Sentences with phrase «sniffed at for»

They sniffed at it for a moment, but not one tried a lick.

Your cats may sniff at it for a few minutes, rub their cheeks against corners, groom themselves, roll their bodies over it, or eat it.

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While the company got its start building bomb - sniffing robots for the military before pivoting into vacuums in 2002, Dyson stresses that it's coming at the product category from the other direction.

In fact, if you see someone taking a big whiff of a newly popped cork, you might feel a little embarrassed for them - as was the case recently when a waiter at a fancy restaurant made a big show of sniffing my cork for me like it was a newly found truffle!

The staff at Edelman, a privately held global PR firm that employs 160 people in Canada, is typically young and always sniffing around for the best perks.

They sniff at Dymon's ancillary offerings — for example its file - storage system, which features an in - house app that lets clients scan documents in and out of shelf space.

I can look at the apple trees, or I can listen for the sound of bees, or I can sniff the scents of autumn in the breeze.

In order for Schwimmer to really nail his role as Tommy Moran, the sommelier at Thirios, his friend Josh Nadel, the real - life master sommelier for the NoHo Hospitality Group in New York, taught Schwimmer how to stand up, swirl, sniff, and naturally spout wine words with ease.

With countless of more or less useful grilling accessories on display at about a hundred or so booths, we sniffed out the newest trends over here and picked up a whole bunch of BBQ related products for our shop.

For comparison's sake, look at Jack Swagger, who cashed in his briefcase and got a brief title run, then never sniffed the main event scene again.

The conference has a disproportionate number of the nation's Young Turk coaches, had four of the first 16 players chosen in last spring's NBA draft and has all the fandom and facilities that a power conference takes for granted — and it's still sniffed at by the college basketball cognoscenti.

HOCKEY — MONTREAL CANADIENS, sniffing Stanley Cup gold after bowing to Boston 3 - 1, turned to Maurice (Rocket) Richard (see below) in fifth game at Montreal and fiery veteran responded with overtime goal for 3 - 2 victory.

If the Suns don't won't 25 (or 30), much less freaking 41 (which is.500 and very unlikely to sniff the playoffs), next year is everyone here still going to scoff at rcastillo for his claim that Booker isn't a winner?

Tierney has made three appearances in the Champions League so far this season, with the player grabbing an assist for his troubles in that time, a feat that shouldn't be sniffed at considering the teams in Celtic's group.

His record of 106 clean sheets in 283 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side is nothing to be sniffed at, with the player also managing to collect a decent amount on silverware during his time with the side as well.

Illaramendi doesn't get a sniff of playing time at Real Madrid if your just looking for a cultured passer lets just throw arteta in there and save the money for a forward

And yes, it is true to say for every fan that doesn't attend there may be others queuing to take their place by football tourists and those whose would not sniff at high ticket prices for little return.

Satirical motoring website Sniff Petrol has poked fun at Formula 1 for a long time, and for years it's pre-season guides have been essential reading.

Arsenal are one of the favourites for the title but many punters are sniffing a great deal in Leipzig, who at 8/1 are seen as dark horses to lift the trophy but, with their squad, have every chance.

That might not be enough to see them through to the quarter - finals as PSG winning by a scoreline of 2 - 0 or higher at home would hardly be a shock, so Guardiola may have a point about sniffing around for their players now.

If Akpom is barley getting a sniff at the first team, Afobe for sure won't.

Did you see him in the two games against Man City, hardly had a sniff in the first leg, and may well have stayed at home for the second leg, is that what happens when he's up against a decent team.

Sports is about having a shot & while we still have one at the playoffs (remember, we did nt even sniff the playoffs for 15 yrs!)

It had been an age since any silverware of note, but although English football's biggest cup competition is nothing to sniff at, the Gunners will be gunning for the main prize this season; the Premier League.

Khalil would be sniffing 20 snacks a year if not more if we got Vea, linebackers would be nice and clean at the second level... but we have holes everywhere so we could go in many directions, but I find it hard to believe that Vea wouldn't make a huge impact on the defense for the entire front just by being on the field.

