After years when many young people scorned private enterprise and chose professional and public-service careers instead, it is surely a good thing that more of them should plump for jobs that contribute directly to economic growth.

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He also played for humor when asked if he felt scorned for not receiving an invite to the highly anticipated wedding of Chelsea Clinton.

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And when the state did eventually sell control early last year, western companies were scorned in favour of a well-connected local businessman, Gabor Szeles.

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Ernesto Zedillo was widely scorned by his party after he spearheaded electoral reforms that broke its seven decades of rule when his presidency finished in 2000.

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