When people scoff at the #BlackGirlMagic hashtag, I scoff right back.
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Scoff all you like, scoff yourself silly, scoff so hard you inadvertently choke on your own tonsils, and see if I offer you mouth to mouth.
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Growth of 7% or so is nothing to scoff at.
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Incumbents scoff at the idea that they have it easy.
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And who am I to scoff at something like that?
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But that's no reason to scoff at the new design.
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Mr Macron's critics scoff that he is "drunk on power".
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My initial reaction was to scoff, but I checked myself.
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Scoff at the idea of Oprah 2020, if you will.
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And again, professional bettors would scoff at such a move.
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Old-timers scoff that it is like comparing checkers with chess.
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She tells Eve she's ruining the moment, prompting Eve to scoff.
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Every time I hear the creation tales, I scoff a little.
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Here we go, I thought, choking back my desire to scoff.
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Of course, the color payoff is nothing to scoff at either.
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In school, teachers ignore her answers and scoff at her work.
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When she tells them she lives in Crown Heights, they scoff.
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Infinite Waste's two contributions here are nothing to scoff at, either.
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In the Internet age, it's easy to scoff at the USPS.
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Others scoff at the question, dismissing it as outrageous character assassination.
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Assistant coaches make much less, though still nothing to scoff at.
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When I reluctantly asked our oncologist about this, he didn't scoff.
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Some rigorous socialist theorists would doubtless scoff at his sentimental humanitarianism.
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They scoff at subsidized prenatal care and universal free pre-school.
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Some scoff at the notion that the problem was ignorance alone.
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Boomers may scoff at millennials, and millennials may disdain them back.
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Democrats scoff at the idea of a Republican replacement for ObamaCare.
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Two spicy chicken sandwich combos for $10 is nothing to scoff at.
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Consumer-rights advocates would doubtless scoff, but he may have a point.
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But Egyptians on social media were quick to scoff at the idea.
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You might scoff at the regular $1,000 price of Google's excellent Pixelbook.
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Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, was right to scoff at his remarks.
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Some designers might scoff at these kinds of mass partnerships, however lucrative.
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But anybody who has finished a marathon would scoff at this notion.
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Rammstein is still more likely to scoff at or ridicule macho posturing.
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They snicker and scoff when she has the baby in the office.
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But tech companies — Uber comes to mind — often scoff at local laws.
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Democrats scoff at that claim — as they and others are doing now.
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Pig owners scoff at the notion that their pets pose a threat.
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But critics scoff at the idea that it's going to revolutionize anything.
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But that doesn't mean its customer interiors are anything to scoff at.
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Some U.S. officials and experts on the region scoff at the title.
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I was realizing that it was so easy to scoff at these girls.
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National leaders scoff at the 43 percent turnout in the 2014 EU elections.
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If you haven't been following reality TV, you're forgiven for that loud scoff.
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Hawkish Americans scoff at such assurances, which they often hear from Chinese leaders.
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I'll admit that I originally thought I would scoff at HP's 3D printers.
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The service providers scoff, saying they have no incentive to alienate their customers.
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Sure, $300 is nothing to scoff at, either, but it's different from $1,000!
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There's the jaded set, who scoff at its idealized portrayals of romantic love.
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Most researchers in the field scoff at talk of escape velocities and immortality.
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We scoff at lost manufacturing jobs, when those lost jobs devastated whole communities.
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Normally I might scoff at health and relationship tips from the professionally beautiful.
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Democrats scoff at that language, saying the tax hits only the wealthiest Americans.
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His friends scoff at the idea that he might be attracted to women.
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Why ditch comfortable jobs for an industry that many traditional programmers scoff at?
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The work that went into carving the pumpkin is nothing to scoff at either.
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Usually, political scientists scoff at most of pundits' analyses of campaign ads and speeches.
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The 55-inch 4K screen is nothing to scoff at, but hardly worth $2,000.
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I think lot of people are going to scoff at Bose's $250 asking price.
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There was something life affirming in watching a band scoff at their expiration date.
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Taking home the title of winning coach certainly isn't something to scoff at, either.
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This is where a critic will scoff, saying the ideas are but man-made.
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Today, many people scoff at Say's law even before they have fully appreciated it.
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Though some may scoff at the idea of virtual makeup, this market is massive.
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To be fair, you can scoff at the antics and still be swept away.
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American liberalism likes to scoff at the "thoughts and prayers" that go out on
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These authors scoff at the "everyone but me" attitude that so often characterizes conversations
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Don't scoff—a crunchy, fresh slaw really is the saving grace at a cookout.
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Not surprisingly, oil executives typically scoff at the notion of a world without oil.
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Suggest that Western countries might occasionally be guided by principle and Chinese officials scoff.
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One boy—she didn't see who—let out a brief scoff, but was ignored.
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Frank Bruni We can scoff and sneer at those images of New Jersey Gov.
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Having a loved one scoff at your big ideas is a very deflating experience.
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Immigration experts scoff at the assertion that cutting family-reunification immigration would raise US wages.
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Chinese experts on Latin America scoff at the notion that China has geopolitical interests there.
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Many Brazilians scoff at the idea that Mr Temer could be part of the solution.
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Plus, you'll have several years' experience with aggressive saving, which is nothing to scoff at.
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He guaranteed they'd have the votes, and seemed to scoff at the presumption of failure.
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The comfy outfit wasn't anything to scoff at, however: the tracksuit pieces total around $1,400.
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Age is the strongest predictor of successfully resisting the temptation to scoff the treat straightaway.
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The elder, Sansa, in embroidered dresses and elaborate hairstyles, does not scoff at the system.
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I'm not surprised to hear fast food aficionados scoff at the price of organic eggs.
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Indian officials scoff at the allegations, but have never refuted the evidence put to them.
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And then, from the gut, a clipped scoff, like of course you can believe it.
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Economists scoff at that, but Mr. Mnuchin said Monday that 3 percent growth was attainable.
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"Some may scoff at this; I have seen great success in its application," said Cucolo.
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Still, you would scoff at the cultural significance of the egg at your own peril.
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But Oakley seems to scoff at the suggestion alcohol had anything to do with the incident.
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Many progressives scoff at the notion of Schumer even considering any form of compromise with Trump.
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I used to scoff at those people who flew first-class because it just seemed extravagant.
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When Turnbull first watched Contact, as an intern at Harvard University, she was ready to scoff.
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The suggestion that Texas could turn blue any time soon makes most seasoned political pros scoff.
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But the quality of the products, according to many Instagram users, is nothing to scoff at.
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A decade ago, a lot of people would scoff at paying $65,2235 for a pickup truck.
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Getting Kendrick Lamar to hop on a track with you is certainly nothing to scoff at.
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Devilman Crybaby is easy to scoff at, thanks to its wonky animation and extremely NSFW story.
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In fact, Kim's reaction to Steph's lack of fulfillment is an actual "scoff," according to E!
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If we would scoff at that, it might be because we've never seen its like before.
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I'm a cynic—often cruel, really—and I regularly scoff at outpourings of grief from strangers.
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And then there's the worst part of it: That Sugar Bear might scoff at Shannon's progress.
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They scoff at the thought that I could write about TV and get paid for it.
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It's like he won't allow himself to pronounce ANY SINGLE SYLLABLE in the (scoff) "typical" way.
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Russians here tend to agree, although they mainly scoff at the idea of such a war.
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Yet most of these liberal megadonors "would scoff at Latino groups making this request," he added.
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Those who scoff at the idea of Trump winning have no idea how pop culture works.
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Some might scoff at the very idea of utopian planning, but Blast Theory could care less.
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Ruling Country Alliance party officials scoff that Lasso is a sore loser who is inciting violence.
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We scoff at Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving, yet we frown on women riding motorbikes.
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Some might scoff, but even Cramer couldn't deny that President Donald Trump's policies have benefited business.
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Clearly the run and waiting in the cold made me hungry because I scoff the lot.
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At one point during the race, you scoff when an interviewer asks if you're a feminist.
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This number is nothing to scoff at, as compared with the debut of its bonafide predecessor.
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Britons may scoff at the idea that they have anything to teach the world about railways.
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For a gadget that could potentially save your life, this deal is hardly anything to scoff at.
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When universities and Silicon Valley geeks scoff at national-security restrictions they are being naive or disingenuous.
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In other words, I gave myself two options: I could scoff at death or fear it wholeheartedly.
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Before you scoff at this sacrilegious act to our future robot overlords, Eric couldn't actually do much.
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Presumably, they would loudly scoff at the idea but Lyft didn't respond to a request for comment.
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Passersby might scoff at the rear spoiler lip, but you need it to keep the wheels planted.
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Before you scoff, go back and watch "Commando" ... you know damn well you wouldn't wanna fight that.