In 21 appearances in all competitions for Chris Wilder's side, the 20 - year - old has managed to score one and assist five, a record that shouldn't be sniffed at considering the player's serious lack of experience.

Although he says that he hopes no - one pays the buy out clause, the fact is that they bought him for $ 7 million according to Wiki, so that would amount to a nice little $ 23 million profit for Sevilla which is certainly not to be sniffed at, and I am sure they are looking to sell.

We are sniffing around the non — league, looking for the new Mahrez, We are Also Looking at a striker playing in the French 2nd division and about to sign a 20 year old Bolton CD, who just got relegated into the abyss!

Assuming his current 0.61 - goal - per - game pace holds, he not only has a reasonable chance at eclipsing 50 goals this season for an eighth time but could conceivably sniff Gretzky's all - time record (894) before turning 40.

The game at Stamford Bridge last weekend certainly felt like it could be the catalyst for a change in our fortunes, as no one gave us much of a sniff against the in form and reigning champions.

That sort of investment in relationships for a recruit every few years simply isn't worth it, especially when top programs will come sniffing at those same guys anyways and we still might miss out on the recruit)

They are 32 - 61, won't even sniff the playoffs, and have basically no hope for this season at all.

It's worth remembering as well, that he was out injured for much of the first - half of the campaign, so his tally of 11 goals is not to be sniffed at.

The 10k is not only a test of your physical capabilities but also gives you an opportunity to raise money for a good cause, which is nothing to be sniffed at.

Having a player on the bench who is more than capable of providing decent cover for three different positions is nothing to sniff at, and he's only going to get better.

For a goal shy team like the current Liverpool squad, that's not to be sniffed at.

Robin's first sniff at the Danish goal came on 43 minutes with a trademark left - right - left series inside the box to shake off the defender and clear some space for a right - footed take just wide of the mark.

For instance, one child may be more invested in the story of Santa and carry on her belief even into age 10 or beyond while her sibling may become suspicious and attempt to sniff out the truth at a young age.

They let me get close enough to hang out for a bit while they dug around in the grass, and a couple even sniffed at my pants leg (no doubt to see if I'm edible).

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Bo the Portuguese water dog made his White House debut under cloudy skies Tuesday afternoon, spending several minutes taking his new family on a lively romp over the South Lawn with frequent stops for hearty sniffs at his new surroundings.

Uncharacteristically silent since the results started trickling in in the early hours of Monday morning, Grillo has not yet commented publicly on what for his movement could prove a huge blow — even if some observers pointed out that, for a political formation fighting its first European elections, a showing of more than 20 % and placing second was nothing to sniff at.

MANHATTAN — A city housing agency is looking for a few good dogs to sniff out the scourge of bedbugs at buildings citywide.

The bonds in saturated fats are also more stable, making them less likely to go rogue and bond to oxygen and end up rancid (store an open jar of natural peanut butter at the back of the shelf for a few months, sniff it, and you'll see what I mean).

Because dogs appeared to inherit the disorder through a single mutation, Emmanuel Mignot and his colleagues at Stanford University Medical Center decided to sniff around in canine DNA for the flawed gene.

René Hurlemann at the University of Bonn in Germany and colleagues gave men either a sniff of oxytocin or a placebo before asking them to choose the ideal distance for an interaction with a woman.

University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold and his team at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have made a discovery that could lead to Star Trek - like biosensor devices capable of flagging the barest presence in blood of a specific virus or antibody, or protein marker for a specific cancer; or sniffing out airborne chemical warfare agents while they are still far below toxic levels.

Scientists are developing antibodies for a test that can sniff out the deadly virus more quickly and efficiently than current tests, researchers reported February 6 at the American Society for Microbiology Biothreats meeting.

Good looks are nothing to sniff at, but if you're a male guppy in a murky stream, your body odor may be more important for attracting mates.

But if indeed EML's home, the former residence of Nobel laureate Carl Bosch in Villa Bosch [pictured below, left], is not an address to be sniffed at, its innovative research vision may be what makes it really attractive for young researchers.

But for now, she just hopes the new findings encourage people to take another sniff at the world around them.