffed at climate change, overcame a humiliating defeat by deciding to take on skeptics within his party.

Wouldn't you scoff if someone were to tell you that the Earth rides on the back of a VERY large turtle?

Don rightly scoffs at this idea («Don't be so cynical») when Sally parrots it on the phone — and we are reminded of his recoiling, in Season Five, from Lane Pryce's anti-spending slogan: «Pennies make pounds.

I am a proud member of the body of Christ... put me down, make fun, scoff, spit on me, diminish what I believe, tell me I am wrong, or persecute me verbally, physically, or mentally — I will forgive you as He forgives me, I will pray for your as He instructs, and I will do my human best to love you because He loved you first.

When I pointed out to him that the largest religious youth movement in the Netherlands at the time was Youth for Christ, he scoffed: «That's just a temporary blip on the screen.»

Scoffing against, disproving, demeaning, using unscientific theories to persuade the gullible that the Intelligent Designer, the Lord God Almighty, Creator of the heavens and the earth and all living things on it must take on lots of time and endless energy with atheists.

Maher scoffed at this of course, but then moved on to some other topic.

Before you scoff, there is hardly a fraternal church - related insurance company» Thrivant for Lutherans, for instance» that does not have in its history from a century and a half ago the early experience of stern opposition from pastors on exactly those same grounds.

He goes on to paint a fearsome picture of the coming foe: riding horses swifter than leopards, wolves, or eagles; gathering captives like the sand; scoffing at kings; laughing at fortresses; worshiping their own might (vs. 7 - 11).

Sophisticated theologians may scoff at the shallowness of the theology proclaimed by Schuller on Sundays when he tries to reach the unchurched, but the fact is that his message is more exciting to many unchurched people than is that of the theologians.

Go on and just close the browser right now, I won't be offended but I will scoff at you because I think this pizza could convert you.

Now I found myself faced with an eternal dilemma, be generous and pass them on as a gift or scoff the lot myself.

It's also laughable (and mind - boggling) that I actually thought $ 22 was an acceptable amount of money to pay for 14 hours of internet access when I scoff at the cell phone company for charging us about the same amount for an entire month of browsing - on - the - fly.

I have also been known to skip breakfast all together in the quest for thin (didn't work, I would just scoff whatever I could get my hands on at about 11 am).

Mr. Frugal (the husband) scoffed at the idea of purchasing a scale since he couldn't figure out why on earth we needed one — mind you, I bought it second hand from Goodwill for $ 10 bucks.

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..

But they'd usually be the tools that raved about Vardy all last season, looking on enviously, but went back on it to instead scoff at his signing for Arsenal.

But one area in which the team is flourishing is clearly their management of drivers, a factor that isn't to be scoffed at considering how often divisions and rifts within Formula 1 teams can spell difficulties and even jeopardy on - track.

Some people scoff at fries and slaw on a sandwich.

He trailed other greats, like Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, or Tom Seaver, but 9th on that list is nothing to scoff at by any means.

But the pieces are easily scoffed at depending on who you are.

Johnson scoffs at the notion that he is making a rash judgment on Stoyanovich, who's on the block because unknown Joe Nedney has shown a strong leg.

Now many bettors are likely to scoff at the idea of betting on the WNBA, and it's easy to see why.

If we go on to win it, that might make up a bit, we can't scoff at Euro titles no matter how second rate it is.

The Lancia's invitation to scoff at gravitational laws on corners is hard to resist.

Asked if he was worried that the Leafs might post the quote on their bulletin board, Melrose scoffed.

A day earlier, on a sports radio show broadcast from Birmingham, he'd scoffed at Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville for voting, in a survey of conference coaches, against playing at LSU on Saturday night.

Damn, I wasnt finished, just wan na put it out there again to all the lads who scoffed at my summer wishlist of buys which had Scott Parker at the top; the best individual performance on any visiting team in a long long time....

Since the competition was rebranded back in 1992, no team has ever gone on to retain the Champions League title and while many may scoff at such a weak reason for this wonderful Barcelona side not to claim the crown, history does have a big say in Europe.

And, like on most vacations, the owners scoffed at the baby stroller, and then had the audacity to charge... $ 400 for a baby raincoat.

Before you invite your dad along or scoff at the idea of bringing your mother - in - law on your family's getaway, consider these pros and cons of taking your relatives on vacation with you and your kids.

But in a telephone interview this afternoon, LaFayette scoffed at the idea that he has a favorite candidate, noting that since he isn't a 37th SD resident, he won't even get to vote on who will carry the party's banner into the special election.

Wright scoffed at that suggestion, again noting that all state lawmakers are up for re-election themselves this year, and so anyone who challenges Rangel would have to (again) put it on the line in an uphill battle against a political legend — no matter how scandal - scarred he may be.

Noting Howe faces a maximum 130 - year sentence on the charges he's already pleaded guilty to, Coffey scoffed at the cooperation arrangement Howe has with prosecutors that could result in a lesser sentence.

He has also scoffed at the idea of applying outside income restrictions on statewide elected officials like himself, challenging anyone to identify how those paying his book contract benefited from his policies.

Liberals and progressives scoffed when Cuomo compared his father's then unpopular stand against the death penatly to his opposition to keeping a surcharge on those making $ 250,000 or more.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders scoffed at Clinton's claim that he didn't do as much to mobilize his supporters on her behalf as she did for Barack Obama in 2008, saying he «worked as hard as I could» to get her elected.

David Cameron launches a highly personal attack on Gordon Brown calling the prime minister «secretive, power hoarding and controlling» and scoffing at his ability to reform the political system.

City Council Member Helen Rosenthal, who chairs the contracts committee and signed the letter, seemed to scoff at this suggestion, writing on Twitter, «Admin response to «boost reserves» misses the point.

The utility's plans forecast 3.3 GW of distributed solar, but those projections drew scoffs from environmentalists, who noted that APS has fought efforts to install panels on residential and commercial rooftops.

At the Maclean's debate, Harper scoffed at the notion that a failure to be more aggressive on climate change damaged U.S. relations and led to President Obama's delays on Keystone XL.

«A severe strain on credulity,» scoffed The New York Times, a half century before Apollo 11 cemented Goddard's reputation as the rocket man whose vision blasted into reality.

So while you — and, let's be real, here, I — may scoff at some of the more absurd opinions espoused on a platform like Yelp about, say, the virtues of your local café's soup bowl sizes and how they impact one's ability to dunk a grilled cheese, it's important to acknowledge that there's also plenty of value to be found in some of the more productive user comments about, say, parking, facility navigation, and wait times.