This demonstrates a certain contempt for those he claims to prefer. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows] Reference
God's people, a name probably applied to them in contempt by the world. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The Jews accordingly, in contempt, call Him Tolvi, "the hanged one," and. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Is it in contempt of our incorrigibility? or in horror of our contagion? '. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference
Then shall he speak -- His righteous indignation as well as contempt is roused. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Paine was a fool who died broke, alone and held in contempt by his fellow Americans. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 19, 2006] Reference
He despised him, shook off the dust of his feet against him, in contempt of him and his gospel. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Most of these places will only hold us in contempt for our weakness in giving in to their wishes. From Wordnik.com. [How do you like how I spend your money?] Reference
Gentiles, who were not behindhand with them in contempt, as appears by many passages in the Latin poets. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
They also declared that Anderson must be found in contempt and jailed again if he maintains his silence. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Littman: Barry Bonds' Six Lessons For Lance Armstrong] Reference
This was not a sullen silence, in contempt of the court, nor was it because he knew not what to say; but. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Paul was preaching (v. 42), in contempt of him and his doctrine, and to the disturbance of the congregation. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
If any man holds women in contempt – and many do – their mothers are to blame for it in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [In Times Like These] Reference
All of this testifies to an incredible persistence in contempt for the suffering of individual men and women. From Wordnik.com. [Alva Myrdal - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Folks just don't warm to being held in contempt even if you do educate their kids and make the trains run on time. From Wordnik.com. [DeMorning DeBonis: Oct. 12, 2010] Reference
Lord, as a wife, who, in contempt of the marriage covenant, forsakes her husband, and lives in adultery with another. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Armed with that order, the Secretary of State will be unnecessary or in contempt of court if he withholds his signature. From Wordnik.com. [The Early Word: New Year’s Day Edition - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
I replied carelessly; and, partly in contempt, mentioned the names of my alchymists as the principal authors I had studied. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
Would you believe, that in contempt of the Convention, men covered with the mantle of the law, have been taken into custody?. From Wordnik.com. [News Report] Reference
That decision upheld a trial judge's decision to hold Dish and EchoStar in contempt for continuing to infringe TiVo's DVR patent. From Wordnik.com. [Patent Office Backs TiVo's DVR Claims] Reference
Still, this is what you would expect from Chicago style politics … a certain contempt for honest people and honest dealings. —. From Wordnik.com. [Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
If Hicks and Gillett do not comply with the order, they will be in contempt of court, a serious offence that can carry a prison sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Battle for Liverpool goes into extra-time after day in court] Reference
Their press is contemptible and, I say it honestly, for it is held in contempt by its readers and even by the newsboys who sell the papers. From Wordnik.com. [Close to the War] Reference
This procedure will earn the child a diploma in contempt for authority. From Wordnik.com. [The Law Is Your Business] Reference
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