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Called the Basecamp X (pictured above), it's designed to go places most Airstream trailers would scoff at.
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If you're not big on the pig, the fried egg–topped frites are nothing to scoff at.
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While it's no Carolina reaper, it's not an easy task to scoff down a bunch at once.
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Anyone familiar with Aston's legacy of dashing, aggressive design might scoff at a truck for Mr. Bond.
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My wife disagrees and cites Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and the like as examples, at which I scoff.
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Scoff if you want to, but I'll swear that my friend the trash bag was pretty annoyed.
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Anyone familiar with the office-drone lifestyle might scoff at what it took Microsoft to get here.
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Perhaps that's partly why literary-minded people like me sometimes scoff at the movie versions of books.
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The consumer is the product — as much as insiders at companies like Facebook scoff at the idea.
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Dorothea is thrilled by his candor, some of the others scoff, and Jamie silently registers the moment.
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Liberals, meanwhile, scoff at how little it takes for gay conservatives to feel included by the GOP.
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And scoff at chick lit all you want, but it is the only genre where women work.
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A heathen woman wearing maroon face paint and her heathen boyfriend scoff at Noah and his gloomy forecast.
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Late Shift Producer Chady Eli Mattar calls it the gamification of films — a phrase some people scoff at.
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And if anyone tries to assert that culture and art has political value of its own they scoff.
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To suggest that Copacabana's sand might not be worthy of the Olympics is to invite a dismissive scoff.
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But he also grew up watching his father and grandmother scoff at his mother's obsession with social status.
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For those who scoff at the skyrocketing survey numbers, and for sensible types everywhere, this is a start.
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Conservatives will scoff, but they know he is as qualified for the job as anyone in the country.
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Purists will scoff, but I lingered in the purplish brown room dedicated to Surrealism and I hate Surrealism.
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SCOTT WAPNER: When people suggest that we could be in a Goldilocks environment, do you scoff at that?
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MORE was wrong to scoff at Mitt Romney for saying Russia was the U.S.' number one geopolitical foe.
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SimpliSafe: People scoff at the idea of trying to bootstrap a hardware business, but SimpliSafe's Chad Laurans did it.
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Okay, so maybe some purists will scoff at those who use such heavy-handed means to fix a shot.
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Disney's cartoon mascot has the ability to bring joy to a child's face, which is nothing to scoff at.
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Critics scoff that the government is guilty of many such falsehoods, and will have to start by prosecuting itself.
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Secular critics scoff that Mr Erdogan's former enablers will need quite a makeover before marketing themselves as his opponents.
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A sold out tour is certainly nothing to scoff at, but Brun has even more to celebrate this year.
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Gun rights proponents scoff at such research, asserting that while there may be a correlation, it doesn't mean causation.
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Economists tend to scoff at such brash protectionism; they argue, rightly, that trade does far more good than harm.
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Gates acknowledged that some might scoff at the plan, but insisted that he believes it will have an impact.
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Scoff all you want at the $53,370 sticker price of our Ram 1500 Laramie tester, but consider the following.
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Political insiders used to scoff at the idea that Hillary Clinton would choose Elizabeth Warren for her running mate.
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Their taunts pierce me like a fatal wound; again and again they scoff, 'Where is that God of yours?
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Privately, some European diplomats scoff at the notion that the United States is asking the world to do more.
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Carter Lochte is actually a time traveler You may scoff, but according to theoretical physics, time travel isn't impossible.
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Ignore those who scoff — they probably have "day jobs" and comfortable, routine lives filled with family, friends and bliss.
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Power users might scoff, but for many people this level of increased visibility could lead to real productivity gains.
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Political scientists like to scoff at the idea that presidential rhetoric can be powerful or that presidential symbolism matters.
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EU trade negotiators also scoff at the idea of Britain using U.S. trade negotiation as leverage in EU-U.
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But while watching porn of an obese couple having sex, Kerns saw a classmate in front of her scoff.
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Benenson: I have to scoff at the obsession about all the Democratic struggles with this group or that group.
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Some may scoff at the battery pack, but I enjoyed having a decent power bank within the luggage itself.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cynics who view pricy abstract art and scoff "a kid probably painted that" are finally right.
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Maybe most visitors to Art Basel Miami Beach would see Durant's work and ignore it, even scoff at it.
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Though the first rollout of Disney+ content only includes 11 different shows and movies, it's nothing to scoff at.
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They scoff at the idea of hitting up the Christmas party or the annual barbecue at the boss's house.
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I realize some may scoff at the notion of a month dedicated to wealth management professionals putting investors' interests first.
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Nye told the audience, with a wry scoff, that it will take a "fact-based" approach to informing its audience.
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Additionally, it insinuates being chained to community and social service, something I think our individualistic-minded world may scoff at.
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Privately, many bankers and traders scoff at the idea that Solomon can get competing sides of the house to cooperate.
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Many also scoff at Mr Macron; even Der Spiegel, a liberal weekly, snootily called the French president an "expensive friend".
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What better to stuff a squid with, or garnish a bowl of steaming noodles, or simply spit-roast and scoff?
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Undeterred, I scoff the free nibbles and head for the door—but not before grabbing one of the Trump Menus.
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When asked if they are the best of all the pilots, both scoff at the notion and praise their fellows.
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That this makes all thought impure and difficult to parse is nothing to scoff at; it's implicit in being human.
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And just before you scoff: It wasn't so long ago that our own legal system was putting monkeys on trial.
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In an appearance on McCollum's podcast, Durant seemed to scoff when McCollum told him that Portland could win a title.
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And while many people scoff at scooter riders, I saw those smirks turn into curious awe as I flew by.
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Republicans scoff at that, saying Democrats just want to search Trump's filings for revelations they can use to embarrass him.
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While the other 3 out of 4 Americans might scoff at this, there is actually psychological science to back superstition.
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As for the actual specs of the PC, it's pretty standard, but nothing to scoff at when it comes to performance.
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Still, many scoff at the notion, particularly coaching staffs given so many more hours to get ready for the next opponent.
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Experts scoff at such denials, pointing out that the army and militias maintain checkpoints on the roads and at border crossings.
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Trump loyalists will scoff that Washington swamp-dwellers are merely thrashing about as their habitat is drained by a populist hero.
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Does that scoff up his reputation or does it just divert arrows that would otherwise would be aimed at President Trump?
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The "happy families" Facebook pictures and new-build homes that I used to scoff at now spark twinges of jealousy. Dammit.
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GOP lawmakers scoff at the science behind climate change and dismiss Obama's pleas for the issue to be dealt with urgently.
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Though it took longer than her original goal of just one year, Horton's dedication to repayment is nothing to scoff at.
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American critics of Huawei, including senior members of Congress and of the Trump administration, may scoff at Mr Ren's casual tone.
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Raymond Kolcaba, Chagrin Falls, Ohio Socrates would surely scoff at this empathy craze and appreciate its being debunked in First Words.
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And that makes voters scoff at the idea that questions about tech or Facebook or data privacy could ever be important.
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Still, while many women scoff at the gift of head scarves, at least, they acknowledge, they are not being given burqas.
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I'm not even entirely sure how to scoff, but I would figure it out so I could do it in your direction.
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The ones in magazines and op-ed pages usually come from doctors who scoff at the cruelty of abandoning a helpless elder.
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For those who scoff at the creative benefits of being surrounded by pictures of Colin from accounts, there are more tangible payoffs.
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Rural Democrats who did not attend college are no more likely to scoff the likes of soppressata than their Republican counterparts are.
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These two aspects, the healthy and the wealthy, have created a boon for consumers eager to scoff large amounts of lean protein.
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Cynics may scoff and puzzle over how children grow up attached to toy models created and sold off multi-million-dollar franchises.
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As for his favorite Aretha song ... well, Smokey is the nicest guy in the world, but the question just made him scoff.
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Some people may scoff at the idea of owning a car and living in Manhattan, but I make it work for me.
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While some cannabis consumers will scoff at the idea of a filter, I find it a welcomed addition to a one hitter.
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I've actually heard some parents scoff at parental control features because they think it's about offloading the job of parenting to technology.
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While Rihanna's net worth of $600 million (per Forbes' most recent estimate) is nothing to scoff at, Jameel is exorbitantly wealthy himself.
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He stood, for more than 300 years, in the spot where I saw the tourist from Arizona scoff at the dirty replica.
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Yes, it's $300, but before you scoff at the price tag of the Yeti cooler, let's get something straight: These coolers last.
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But the terms of the agreement and Facebook's history with page owners have caused many to scoff at and shirk the offer.
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And that would put the six parents at about $11 million each in season 9 earnings — not exactly something to scoff at.
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People who cheat like this in middle school and who scoff at criticism of it are presumably going to go on cheating.
