• The Iranians, for their part, have reacted to the new president with a mixture of relief and contempt.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Honest Obama & Iran

  • Mr Prodi also needs swiftly to lift the blanket of perks, cronyism and contempt for accountability that smothers Europe's institutions.

    ECONOMIST: President Prodi

  • In Quebec, the Calgary declaration has elicited scorn and contempt from separatists.

    ECONOMIST: Canada—well, most of it—tries again | The

  • It is an act of desperation and contempt for the American people that, of all people, Mr. Clinton would be used in such a role.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Wanted: A Competent Commander-In-Chief

  • Since then the car has garnered both favor and contempt.

    FORBES: The return of the DeLorean

  • The third and final day on July 29 started with a lecture on law and the journalist, in which the principles of laws of libel and contempt of court and their possible defence were explained.

    UNESCO: Communication and Information

  • The corollaries of this American ethos were, on the one hand, an affinity for personal enterprise and industry and, on the other, a horror of dependency and contempt for anything that smacked of a mendicant mentality.

    WSJ: Are Entitlements Corrupting Us? Yes

  • With Anglo-Saxon liberalism a term of abuse and contempt in the European Parliament, it was judged, there was little chance members of that body would stand by and allow a Briton to take the job of regulating the City.

    ECONOMIST: European politics

  • While the self-righteousness and contempt for authority common among unreconstructed hippies were evident in many of the interviews Ms. Williams gave following the award's announcement, the truly radical nature of her views really came through when she was challenged on some particulars.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An aging flower child's crusade

  • Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.

    FORBES: Majority Of Americans Now Favors Marijuana Legalization, Study Finds

  • Libel laws protect people from defamation, privacy laws protect them from having their innermost secrets broadcast willy-nilly, and laws of contempt protect courts and defendants alike from having their search for justice perverted by irresponsible disclosure during a case.

    ECONOMIST: Muzzled in Malaysia

  • The horror Obama has instilled in America's friends and the contempt he has evoked from its enemies have not caused him to change course.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An enfeebled Obama

  • But, despite this and the contempt those doing this work experience, it's the only way for some of the country's poorest people to earn money to survive.

    BBC: News - Today - Scavenging for survival

  • The national carrier claims to be losing about Rs 40 million per day and initiated contempt of court proceedings against the pilots in the Delhi High Court Thursday.

    BBC: In brief: Royal wedding tweets and Delta drug smuggling

  • The answer is Manuel Bartlett, an old-style politico with wide rank-and-file support and open contempt for the road down which technocratic presidents like Mr Zedillo have led Mexico.

    ECONOMIST: Mexico

  • Fendi sent Burlington a cease-and-desist letter, but when the retail chain kept selling the bags, Fendi filed a new lawsuit in 2006 against Burlington for violation of trademark and for contempt of the 1987 injunction.

    FORBES: Fendi Wins One Over Counterfeiters

  • And the Shin Bet gave Haaretz the rope with which to hang it by requesting a gag order in order to give Blau more time to do the right thing - in spite of the fact that he had already demonstrated his bad faith and flagrant contempt for the law.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Haaretz Spy Scandal

  • And the nation's rising contempt for Bush and his administration helped Democrats achieve a stunning victory in the 2006 midterm election.

    NPR: Krugman: Income Inequality Pricks 'Conscience'

  • The authors, all supporters of the green movement, were strong on contempt and sneering, but weak on substance.

    ECONOMIST: The environment

  • In 2003, Webber pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal contempt and was sentenced to perform 300 hours of community service.

    WSJ: A Reason to Remember the Fab Five

  • But Southwell's initial challenge was brushed off with contempt and Cairns' attempt to reel in the winger from behind never looked like succeeding.

    BBC: Edinburgh 0-20 Blues

  • The Supreme Court in Dublin has reserved judgement in an appeal by Sean Quinn Jr against his conviction and imprisonment for contempt of court.

    BBC: Sean Quinn Jr appeal: Judgement reserved in Dublin

  • He looked at me with a mix of contempt and sympathy, the way people often look at beggars, and I would have been smart to heed his warning.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • But Mr Quinn's legal team said the High Court had failed to set out any evidential basis for the finding of contempt and said his imprisonment was wrong.

    BBC: Sean Quinn Jr appeal: Judgement reserved in Dublin

  • They may not in light of how strongly GOP voters feel about the need to cut government spending and the open contempt many seem to have for the federal government.

    FORBES: GOP Voters Itching for Budget Fight

  • She faces two counts of criminal contempt and one count of obstruction of justice for refusing to answer questions from prosecutors for Independent Counsel Ken Starr, and from grand jurors.

    CNN: McDougal jury recesses until Friday morning

  • McDougal faces two counts of criminal contempt and one count of obstruction of justice for refusing to answer questions from prosecutors for Independent Counsel Ken Starr and from grand jurors.

    CNN: By Terry Frieden/

  • However, Burton, Reno and Freeh all appear to be downplaying the possibility of a showdown, despite a threat from some GOP members to hold Reno and Freeh in contempt of Congress if the memo is not supplied.

    CNN: Reno Not Ready To Hand Over Redacted Memo

  • He, however, did nothing to conceal his contempt and she, when she won the 1979 election, made no effort to heal the rift, passing him over for the foreign secretaryship that he wanted and that precedent suggested.

    ECONOMIST: Edward Heath

  • Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, sent a 17-page memo and a draft contempt resolution to members of his committee Thursday, outlining what he argued was Justice Department's "refusal" to comply with the panel's probe to get information about the sting.

    CNN: House committee weighs Holder contempt resolution

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