In other words, it's not a completely supercilious argument, sort of "God is brought into being the same way objects that we make use of are brought into being."

换句话说，这并不完全是一个目空一切的论点，他认为，上帝形成的方式,与我们所用之物形成的方式是一样的“

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Three middle-age blowhards (a supercilious retired soldier, a dull canon and the puffed-up owner of a river bathhouse) vie for the affections of a comely magician's assistant, who seems open to dalliances despite a relationship with her milquetoast employer (wonderfully underplayed by Mr. Menzel).

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It also reflects a supercilious attitude toward U.S. security interests that is utterly incompatible with prudent and responsible defense policy.

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Dominic Grieve, whom Mr Cameron hurriedly (perhaps too hurriedly) appointed in Mr Davis's stead, is a sometimes supercilious-seeming barrister.

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