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Critics scoff at the inclusion of replacement and reinforcement barriers in the "new" category, yet administration officials have stood by their classification.
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Democrats scoff at the idea that members of the House would routinely send impeachment articles across the Rotunda to torment the Senate.
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Some readers may scoff at this seemingly pie-in-the-sky notion, but state boundaries have long been fluid and even illogical.
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Republican operatives scoff at the idea that Hunter could lose to a Democrat in a district that backed Trump by 15 points.
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While some scoff at his "America First" agenda on the international stage, at least Trump is being honest about putting America first.
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Eventually, Mr. Mouland appeared back in the shed with the "scoff o' turr," as a meal of the bird is called here.
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Back in 2011, we could do little more than scoff at the liberal leaderless protest movement that occupied Wall Street for months.
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On his last visit to Bahrain as defence secretary, Ash Carter seemed to scoff at suggestions that Britain might replace a wary America.
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Some critics scoff at this work, considering the installations expensive but shallow curiosities, or opportunities for visitors' facile virtue signalling on social media.
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When they were poor, and there were plenty of puffins, the Faroese used to scoff more than 200,000 of the birds a year.
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Not unlike Superman, Wonder Woman is supposed to be about hope and love, tenets that Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne would scoff at.
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Though some may scoff at the idea of Facebook addiction, it's a real condition that can cause serious negative impacts in people's lives.
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Some might scoff at these efforts, but they are incredibly practical in giving these nations actual autonomy over some of their biggest concerns.
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Economists scoff at the official line, pointing instead at strict currency controls and price fixing that hurt imports and reduce incentives for production.
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It's not completely unusual for the average person to scoff at the idea of squeezing a serum into their daily skin-care routines.
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In ensuing years I have reflected on my efforts to spice up the turkey and remained undaunted by those who scoff at them.
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When they find out that Jacqueline is trying to get them to donate to a charity for Native Americans, the men all scoff.
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Former FBI director James Comey — who's been known to subtweet the Trump administration since he went public on Twitter — reacted with a scoff.
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Democrats may scoff at Republicans' work requirements, but they have yet to challenge the dominant conception of poverty that feeds such meanspirited politics.
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It was not a good time at Condé Nast, or anywhere else in the cash-strapped magazine industry, to scoff at cost-cutting.
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Of course, they scoff and say they wouldn't be caught dead in a Toyota, especially when Bob next door just bought a Bimmer.
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"For those who scoff at this notion, I have some simple advice: Look at the science," Staten Island Borough President James Oddo said.
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Knicks fans might scoff at the suggestion, and they have every right to based off what Rose has done on the court so far this year; they could scoff especially lustily after his no-show (and no call, and no text) against the Pellies, which all but assures he won't be back with the orange and blue for the 2017-18 season.
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It's easy to scoff at the cult of Diana: We do, after all, enjoy a tragic dead white woman more than any other flavor.
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I used to scoff at people who flew first-class and think, Why would anyone spend an insane amount of money something so pointless?
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The company's 150 million daily active users isn't anything to scoff at, and its ad product is far more expansive than Instagram's for now.
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They can embrace it and continue to win "big league," or they can scoff at it as nothing more than a one cycle anomaly.
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" (Insert outlandishly elaborate scoff here.) Following a swift and firm social media backlash, Davidson apologized, calling Crenshaw "a war hero" and himself "a dick.
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That gauntlet has been thrown down with a scoff — they don't believe we're willing or able to come to the table on climate issues.
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Should the Eagles injury woes continue, fans might not scoff at the idea of having Laws and his sure hands in for a tryout.
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In the context of interpersonal relationships, we often tend to scoff at criticism or negative feedback, but those are actually golden opportunities for growth.
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Stay-at-home parents scoff at the idea of sick days, as do millions of other workers whose jobs don't offer paid time off.
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Hard-core campers may scoff at glamping ("glamour camping," that is, or wimping, as it's sometimes called), and even glamping outfitters dislike the term.
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Critics may scoff, but the show enters its 14th season with the family more squarely in the eye of the cultural hurricane than ever.
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Before I share that horrifying experience with you, let me begin with this: Bug-eating in practice is, of course, nothing to scoff at.
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Professional dominatrixes are the first to scoff at the idea that all men enjoy being dominant in bed and all women enjoy being submissive.
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Aside from safety concerns, some prosecutors scoff at the notion that defendants need an earlier peek at evidence to know if they are guilty.
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You can progress from your standard 45-pound bar all the way to 205 pounds, which is nothing to scoff at for most people.
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Obamacare supporters, who scoff at the administration's attempt to take credit for the law's turnaround, say other factors are contributing to the improving marketplaces.
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Goans scoff at their demand for "pure veg" food — observant Hindus avoid meat — and mock their wearing of jeans to swim in the sea.
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Before you scoff at the kid, 'Gelo is actually doing pretty well overseas -- averaging over 15 points while shooting 45% from beyond the arc.
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Sources connected with Johnny scoff at Amber's sympathy, saying she timed the allegations to hurt his new movie, "Alice Through the Looking Glass," which tanked.
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Some analysts, however scoff at branch redesigns, saying they may create some buzz, but banks should rather spend the money to improve their digital products.
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He didn't scoff at the notion of implementing rates of as high as 50% to 70%, like those that have existed in some European countries.
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They scoff at the idea that rich, spoiled America really feels threatened, seeing a ploy to extract better terms for American firms to make money.
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Some scoff at Toutiao's sometimes tawdry machine-generated mix; a Hong Kong-based analyst says the algorithm seems to cater to "the lowest common denominator".
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Perhaps this disparity is why so many of the bands who are considered pioneers in the genre were the first to scoff at the word.
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By now you've probably seen that meme, where any comparison drawn between Hitler and something in the present day is met with a colorful scoff.
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He was pretty much the only thing New York sports fans wanted to talk about -- and Christie was quick to scoff at their breathless anticipation.
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You can scoff at 6-inch phones being too big, but just you wait, they'll be the norm soon enough and Samsung's leading the charge.
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It's wonderful to see Twitter being used for good, and proves that our ever-connected age might not be something to scoff at after all.
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And during the "Year of the Woman," Pelosi allies scoff at the idea that Democrats will turn around and elect a man to replace her.
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The list of amenities is nothing to scoff at either, including everything from heated floors to a fully-stocked game room to a private gym.
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No doubt, some will scoff at people comparing themselves to their neighbors and offer the advice that they should just focus on their own lives.
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" Trump's tweets came a day after a video clip was posted of Rapinoe saying, with a scoff, "I'm not going to the f------ White House.
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The internet seemed to scoff in unison at the very thought that there's an issue with the way our culture treats women who are single.
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The quartet sound like they're having a good time; they sound like the kind of pals who would scoff at the notion of guilty pleasure.
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Pundits lined up to scoff at its maker's folly, mocking this ugly stepchild of a console, with its cheap looks and weird dual-screen design.
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Most serious public-opinion pollsters would scoff at the survey, which polled only the most committed vapers off a list provided by an industry group.
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Democrats see Putin's hand in nearly every news cycle, while Republicans increasingly scoff that the whole thing is, to quote the president, a witch hunt.
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Maybe. And yet, if history is any indication, you'll scoff at the bothie now and then while you're not looking they will take over the world.
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Before you scoff, know that the company has an oddly solid track record with its simulations: They've correctly called nine games out of the last 12.
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Why, technology entrepreneurs would scoff in Beijing bars a generation ago, China would have to hire hundreds of thousands of secret policemen to control the internet.
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These are the overlooked costs people inflict on their future selves, such as when they smoke, or scoff so many sugary snacks that their health suffers.
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He didn't scoff at the small pillow, instead he took turns placing each part of his body on the tiny bed, enjoying its comfort in phases.
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We can scoff when they call their nuclear program a "treasured sword," but increasingly they are making the point that their nukes are not for bartering.
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Don't scoff -- the boxing legend says he's "very seriously" considering running for the highest office in the land ... and he's already putting together an exploratory team.
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Cynics scoff that if more children's lives are saved, they will just grow up to have more babies and cause new famines and cycles of poverty.
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For a lot of MMA fans outside of Ireland the idea that some of Conor McGregor's countrymen scoff at his achievements in the Octagon is outrageous.
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People don't come forward because of authorities like the Republicans on the committee, the ones who will scoff at you, blame you and not believe you.
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While some users may scoff at the giant icons used to differentiate the issues, I find the whole layout easy to understand and simple to navigate.
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Some female lawmakers scoff at the suggestion that the Kagame challenger was a legitimate candidate to begin with, using "that woman," or "the young girl," dismissively.
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Maybe some of that is just my psychology: I like to think I'm a pretty capable individual, but I scoff somewhat at the "rugged loner" archetype.
