Sentences with phrase «sneer at either»

I'd watched the PR sneer at an ABC journalist who demanded entry: «No media allowed.

The point is, when it comes to understanding what makes long - term relationships succeed, John Gottman will slam - dunk in your face and then sneer at you afterwards.

Turning to throw a quick sneer at the expensive blades that were hanging above my new, more reasonably priced acquisitions, I proudly made my way to the check out.

Well, maybe I sneer at them a little and think they smell like elderberries, but they're allowed.

Rather than sneer at «artesanal» (sic) methods, maybe you might consistently use and improve on them to justify combining series for RCS.

BTW don't sneer at the C64.

Religous faith is an example of a hypothesis; absent falsifyable facts it requires faith, and its adherents sneer at, attack, distort and try to suppress any facts that show their faith to be absurd.

Nor is interpretation anything to sneer at.

While the quality of these works is nothing to sneer at, the show stealer was the notable inclusion of minimalist works by Korean artists.

Followers of Clement Greenberg sneer at «decoration.»

Whether or not a game is horrible is one thing, but being able to pad that Gamerscore or Trophy List can sway some to throw their money at games that most would sneer at purchasing.

It's a game that is as accessible as it is fun, and while the hardcore fighters might sneer at its lack of depth, to me it fits the bill just right.

To be fair, three million units is nothing to sneer at.

It has auto racing that fans of Need for Speed would sneer at, car crashes that are snoozers compared to Burnout, a story without the choice or depth of a BioWare game, shooting that pales next to Call of Duty, fighting that has nowhere near the tightness of control of Soul Calibur, and yet it is still widely considered one of the finest games ever made.

But while it may be easy to sneer at the stats, the reality is a far different situation.

Also, it's within spitting distance to the main sights of Rome so you can grab yourself an espresso on the way and sneer at the selfie - stick carrying tourists.

You sneer at ethical concerns regarding the species you would like to see wiped out, but those ethical concerns are growing.

A visitor from a bigger city may sneer at Ottawa - Gatineau's lack of nightlife, but there are plenty of museums and galleries in the city to keep the culture - lover occupied.

True believers sneer at doubters.

They sneer at the idea of basic copy edits, because, well, they don't need it.

I do wonder though, with this upsurge of interest by the big players in epublishing, how long the «real» authors will be able to sneer at the e-authors.

Though the PlayBook's interface and apps are nothing to sneer at (I have PlayBook also), it was priced for too long at $ 499 and up, killing any chance for mass - market appeal.

Those then are the people who sneer at Indie authors shunning the price for editing!

These authors sneer at anyone who hasn't «proven» themselves the same way they did.

Those who'd sneer at anime and manga should look at the phenomenon that is Sword Art Online.

And because I believe the pie is one hell of a lot bigger than traditional publishers or agents think it is, I will support and encourage you or anyone else who wants to give it a go and not sneer at them because they weren't traditionally published.

Particularly, a lot of those writers do sneer at indies as failures.

On twitter the other day, Smart Bitch Sarah remarked that it's sad that the discussion about ways to publish has turned into an official death cage match where each side has to sneer at the other.

Rather the last thing I'd think indie authors would want to do is sneer at publishers when what they need to do is learn from them.

Maybe it's because looking back on one's life is a luxury that her hard - working, taciturn characters would either not have time for, or sneer at.

Knowing that there are people out there who are going to not only sneer at anything I write just because I'm female (and prone to writing heroines of color, women in positions of power, and queer people), but who will actively work to shout down anything I and authors like me try to do.

I've also had other writers actively sneer at my larger casts and declare they would never read my books because of that.

They are typically oh - so proud of those credentials and sneer at people (like me about that playground) who don't share those credentials, people who simply see and understand.

Or at least middle class wealthy, which these days is nothing to sneer at.

Do you a) sneer at the jumped - up pretender; b) pay no attention; or c) get a sinking feeling that maybe you shelled out too much?

This is no time to sneer at mere competence.

Hardcore track drivers may sneer at the retractable top M4, but BMW certainly found a market for past M3 Convertibles.

It's easy to sneer at this 1998 Limited Edition's orange air intake — a nod to 1960s BRM racers — and diamond - stitched red leather, but it was more than a 200Vi in silly clothes.

Truth be told, hard - riding bronco busters will sneer at the fussy accouterments and choke at the price; but real cowboys probably aren't going to buy this stuck - up truck.

The base model is limited to 130 mph and a 5.5 - second 0 - 60 time, which is nothing to sneer at.

Self - anointed Porsche - philes may sneer at the 911 by Singer, dismissing it as heathenish desecration.

Even the harmless little NACA duct on the hood seems to sneer at you derisively.

Super bugs» — infections that sneer at conventional drugs and run unchecked through the population — used to only plague actors in science fiction movies.

The advocates of problem novels would no doubt sneer at Feinberg's right to criticize these novels.

«Even if he agreed with you, he would sneer at someone who has to reduce themselves to name - calling.

A good teacher is nothing to sneer at, and certainly they are not into teaching because they «can't do» the real thing.

While SSO is great for the enterprise, and something like Facebook login can work well for a public facing portal, eFrontPro also comes with its own native authentication system, and it's nothing to sneer at, either.

And although Walter has a local newspaper columnist eating out of his hands, several critics continue to sneer at the doe - eyed children.

I thought these soft - boiled egghead critics only stooped to sneer at audiences who like The Dark Knight.

Unlike other metahorror films like Cabin in the Woods and Tucker and Dale Versus Evil, it doesn't sneer at its genre or telegraph itself as a comedy.