Sentences with phrase «scoffed when»

I've found some of the Asian professionals that I've dealt with, have even scoffed when I asked about including Feng Shui in their search criteria.

I scoffed when I realized it was just shy of midnight.

The staff at Toki Sen - I scoffed when we asked whether they had an eco-friendly line: «There's not much demand for it,» one said.

Oh, how we scoffed when Nathan Drake swaggered onto the PS3 back in» 07's Drake's Fortune.

I was one of the many who scoffed when Land Rover unveiled the top-less Evoque at last year's Los Angeles auto show.

Many scoffed when filmmaker Adam McKay transitioned from studio comedies with Will Ferrell to a baity prestige picture in «The Big Short.»

A year ago, Cuomo scoffed when the Assembly Democrats and others called for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

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.

I think a few people scoffed when I called them breakfast cookies since it's kind of an oxymoron to some people.

They scoffed when she told Simon Cowell, one of the judges, how she'd reached her forties without managing to develop a singing career because she hadn't had the opportunity.

TheBetterHalf generally scoffs when I use whole wheat flour, and he had no idea that these were 100 % whole wheat!

Meanwhile, he is virtually imprisoned in a hospital ward headed by a draconian doctor who scoffs when the deeply depressed Cavendish, backed by a steadfast Diana, insists on leaving.

In the case of the CLS550, I remember scoffing when I saw the nearly six - digit MSRP of our loaded model.

It's even easier to scoff when the particular Rangie you're about to test is called Autobiography.

However, casual observers will probably scoff when they see that visually it doesn't look all that different and the engine is just carried over from the previous car.

Many tech journalists and analysts scoff when anyone calls a new technology a game - changer or a product that will reinvent computing, but Lyons contended that full functioning tablets that play video and music and display text, while connected to the Internet at all times, will help fuel a revolution in the way stories are told.

I feel them scroll by scoffing when they see PAULYANNA INTERNATIONAL RENT - BOY.

Many tech journalists and analysts scoff when new technologies are referred to as game - changers or products that will reinvent computing, but Lyons contended that full functioning tablets that play video and music and display text while connected to the Internet at all times will help fuel a revolution in the way stories are told.

Allergic reactions to foods, substances and parasites - Anal Gland infections - Arthritis - Bladder stones - Bronchial and chest infections - Bowel infections (watch what they scoff when out walking or from bins)- Cysts - Depression - Dislocation of limbs or joints - Fractures and broken limbs - Heatstroke - Herpes - Hypoglycemia - Hypothyroidism - Incontinence - Insect bites - Kidney, Liver or Pancreatic diseases - Laryngitis - Leukemia - Motion Sickness - Obesity - Rabies - Rheumatism - Genital and urinary tract infections - Ulcers.

When it comes to the ease of earning free nights based on paid stays, people always scoff when I cite Hilton HHonors and Club Carlson as the best hotel rewards programs.

From my experience, the lawyers whose reputations suffer most are those who scoff when they are provided with a glimpse of how others interpret their behaviour.

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When I heard he was launching a business in the gaming industry, I scoffed.

When asked to explain why he is the way he is, Ellison, who declined our request for an interview, has been known to scoff at obvious theories.

So in September, when Cain unveiled his 9 -9-9 tax plan as the panacea for America's economic ills, both sides of the political aisle were quick to scoff at its simplicity.

Founder Jack Bogle nonetheless scoffs, telling CNBC's Tom Anderson in a March 2015 story, «Active managers are just trying to come back and say there is a better way to index, when they know damn well there isn't a better way.»

When I caught wind of Bitcoin as a newly minted MBA in the summer of 2012, I immediately scoffed.

Democrats scoffed at that claim, saying the plan would far less revenue at a time when oil production in the lower 48 states, especially Texas and North Dakota, is booming.

When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) decided to buy House of Cards, the new hit drama starring Kevin Spacey, it did not scoff at the hefty price tag.

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.

When people (usually siblings) scoff at your efforts and say, «That's nothing,» you should reply, «Yes, it's really easy.»

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.»

One betrayed him, others scoffed at his miracles, they even fell asleep when he needed them most.

When I told someone I was being made to endure the trials of Job they scoffed at me and told me God doesn't do that to people.

Niebuhr openly scoffed at Ford's trumpeted magnanimity, and welcomed union rallies in his church when other public platforms closed to them.

When they kept mocking his messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, «the wrath of the LORD against his people became so great that there was no remedy» (v. 16).

People hear our sermons sprinkled with Greek, Hebrew, and quotations from theology books, and they realize they don't have the time or training to do all this study, and when they try with the limited time and resources they do have, more often than not, they get scoffed at or ridiculed by someone with more training and knowledge for having a view that shows their ignorance.

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.

When I was scoffing Nakd bars myself a few years ago, they were quite hard to come by.

Although pancake purists may scoff, topping a short stack is merely the beginning when it comes to culinary uses for maple syrup.

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.

When my kids ask for pancakes I groan inwardly because I know that's me standing there for a good half an hour as the kids scoff the pancakes as fast as I make them.

Bowls of all this deliciousness in the fridge are sure to be secretly scoffed by a certain someone in my house when he's feeling peckish.

As a New Englander, I have to admit that I scoff a little when Chattanooga shuts down for a few flurries, but it's probably the safest bet given all the mountains in the area and everyone's lack of experience driving in wintry weather.

Update... next morning... Angela, I would not have believed it but when my other half came home last night he scoffed several slices of the Super Chia bread!!

The Red River Shootout looms (and before you scoff at the idea of Texas beating Oklahoma, remember that you scoffed heading into last year's game, when Texas won by 16), as does a TCU visit to Waco.

When I made the recommendation, he scoffed at the idea.

When other players would scoff at having to exhaust himself every game just to give his team a chance at winning, Westbrook embraced the challenge.

When the «Star Spangled Banner» played over the stadium's loudspeakers, dozens of people knelt as lingering fans scoffed.

The Komets had traditionally given away 15 turkeys at Thanksgiving, but when McLain heard that, he scoffed.

Each year in December, a sports radio host, columnist, or whatever takes the time to scoff at the number of 6 - 6 teams in bowls, the ridiculous bowl sponsorships, or some other (admittedly silly) aspect of college football's postseason, and either proposes getting rid of them altogether (usually with some sort of NFL - style playoff expansion) or hearkens a return to the day when men were men and there were only about 15 bowls.