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Democrats scoff at that notion, and a voter fraud commission started by (and later angrily disbanded by) President Trump found no evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
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Artisanal jam-obsessed, kale-munching urbanites scoff at these convenience items as pedestrian; microwaves have somehow become akin to Razor Scooters in terms of their shamefulness.
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"People might roll their eyes or scoff when Republicans make earnest attempts at outreach in these groups, but it shouldn't stop us from doing it," Carmichael said.
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The bottom line — coupons and grocery store loyalty programs can put hundreds of dollars back in your wallet every school year, and that's nothing to scoff at.
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The PR folks may scoff at that tagline, not wanting to sully the sophisticated image of Colorado skiing, but it could be a boon for the industry.
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Social conventions might scoff at this childlike spontaneity, but in surrendering to the heart, she captures the parts of ourselves that most of us try to conceal.
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And while her method might make the medical professionals scoff, in more cases than not, at least in this corner of the internet, it seems to work.
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Some may scoff at paying nearly six figures for a Lincoln these days, but the Navigator is seriously one of the best luxury vehicles on sale today.
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And while some people are quick to scoff at the "oddity" of Japan's experimental nature, I'd argue their skepticism is actually a guarded form of genuine interest.
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And Trump — as he's done in the past — will scoff at the official unemployment figure of around 5 percent, saying the real jobless number is much higher.
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They're so good that it's tempting to scoff at anyone who chooses another team, but what make sports (including basketball!) so much fun is their inherent volatility.
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If, say, you're a white, unemployed factory worker in Wisconsin looking for a job, you may scoff at talk of too many white men in one place.
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Trump on Wednesday seemed to scoff at the idea of global warming, tweeting: Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
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But for the people who scoff and wince at others for not knowing their native tongue, just know that it's much more complex than you might think.
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During arguments this week, the lawyer from the Department of Justice seemed to scoff at citations from news reports of remarks by Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani.
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"I think that we have some power over who we love, it isn't something that just happens to a person," she, as Amy, replies with a scoff.
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The possible impact of these speeches cannot be emphasized enough although some may scoff at the idea of a 300-word speech making any sort of impact.
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But there are no guarantees that China hawks within the administration — who scoff at Wall Street's market-driven concerns about a trade fight — won't carry the day.
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It's easy to scoff at the theater productions and the drum circles, but at least these people are actually taking to the streets to make their opinions heard.
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While those films are nothing to scoff at, The Goldfinch's combination of terrorism, high art, and family strife is a bit more complex than an apocalyptic near-future.
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Even on a personal level—and I know women scoff at this (I don't blame them, I guess)—but I was female-identified from a very young age.
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Image: Nicolas Raymond/FlickrCalifornians may scoff at the idea of a mid-sized earthquake, but when our nation's capitol started shaking on August 23, 2011, people freaked out.
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When Al Michaels later says that no one could have imagined Simpson committing a murder, the person behind me let loose a comically loud and utterly warranted scoff.
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It is hard not to scoff at his unflattering spandex getup (the moulded Batsuits were only introduced with Michael Keaton's 1989 version) and his unrealistic scrapes with death.
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But they privately scoff at predictions of certain doom and gloom for Republicans, pointing to Trump's surprise victory in the 2628 presidential election despite his poor favorability ratings.
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But they privately scoff at predictions of certain doom and gloom for Republicans, pointing to Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election despite his poor favorability ratings.
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While a billion-dollar fortune is nothing to scoff at, compare Sandberg's net worth with that of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's — about $69 million, per Forbes' latest estimates.
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And if you're paying millions for a luxury home (and the luxury goods inside it), you're not likely to scoff at the lofty premiums to protect that investment.
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I'm sure purists and speedrunners will scoff, but it's a really bright way to make a game made with NES-era expectations about difficulty easy to jump into.
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The idea of a modern thief solemnly scribbling down his to-do list, on paper, is absurd, and forensic scientists of today will scoff at the narrative kinks.
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Mr. Samaras can scoff now: Recent exploration suggests that there are at least three billion barrels of oil under the Ionian Sea and around the island of Crete.
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N.B.A. fans scoff at their hyperactivity and point to professional coaches' comparatively calm mien, even though N.B.A. coaches may stray as much as 43 feet from the baseline.
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Maduro and his supporters, of course, scoff at Guaidó's claims — both because Maduro won last year's election, and because the lawmaker's interpretation of the constitution is somewhat disputed.
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Castle aficionados, particularly those who know a thing or two about the castles that dot the countryside of Europe, scoff at these Americanized versions of ancient European fortresses.
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Some people might scoff at the idea of visiting the American fast-food giant McDonald's while in South Korea, a country with an abundance of cheap, delicious food.
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Those close to the minority leader, though, scoff at the idea of Pelosi not receiving enough votes to lead the party if the Democrats make inroads in the House.
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He had that right -- though Democrats will scoff at Barr's warning that the Justice Department must remain a "beacon," given his hugely controversial conduct over the last few weeks.
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This helps to explain why traditional masters have been very slow to take to more modern training methods and also why the traditionalists tend to scoff at MMA fighters.
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Feel free to scoff at the use of melodramatic imagery in an election speech, but it's just this kind of emotional triggering that works with voters and always has.
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Here, you can scoff a Burger King before wandering around a huge new Carrefour supermarket to stock up on French cheese, British-made breakfast cereals and Turkish-made clothes.
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Ruling-party strategists scoff that the opposition said the same thing when the 500+ scheme was first introduced in 2016; but last year the budget was close to balance.
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When I spoke to her admirers in Philadelphia this week, they tended to scoff at words like "revolution" that Bernie Sanders supporters have been throwing around this election cycle.
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Before you scoff, remember this man does the impossible, including an insane MID-AIR armbar that beat Ray Borg at UFC 216 ... something that we've never ever seen before!
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In a tweet responding to this development, Zarif appeared to scoff at that notion and downplayed the impact of being sanctioned, claiming to have no assets outside of Iran.
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Either way, something is wrong with a military culture that pays lips service to caring about civilian casualties while top commanders scoff at the prospect of taking them seriously.
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"Many readers may scoff at these robust predictions for radio," Duncan Stewart, director of research for technology, media and telecommunications at Deloitte Canada, wrote in a report in December.
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In my experience, customers sometimes scoff at that much foam in their beer, and some view it as a petty way for bars to save on their beer budget.
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Now he commands a group of former cartel members who claim to have left criminality behind, though they scoff at the idea that they might put down their weapons.
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To the Editor: Senator Lindsey Graham has led the chorus of Republicans who scoff at the allegations made by a whistle-blower against the president of the United States.
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"You had a couple that died of the same ailment at the same time, and they want to say that it's natural causes," Mr. Bullock said with a scoff.
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Some people scoff at Berlin's lakes, which tend to have mucky bottoms and a bit of broken glass around the edges, favoring the crystal-clear ones outside the city.
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AND WHILE NANCY PELOSI MAY SCOFF AT THAT, THAT JUST SHOWS HOW OUT OF TOUCH SHE IS WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF A $1,000 CHECK TO THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON.
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Still, if The Economist, the great barometer of capitalist thinking, can scoff at such sentiments, then it would seem that capitalism is not as imperiled as some might think.
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Much like the KarJenners, while many may scoff at his daily ensembles, a surprising amount of Justin's particular sartorial brand manages to trickle down to the masses over time nonetheless.
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Tusk took the opportunity to scoff at arguments in Britain for Brexit on the grounds that London could cut itself better trade deals without the EU's economic weight behind it.
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Photographers who own cameras might scoff at the idea, but the idea could appeal to people who want a camera that's capable of more than the one on their smartphone.
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House of Cards writer Beau Willimon lives for intrigue, and their rivalry is constantly fueled by the men in their respective courts, who scoff at any mention of peaceful cohabitation.
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At the time, much of the public discounted Maris's total just as later generations would scoff at Mr Bonds's, because Maris needed a 29-game season to set his mark.
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If your home theater setup is so advanced and pricey that you scoff at the thought of buying a high-end OLED TV, Sony has the perfect thing for you.
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Such heady comparisons, though, seem far-fetched in Venezuela right now where not just government officials but even some cynical opposition supporters scoff at the flash protests as ineffectual stunts.
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Many scoff at such hyperbole, but, at the very least, in many places to venture at dawn through the Indian countryside is no longer to intrude on a mass latrine.
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Jaded local bands may scoff at the myth of landing a record deal at South by, but there's likely no higher concentration of music professionals anywhere else in the world.
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It's pretty easy to scoff at corporate tie-ins for "Game of Thrones"— as one of the most popular franchises in the world, everyone wants a piece of the action.
