Sentences with phrase «with derision from»
Our suggestion that America should bring back the 55mph speed limit to conserve fuel was met with derision from many quarters, and the argument for a universal 30 mph a limit was apparently in danger of discrediting» the entire pro-environmental movement by making them look like a bunch of lunatic extremists.»
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With Cohn stepping down, the revival of «globalist» as a term of derision against him raises the prospect that Trump intends to fill vacancies with «nationalists» and take a more protectionist tilt from here on With Cohn stepping down, the revival of «globalist» as a term of derision against him raises the prospect that Trump intends to fill vacancies with «nationalists» and take a more protectionist tilt from here on with «nationalists» and take a more protectionist tilt from here on out.
The point of those analyses and «historical genealogies» that have become an object of derision among the liberals — oddly, from those who advocate a return to Madisonian principles — is certainly not to retreat to the comfort of the library or the coffee shop; nor is it to deny the contingencies of history by suggesting that 1968 follows upon 1776 with some kind of mechanical necessity.
I don't get this pre-occupation with removing Alexis Sanchez from these goal - scoring / forward discussions — I sense your derision with the «goal scoring LW» dig.
And they were met, not with Tory derision or disbelief of the kind that would have greeted such a suggestion in the Thatcher era, but with enthusiastic and prolonged clapping from all corners.
While Freud's statement was met with howls of derision from the other side of the House, I can't help but wonder if he has a point.
The decision prompted derision from some quarters, with the Tory MP for Aberconwy Guto Bebb asking whether the party should care about Tim's departure.
The revelation that Cameron spends a couple of hours with his missus over the weekend has precipitated a bout of appalled derision from the press and shadow chancellor Ed Balls who, while acknowledging that politicians should be given time off to go to the toilet semi-occasionally, snuck a crafty one through the net by following it up with «But I often feel he's not on top of the issues.»
The election of Boykin comes after derision from other progressive county Democrats, particularly from the political activism group Indivisible Westchester, who argued that Boykin's apparent alignment with board Republicans ran counter to the progressive movement.
The decision was greeted with derision by sources within the Boris camp, with one aide texting: «Gove is a c *** who set this up from the start.»
It's equally clear, however, that the rampant lack of subtlety within the script plays a substantial role in the movie's downfall, with the inclusion of several laughable plot developments and twists sure to leave even the most laid - back viewer furiously rolling their eyes in derision (ie Rachel doesn't even seem to be trying to hide her maliciousness from Anna).
The Director's Guild has also nominated Tom Hooper for his work in Les Misérables, but recent snubs and directorial derision from critics with both positive and negative takes on the film leave me wary of calling him a safe bet.
Aidan and his family live in a Los Angeles where home - schooling the children is met with as much derision as Amish people using electricity (and Braff's «teaching» is no different from parents who homeschool their kids to believe dinosaurs never existed), and sexual harassment laws are a courtesy rather than something to enforce.
While the narrow tone and deliberately offbeat methods are sure to elicit derision from those comfortable with more standard cinematic conventions, they also make Cyrus stand out as an intimate and heartfelt piece of filmmaking.
this 2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP is a bit over the top — I think those from Mini's homeland would refer to it as «boy racer» with a hint of derision.
This makes sense coming from Kojima, who declared in his hiring interview with Konami that he «wanted to make a movie» — which elicited laughter and derision then.
Like those in the Denver Museum exhibition, these three artists struggled against derision from their male peers, lack of access to the art institutions, holding down multiple jobs with paltry wages, and the demands of raising a family.
«Not because I had illusions of grandeur, but because I started to experience rejection and derision from the same circles that had showered me with privileges before.»
The racial derision of black - face minstrelsy runs uncomfortably through the little icon, while the arrow - shaped, elongated white undershirt with a small black button «eye» recalls a different type of disguise — stylized Fang tribal masks, personifications of ancestral power from the equatorial African rain forests of Gabon.
Go back in the 20 year + history of the global warming narrative, and the»em otions sells» idea, with derision and anger toward critics, was there from the start.
In an interview with AdvocateDaily.com, Toronto criminal lawyer Annamaria Enenajor says racial profiling can come from subtle actions that, at first blush, don't invite general derision.
Others pronounce with more than a hint of derision that they would never dream of obtaining legal advice from such a place.
There has been a long debate about importing an «opt out» process but this is usually met with howls of derision of the horrors of the US class process (which they imported from us and we then abandoned).