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It would be easy for GOP senators to scoff at an ideologically liberal nominee like Laurence Tribe, the Harvard law professor who once taught both Mr Obama and Mr Cruz.
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From the sidelines, at least, most of these people probably look like the epitome of health—lean and fit, with resting heart rates that only Michael Phelps would scoff at.
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Many Chinese chemical companies scoff at Mr. Trump's calls for greater regulation, saying that they already face onerous demands from the Chinese government and that they are only serving customers.
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But also like that author, this band has a kind of primal instinct, activating long-suppressed pleasure centers that are easy to scoff at, and yet … CARAMANICA Beautiful cover art.
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Certainly, forgoing some of the financial protections offered by the royal family — and perhaps risking the loss of even more of that wealth going forward — is nothing to scoff at.
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There will be some who respond to gestures of solidarity with indifference or a scoff, and we may never understand what drives some mothers to make questionable or tragic decisions.
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My fellow T1 friends and I have a good scoff and chuckle whenever news articles come out about Type 1 that seem really focused on how terrible needles must be.
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But broadcasters, who scoff at the notion they have more leverage than giants like AT&T and Comcast, argue the arrangements provide rural Americans with network programming and more local news.
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They do not live in pack structures when they are on their own, and so some scientists scoff at dog-training approaches that require the human to act as pack leader.
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People sometimes scoff at the meaning of a one-degree temperature rise, saying that no one will really feel the difference between a 30-degree day and a 29-degree day.
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Which was why I was interested to see how my middle class in-laws — men with single-syllable names who scoff at overprivileged young people — who would react to this technology.
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Critics scoff that bringing a case against auditors is so hard that this is not a real risk: federal courts in America are increasingly likely to throw out claims against auditors.
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Again, many scoff at the idea but they also did that nearly 22 years ago when Briton Ron Hill broke the marathon record aided by a self-designed 'cooling' string vest.
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I feel like that's something Tyrion (one of the only characters who didn't scoff at the Night's Watch warning back in Season 2) could have mentioned on the boat ride over.
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Take writing — some people scoff at it, but there's early work to give people feedback about their writing that in the years ahead I think does have a lot of promise.
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Both Coraggio and ClassPass were careful to tell me that a whopping 30% of New York City boutique reservations are made through ClassPass alone; that's not a number to scoff at.
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Still, the 215-mile plus range is nothing to scoff at, and anyway, the Model 3 costs significantly less than the Model S — coming in somewhere around $35,000 according to Tesla.
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While some may still scoff at the notion of 'professional' esports players, the money at stake is substantial, if not quite in the $30 million league of the Fortnite World Cup.
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But there are many who scoff - they point to a world economy chugging along at a decent clip, dovish central banks and company earnings that are still growing, albeit more slowly.
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Don't scoff though, as we discussed in Giorgio Petrosyan and the Counter to All Strikes, the finest defensive technician in kickboxing is constantly shoving his opponents off balance after his strikes.
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After you've whipped up an impressive outdoor dinner Bear Grylls would scoff at and it's time to hit the hay, just roll out the pad as it begins to automatically inflate.
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While Republicans scoff at the notion that they have sought to suppress an overwhelmingly Democratic black vote, they make no apologies for pursuing every legal opportunity that exists to win elections.
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If we can be convinced to scoff raw fish by the boxful, perhaps fresh wasabi and its accompanying graters and bamboo brushes will become as familiar in the years to come.
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And they scoff at the suggestion that Mr. Trump — who has been accused of sexual assault and boasted graphically that he could do "anything" with women — has a problem with them.
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We may scoff at their cries of victimhood and trigger warnings every time someone tells them they're wrong, but they truly are the victims of decades of cultural and economic stagnation.
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You may scoff at a poll this early, but keep in mind candidates who lead the field this early tend to be serious competitors once the campaign kicks into high gear.
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It's easy to scoff and say that refugees don't need yet another app, and of course the refugee crisis is a humanitarian problem and a political problem and an immigration problem.
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Fans of "credible" punk may scoff at a band whose audience was largely comprised of teenagers, but in truth Motion City Soundtrack were probably far more capable as artists than often considered.
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It's hard to see how the next-gen BDH could improve, and savvy shoppers will likely scoff at the proposition of buying new real estate for their dolls after only a year.
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They scoff at the idea that the natural environment is fragile enough to need a climate-change pact—and indeed hail cheap American oil and gas as a source of global leverage.
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But at E3 this year, we had the opportunity to asks attendees (well, those who didn't scoff at the words "mobile gaming") what they believe the future of mobile gaming looks like.
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You're meant to sympathize with the men, who are presented as begrudging participants, and laugh or scoff at the women for forcing them to do something as "trivial" as taking endless photos.
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Or if an Ecuadorian nonprofit started a campaign at the United Nations, to focus international attention on police killings in the US. Confessions of a congressman We would scoff at these efforts.
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Such experts scoff when today's Communist leaders say that they set great store by increasing public happiness as part of the Chinese Dream, President Xi Jinping's campaign to make China great again.
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While the more tasteful among us might scoff at a poop statue, throw pillow, or cookie, perhaps having this little caricature around will imbue these rarified worlds with some always-welcome humbleness.
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TC: Some startups may scoff at the idea of giving a big tech company so much information about their business, when they don't know at the outset that they'll want its patents.
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And while Francis might scoff at the Silicon Valley leader's exorbitant riches, building connections with power brokers like Schmidt gives him more means to affect change on issues that he cares about.
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Opponents of the unpopular Socialist leader scoff he is delusional and say his administration should be focused on stocking empty supermarkets and pharmacies amid brutal shortages in the recession-hit OPEC nation.
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In this rendition of the story, Barnum is a dreamer and a visionary, a family man whose wealthy, high-class in-laws scoff at his lowbrow, vulgar aspirations to entertain the masses.
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The Big Bang Theory's ratings prowess — undeserved in the eyes of viewers who consider their comedy tastes more rarefied — has long been enough to mark the show as something to scoff at.
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You may scoff, but in 2003 the philosopher Nick Bostrom of Oxford University published a paper laying out reasons to think that we are pretty likely to be living in a simulation.
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It is easy to scoff at how high-profile the announcement of some computer game ratings has become, how much it seems to matter, even beyond tribal point-scoring and personal pride.
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And although one might scoff at the tent city — which, given Duke's demographics, is sort of like an Occupy Wall Street for, rather than against, the 1 percent — tent life is rough.
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And if you scoff at the idea that anything like that could happen in America, remember that police arrested more than 200 people, including protesters and journalists, at Trump's inauguration in 2017.
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Also I wouldn't say I'm the best bottle flipper around haha, I imagine there are some who watch my video and scoff at the idea I'm internet famous because of one flip.
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I scoff while scrolling through my Twitter timeline with more calm than usual, a feeling perhaps aided more by the 1,000 mg CBD oil I've just sampled than the voice in my ear.
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Kuo estimated last month that Apple would sell between 2 and 2.5 million HomePods in 2018, which would make Apple's smart speaker nearly a $1 billion business and certainly nothing to scoff at.
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And while today's kids might scoff at a Hot Wheels car that doesn't look like a Ferrari, that just means you're free to decorate your desk with these 1:64-scale re-releases.
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Amazons spar and support each other, unfurl themselves off their galloping horses, launch their sistren into the air to leap higher than they could on their own, and scoff into men's gaping faces.
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"Up to $0003,000 in cash bonuses" for qualifying drivers, as has been glowingly reported elsewhere, is nothing to scoff at, especially considering they myriad studies examining the lacking wages rideshare drivers pull in.
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Some supporters in Cincinnati, however, scoff at the focus on Comey's testimony and continued media coverage of probes into whether there was improper communication between Trump officials and Russia during the 2016 campaign.
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If I were as cynical as the hard-boiled characters of "Too Late," I might scoff that each scene is overstuffed with fawning references to classic film noir, Quentin Tarantino and pulp novels.
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Some years later, he'll scoff whenever I tell him to clean his room, as he recalls every Sunday I've spent drunkenly wallowing in my own filth, watching the Jets lose by three touchdowns.
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ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio's annual pilgrimage to make New York City's financial case before skeptical state legislators in the Capitol usually follows a predictable pattern: He asks for money; Republican lawmakers scoff.
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According to the Times, the Met estimates that it will bring in an annual $49 million -- nothing to scoff at, but also only a $6 million increase over what admissions fees currently provide.
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Yet, while 11 million isn't anything to scoff at, CBS All Access and Showtime trail Disney Plus' 28 million subscribers, which the company amassed within just the first three months of its launch.
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Some fellow Californians may scoff at the idea, but if being first really is meaningless, California might do well to reconsider its outsized rhetoric about its leadership in the nation and the world.
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And his effort is already being widely outmanned by Hillary Clinton's ground organization across the country as some of his advisers openly scoff at the notion that they need to build a traditional campaign.
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Though big technology and automotive companies may scoff at the idea of sharing their data, the competition generated from a level data playing field could create tens of thousands of new high-tech jobs.
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Anyone inclined to scoff at the notion of governments enforcing all the laws all of the time should bear in mind how local governments' budgets depend on fines and fees from on their citizens.
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This President's Day Weekend, I was in Nashville for my cousin's bachelorette party and used the opportunity to really lean into some of the traditions this occasion calls for — traditions I'd usually scoff at.
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Though the new iPhone XS and XS Max include stereo mics, most serious tapers scoff at those holding their phones aloft during performances, regarding them as disruptive to musicians and fellow audience members alike.
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Their commanders scoff at Pentagon estimates of 6,500 Islamic State fighters in Libya — or a figure of 8,000, given by John Brennan, the director of the C.I.A., in testimony to Congress on June 20.
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Instead of sorting, they just throw it all in a big can marked General Waste, and they scoff at their dutiful neighbors who lug out trash in separate bags bound for color-coded bins.
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Although it's fashionable to scoff at the idea that raising the minimum wage causes job losses, there are valid reasons to believe that it hurts the very workers who face the greatest employment challenges.
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Daisy Ginsberg, a biodesigner and artist, told me at Biofabricate that scientists regularly scoff at her work, which has looked at how we might repopulate ecosystems with synthetic biology after a sixth extinction event.
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I have yet to try a Monkey Gland or a Scoff-Law cocktail, but am infinitely calmer after three glasses of vin blanc cassis — and pleased to know it was a Henry Miller favorite.
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Republicans, led by the majority leader, Senator John J. Flanagan of Long Island, scoff at the notion that Mr. Croci's absence automatically means that Ms. Hochul can step in and cast the 32nd vote.
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The lovestruck teenager take on the character would likely have made Ricci's Wednesday scoff — her big solo in the musical even shares that she's developing a growing interest in Disney World and Chia Pets.
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His parents scoff at the intensity of it all, but Raphael wants to spend every minute with Jerome — his school-trip buddy, his defender against mean kids, the friend who always makes him laugh.
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Mr. Foley prefers to call his group, Arizona Border Recon, a nongovernmental organization, but others label it a militia and scoff at the notion of private individuals, many of them armed, patrolling the border.
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Some younger solvers are miffed that they have to know older pop culture, and some older solvers scoff at the idea that they should have to know the names of current hip-hop artists.
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While many may scoff at Nickelback, it seems the Canadian rockers have had enough, or at the very least, they're not taking shade from arguably their counterpart in the UK: British rock duo Royal Blood.
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Many in the venture capital community still scoff at the notion of pre-seed investing, but multiple funds, Graduate Fund being the latest, have cropped up with pre-seed at the center of their theses.
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Many might scoff at the very idea of trying to secure Android, but BlackBerry has given me more reason to trust that it is indeed doing something about this issue than any other Android OEM.
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However, if you're a sports or action shooter then you're going to scoff at the TL22's continuous shooting speeds — it tops out at 21 fps (with mechanical shutter) and 2950 fps (with electronic shutter).
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Al GreenAlexander (Al) N. GreenEnvironmentalists scoff after Trump claims he's one of them Lobbying World Meat is taxing the planet, so we should tax meat MORE (D-Texas) and before that was Green's executive assistant.
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GREENS SCOFF AT TRUMP CLAIM HE'S AN 'ENVIRONMENTALIST': Trump's statement that he is an environmentalist is provoking a backlash from critics who say his policies have hurt environmental protections and the fight against climate change.
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It felt like the end of something — my youth, my freedom, my ability to scoff at all of my breeder friends with BabyBjorns over their necks and bits of half-chewed banana on their shirts.
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In fact, when I suggest to these state officials that they will need to have their own laws in place by 2020 — a mere three years from now — they pretty much scoff at this suggestion.
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Regularly maintained bathrooms are an obvious solution, but as hinted at with the private funding needed to be raised for Where Do We Go Berkeley's port-o-potties, cities often scoff at this logical measure.
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When the #MeToo movement came to the forefront in 533 following the tidal wave of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Carrere was surprised to hear some scoff at young actresses who "put themselves" in compromising situations.
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On the way, if you admire the fields of sugarcane, each stalk taller than a man, your driver, a local who has played under the green sway of these plants as a child, will scoff.
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And some Democrats could scoff at the idea of enlisting Cohen who, until recently, was an outspoken supporter of Trump before pleading guilty in August to eight criminal counts and is awaiting sentencing in December.
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These discounts are a significant uptick from the 5-10% seen in previous weeks, which led some shoppers to take to social media to scoff at Barneys&apos "preciousness" and decry its reputation of exclusivity.
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But, what he does and what Tom Hanks does, what all these people do, is combine imagination and fantasy with reality, and we can scoff at that or we can admire and learn from it.
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However, the fact that more than a few people are angry that this dialogue has evolved — say, the people who scoff at affirmative-consent laws as "sex policing" — is perhaps more telling than the evolution itself.
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We've seen him try to get a vegetarian to eat steak, scoff at someone looking for advice on how to cook a vegan meal, and most recently, offend PETA by appropriating and twisting its iconic acronym.
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But the stunt also risks becoming just another reason to scoff at the micro-mobility industry, which has started to become the object of derision among some consumers, drawing concern from politicians and skepticism from investors.
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Hardcore gamers might scoff at the notion of a 16-bit gaming system, but they clearly haven't been to Brazil, where systems like the original Sega Genesis are still among the most dominant forms of gaming.
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Blood might drain from your face at the cost of manuka honey (30 quid a jar, if you're wondering) and you might scoff at Scarlett Johansson's claims that it "pulls out the impurities" from the skin.
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Administration officials scoff at that, noting that each time he speaks with Pelosi he reports back to the White House, and he hasn't made any promises or laid out any proposals that didn't have sign off.
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Conservative House Republicans have been adamant that Speaker Paul Ryan not attach any deal to the omnibus and scoff that even a narrow temporary fix for DACA is worth swallowing for only modest border security funding.
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There is little such sense in this administration -- partly because briefings have become so rare -- and because this White House seems to scoff at the belief it should even pretend it is opening up for scrutiny.
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It then began using that checkbook, called the Vision Fund, to buy its way into the tech industry's most iconic new companies including Uber, Slack, and WeWork, often at prices that made rival venture capitalists scoff.
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Some people scoff at sunset pics; some don't like overlong birthday posts; some swear they'll throw their phones into the ocean if they see another person film their laptop while they watch The Great British Baking Show.
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A bureaucrat quoted in "The Lost Decade", a new book by Puja Mehra, talks of long, tedious meetings, in which Mr Modi would monitor his policies' implementation and the civil servant would scoff the peanuts and chickpeas.
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Sure, slides don't always feel the most dressed up — if the Sarah Jessica Parker in you has an aversion to anything without a four-inch heel, you might scoff at the idea of a shoe like this.
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Still, if I scoff at Connolly's image, partly from the perspective of a single father who has seen his child outgrow the pram, I too have thought that domestic responsibilities could not be in harmony with art.
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Workers scoff at the company's assertions that they pay a living wage—due to a complicated commission system that most workers don't understand, employees may sometimes make up to $15 an hour, but rates are not standardized.
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To be sure, many market observers will scoff at a U.S. basketball tournament influencing a deep financial market with millions of global participants, but the tournament has had an effect on the broader economy in the past.
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Now, you might scoff at all this and think that since the Republican Party has capitulated to Trump so baldly before, the Republican Senate will be certain to do the same, and that's certainly a strong possibility.
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Naysayers may scoff at the artistic validity of fashion's crossover projects, but authenticity is a key factor in any such partnership, said the Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli, who has often worked with Prada (and always attends its shows).
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Artim started in the training program herself, 26 years ago, as did the Enterprise chief executive, and that is how she gets the attention of young adults and their parents who scoff at a future of renting cars.
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They scoff at claims that the firm is owned by its own employees in a benign sort of shareholding co-operative, and that its Communist Party committee is tasked with nothing more sinister than staff training and welfare.
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" Tusk argued that "when Trump tries to roll back the clock and reinstate policies that are clearly outmoded or just plain dumb, European leaders love nothing more than to scoff, make snide remarks, and assert their moral superiority.
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A particularly frustrating example is The L Word's Alice, who identified as bisexual at the beginning of the series but quickly reneged and began to outright scoff at the idea that she or anyone could identify as bisexual.
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Of course, Wall Street cheerleaders will scoff at this notion; claiming that the Fed was able to begin winding down QE in December of 22 and was done by October 210, with nary a hiccup in stock prices.
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Some may scoff at the notion of a sovereign debt crisis happening to the strongest nation in the world, but it can unless Congress rises to the challenge to address the entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
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Although Diaz has taken some of the mystery away by defeating the Dubliner, who could scoff at the prospect of 'The Answer' meeting 'The Notorious' at Madison Square Garden to help UFC announce their arrival in New York?
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While art historians, such as Sarah Cohen, label the pieces as "bad art" for involving animals, other writers scoff at Chinese artists engaging in a "tired, spent, exhausted cliché" that modernists in the West have used long before.
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They don't call themselves werewolves — and scoff at humans who would — but that's roughly what they are, able to shift between human and wolf forms, except for three days around the full moon, when all must be wolves.
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Nanjiani's 2020 schedule is nothing to scoff at either; the comedic actor will be taking his talents (and his six pack) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a cast member in the star-packed ensemble of The Eternals.
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And to also make them decent, compassionate, alert, engaged truth-seekers, neither callous, fearful Party enablers nor complacent, dead-eyed Proles who poke their iPhones and scoff at memes and chirp their discontent in brief blips of coherence.
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However, rivals privately scoff at the idea Goldman can gain significant market share in a business where contracts often last five years, clients tend to stick with their banks and a global network of banking licenses greases the wheels.
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Still, it doesn't sound like something that will impress anyone who likes to cook — I've heard enough stories about "magic" in the kitchen and secret recipes to know that many people will scoff at this level of cooking automation.
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In Tatum's first 13 games with the Blue Devils, he averaged nearly 16 points a game—which is nothing to scoff at—but shot a disappointing 43 percent from the field and below 30 percent from behind the arc.
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"Eight or nine years back, if you told a friend who was visiting from another city, 'Let's go for coffee,' they'd really scoff at you," said Ashish D'Abreo, co-founder of the Bangalore-based organic coffee startup Flying Squirrel.
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Google Pixelbook Go Acer Chromebook 15 While many might scoff at $649 for a Chromebook, hold that thought until you take a peek at the Google Pixelbook Go's 1080p display, its excellent keyboard, sharp 1080p webcam, and spacious trackpad.
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"I wish that Ed Buck was a lone wolf," says Jacen Zhu, in a tone that mirrors several who mention the former entrepreneur: part scoff as if it is the most obvious question of all, and part sunken resignation.
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Before we became kimchi-loving snobs who scoff at the ubiquity of truffle fries, we were just kids who liked things that tasted good, even if those things happened to come in a cardboard crisping sleeve wrapped in cellophane.
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Much like the Academy Awards, which usually reward stories about "real people" over sci-fi and fantasy (with 25.8's Best Oscar win for The Shape of Water being a notable exception), musical theater audiences tend to scoff at spacey sagas.
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And every year, we scoff at the possibility that two people who got engaged on a reality TV dating show — and only after a couple dozen other women have been given the heave-ho — might actually make it down the aisle.
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Keri Smith, the head bartender at Doc Crow's, realizes that while both the Derby and Kentucky are best known for the classic mint julep, genuine Kentuckians might be quick to scoff at the drink and label it largely for tourists.
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Max Holloway and Edgar is the most likely fight to make without McGregor or Aldo at play, but after his one-sided loss at the hands of Aldo, a lot of people would scoff at Edgar's involvement in the matchup.
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Diedrich -- who played Rex Kwan Do in "Napoleon Dynamite" -- was strolling in Larchmont Village Sunday when he took a minute to scoff at Trump's proclamation that he will not stand in the way of the documents being released this week.
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Traders tend to scoff when a policymaker plays investor, often referencing when then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan made a very early "irrational exuberance" call in December 1996, more than three years before the top of the dot-com bull market.
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Lawmakers' powers over EU legislation were enhanced by the 2009 Lisbon Treaty but national governments scoff at its claims to be the most democratically legitimate EU body because fewer than half the bloc's voters bother to take part in European elections.
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I'm not one to scoff at an oversized bottle of Asian beer, especially when halfway around the world, but after a few weeks in Thailand I realized that I take for granted the buffet of IPAs offered at most American bars.
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Mr. Michaels, 0003, said although he thought his aunt might scoff at the idea of a statue of herself, she would be ecstatic that New York had reached a point at which it would build a monument to a transgender woman.
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The story seemed to scoff at our best intentions to recycle as "garbage," bad business and ineffective — back then, recycling was being posited as a new, clean industry of the future — and I remember being up in arms about it.
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Allies of Mr. Trump scoff at the notion that the president is leery of coming back to New York, in part because his wife, Melania, decided to stay here to allow their son, Barron, to finish out the school year.
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We can scoff at the little girl's foolishness, but, in real life, we often do the same thing — we chase after the things that we think will make us happy and don't realize that we're heading down a dangerous path.
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Republicans scoff at such claims, saying that what conservatives saw as unfounded accusations of sexual assault and a fierce campaign to block a highly qualified nominee fired up their base in a year when enthusiasm in the party had been lagging.
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While it may seem tempting to scoff at someone who parks in a spot reserved for people with disabilities when they seem to be fine, just remember that you can't always tell who needs to park in a disabled spot or not.
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She doesn't just scoff at societal odds and lingering, dusty stigmas; she's living proof that getting older as a woman can and should invite more opportunities and experiences — not less — and that radiance and relevance have nothing at all to do with age.
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When he's treated like a good boy, he acts like a good boy — notice how Brienne asks for his word that he'll let the Tully army go unharmed, when most others would scoff at the idea of his word being worth anything.
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Show a bunch of economists a policy proposal that costs ten million people $1 each (thereby costing society $10 million) in order to provide benefits of $1 million each for eight well-placed people (gaining society $8 million), and they will scoff.
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To the Washington insiders who scoff at the idealism of immigrant youth in this moment, I ask you: Why would I or anyone advocate for a plan which would save my brother, who has DACA, and put a hit out on my mom?
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Apple iPad Mini 4 27.9GB — $2128 See Details 25GB of storage is nothing to scoff at if you're a fan of movies or music, and the slick Wi-Fi capabilities of the iPad Mini 22013 mean you can use it basically anywhere.
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There are prominent factions in Silicon Valley who would scoff at anyone's belief that Jesus Christ could really perform miracles but who would have no problem believing a tweet that read, "Just turned water into wine!" if it came from Elon Musk.
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But Deans said the increasingly evident effects have also helped boost the public's demand for action—even in the United States, where a substantial chunk of people still scoff at the idea that their cars and power plants are warming the planet.
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Faced with the prospect of an election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the smug will reach a fever pitch: six straight months of a sure thing, an opportunity to mock and scoff and ask, How could anybody vote for this guy?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Real estate brokers scoff that just a fraction of U.S. office space is occupied by co-working and other flexible workspace options, yet data shows over one-quarter of new leases signed in the past two years came from this burgeoning business.
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And we're not just talking about the rivalry amongst the show's many contestants who are all working tirelessly with their mentors, honing their craft, and singing their hearts out every week, but the antagonism between the all-star coaches is also nothing to scoff at.
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Some scoff at the notion that there's anything for Trump to fear from Democratic investigators on Capitol Hill, especially given the threat he's already facing from special counsel Robert Mueller, and suggested that the House doesn't matter as long as Republicans retain the Senate.
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Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch 512 GB SSD — $1,779 See Details Apple MacBook Air 18-inch Core I5 (Certified Refurbished) Although it's the baby of the Apple MacBook family (in terms of size and price point), the 11.6-inch MacBook Air is nothing to scoff at.
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If Trump supporters knew that illegal immigration peaked in 2007, or that violent crime has been on a steady downward spiral nationwide for more than 20 years, they would scoff when Trump says Mexican rapists are surging across the border and crime is out of control.
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For all the shifts in American television culture since the birth of the medium—from the way we make and consume news, to advertisements and the shows themselves—many folks raised by the boob tube likely share a common experience: scoff-laughing at anti-pot PSAs.
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In a highly competitive world where cutthroat capitalists scoff at such values, he's also emerged on top: His Parnassus Endeavor Fund is ranked by Morningstar as the No. 1 fund in its category (large-cap growth) over one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods — a remarkable feat.
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I was trying to take little bites of everything, which was easy when faced with two metres worth of Cumberland (a big ol' chunky sausage from England), however as the pigs got more and more interesting, the urge not to just scoff the lot down became worryingly hard.
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Putting a desktop OS on a tablet is one of those Bad Ideas that we would normally scoff at, but given the state of Android on tablets (at least until the split-screen and possible multi-window versions come later this year), any progress seems like good progress.
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Watch References: 15 Brand Breakdown: Audemars Piguet, 2000; Rolex, 210 Best Bar: "So I'mma ball harder than the muhfuckin' Carters / Beyoncé n Shawn / Arm bluer than their daughter" Fourteen watch references on Dreams Worth More Than Money is nothing to scoff at, and neither is the commercial performance.
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Tom UdallThomas (Tom) Stewart UdallInterior official threatens to withhold jobs in lawmakers' districts after opposition to BLM move Overnight Energy: Greens scoff at Trump claim he's an 'environmentalist' | Endangered animals get new protections globally | Fires, climate on centerstage at G-7 | BLM's move west gets complicated GOP Sen.
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Hardliners will scoff at the suggestion, but a more sober approach will reveal that there are replacement ideas that may attract the support of a number of Democrats, particularly those that are facing reelection in 2018 in red states that voted for the president-elect by a large margin.
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No matter how many partners tell you that you are beautiful, no matter how many friends scoff when you call yourself fat, no matter how beautiful and smart and kind your mother says you are, only you can accept yourself and love yourself for who you are, both internally and externally.
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It's still early days for anything like actual stats or even concepts about what an electric Ferrari supercar might look like, but this is a very clear sign that even supercar makers who have traditionally seemed to scoff at the world of pure EVs are putting those powertrains on their roadmaps.
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It is commonly said that many of the internal debates at the heart of the Democratic primary have been driven by purity politics—the devotees of the various candidates, some scoff, are fighting over proposals that will never pass and, by doing so, are choosing moral grandstanding over meaningful debate.
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Rather, it's to point out that when he said he wanted to find ways to "galvanize not polarize" the public, he seems to misunderstand how Republicans, who are likely to hold onto a majority in the Senate in 2020, respond to attempts at moderation and compromise: they scoff at it.
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That's not typically how it works, and if you'd asked me or anyone who knew me if I'd be likely to shoot up in the bathroom of the Rainbow Bar and Grill, while my tables wondered why their drinks were taking so long, the notion would quickly be dismissed with a scoff.
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She could dabble in fringe views—she may even have a history of dubious tweets the elites send around to scoff at—but her pre-politics status as a mass pop cultural figure has the odd benefit of inoculating her against the political media's attempts to define her as outside the mainstream.
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And while it is fun to scoff at her hokey spiritual woo and self-help bromides, it is easy to forget that hokey spiritual woo and self-help bromides are extremely powerful and popular among a massive subset of Americans, many of whom represent the exact sort of voters who decide Democratic primaries.
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It is easy to scoff Vince McMahon R. and at professional wrestling, but as this series has shown, his family line changed the way that boxing and wrestling operate in the U.S. Jess McMahon refused to promote fights that benefitted white boxers and created exhilarating matches based on skill rather than race.
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Here's part of the money shot for How to Find Love in a Bookshop: Bea's pride and joy was the total refurbishment of the mezzanine into a seating area with velvet sofas that swallowed you up, and half a dozen tables where you could scoff coffee and cakes while you read your purchases.
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People may scoff at you for picking a car from a company best known for making big-screen TVs, but you'll have a new plug-in hybrid for less than $30,000 after tax credits (that were mercifully saved) and won't have to wonder if the dog gate will fit into it over a holiday weekend.
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It turns out that the same tendency to beat up on Wolf for misinterpreting history can also lead people to scoff at the expertise of historians and many social scientists, who (in addition to sharing many of the political proclivities of English departments) are after all reading and writing words, which almost anyone can do.
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And for those who scoff that these types of arrests are not "dangerous," it has been my experience that arrests of "benign" figures -- white-collar fraudsters, corrupt politicians, even clergymen accused in a sex scandal -- are often the ones with the most to lose, the ones who pose the biggest threat to themselves or others.
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"I remember one afternoon before evening scoff or a Gurkha curry was on, I was sitting chatting with both Captain Russell and Prince Harry about random stuff when the camp was hit by a Chinese 107mm rocket… whoosh bang wallop," Sergeant Tom Pal, from an anti-tank platoon, recalls in the book, as reported by the Evening Standard.
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Don't scoff: Sarah Palin was number two on a losing ticket in 2008 and embarrassed herself spectacularly in the process, but she still commanded millions of followers when the election was over—enough, in fact, that she became a precursor to Trump in her merger of politics and reality shows, as well as one of his key surrogates.
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His lyrics are playful, and sometimes confusing, like they were written by the predictive text function on your phone, or an old person who read the Wikipedia page for "Punk rock in New York City," something music snobs scoff at, but someone like me, who has a general fondness for outsider art of all sorts, thinks is just incredible.
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During an informal study period after lunch, I watched him confiscate cellphones he said the teenagers were using to "hide from, control and avoid" their feelings; scoff at a student who claimed to be too anxious to return a book to the school library; and challenge a particularly reserved boy who said he had nothing to work on.
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But more often than not, licenses are suspended for outstanding debt: If a person fails to pay a traffic ticket or does not show up in court to dispose of it, the court can notify the Department of Motor Vehicles, which then imposes a "scoff" — short for scofflaw — that suspends the person's driving privileges until the debt is paid.
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Read more: Why Hollywood is so obsessed with this 44-year-old kidnapping The immediate reaction is to scoff at the creative bankruptcy of it all — of course the bean-counters are retreating to the same old ideas, leaving the exciting shows to land at edgier networks like FX or HBO or Netflix (it actually calls itself a network).
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His friends, focused on a promotion to manager of a run-down movie theater, or moving up the drug chain, scoff affectionately at his philosophical musings, while girlfriend Bessie (If Beale Street Could Talk's KiKi Layne, who gives an electric performance that feels more impactful than her limited screen presence might suggest) boasts that there's no one quite like him.
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Before ye of little faith scoff and claim that "Michelangelo spent four years painting it," please, just read on: The Vatican being described as having "mad style," the Holy Water filling from the river Jordan, the Frankincense-infused insoles, the embedded gold crucifix... I for one am down to get on my knees and praise the absolute absurdity of it all.
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"While this may at first appear to be a light concern to those who would scoff at the idea of dressing up a drone, there are still many drone owners who have seen their drones shiver violently after exposure to winter temperatures but hesitate to put clothing on their drones for fear of appearing odd," states the Drone Sweaters website.
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Normally one to scoff at a feature that uses emoji (like Twitter or Bing searches for an "LOL" face), I found myself happily clicking icons of different fruits and vegetables, selecting what I wanted to put in my virtual cart that would then get picked up by a shopper at an IRL grocery store and delivered to me via motorcycle at my apartment entrance.
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Since journalists Helene Cooper, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal have published two articles in the New York Times, one in December 2017, and the second one last week, focusing on the military's involvement in programs associated with UFOs and materials of UFOs, there has been a lot of public interest in the subject, even among my colleagues who used to scoff at the notion.
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As corporate, mainstream political pundits scoff at and attack my "unlikely" candidacy, we have been traveling throughout the country, talking with people from all walks of life and organizing on the ground with a fast-growing base of support from "unlikely" voters: millennials, indebted students, poor and working class people, immigrants, people of color, and many others who have given up on the two establishment parties out of disgust and frustration.
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" And one of the show's three hosts couldn't get enough of how this child in front of her calmly spoke about her love for music, without giggling or fidgeting or doing anything else a typical kid does when they're being filmed on live TV. At one point, while Gabi spoke about her friends "being really supportive" of her musical pursuits, the co-host cut her off, scoff-shouting: "I love you!
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It's not difficult to think of frontman Alex Rice as a sort of suburban flâneur sat at a sticky, hometown pub table, flouting indoor smoking codes and toying with a paper coaster while he complains about the table service and the south London music scene all in the same sentence ("They've made it only / When they've signed the rights to Sony," delivered with a scoff and an eye-roll, is a 2018 best as far as #bars go).
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Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE said in an early morning Twitter rant on Friday that terrorists in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) scoff at Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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It will be a re-imaging of the entire interior experience in which we will eventually consider things like windshields without wall-to-wall integrated transparent displays for information and entertainment as anachronistic as physical keyboards on our phones (don't scoff, your windshield is smaller than a 65″ TV, 4K versions of which are already down to $1,500 today, and millimeter-thin transparent displays of that size have already been shown by LG, Panasonic and Samsung), and wonder where mixed reality glasses have been all our lives.
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Al GreenAlexander (Al) N. GreenHouse Democrats blur lines on support for impeachment Environmentalists scoff after Trump claims he's one of them Lobbying World MORE (D-Texas), who has forced three House floor votes on impeachment since 2017, or Brad ShermanBradley (Brad) James ShermanHouse Democrats blur lines on support for impeachment Hillicon Valley: Trump seeks review of Pentagon cloud-computing contract | FTC weighs updating kids' internet privacy rules | Schumer calls for FaceApp probe | Report says states need more money to secure elections Here are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment MORE (D-Calif.), who reintroduced articles of impeachment against Trump on the first day of the new Congress in January.
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