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In a beautiful bit of me-tooism, or may it's one-upmanship, Rose is showing the same disdain for sports journalists by counting on their need to froth at his 'fessing up, because not to froth would be an admission of less-than-rabid interest, and that's not sporting.

But, for whatever reason (real men don't wear lederhosen, American beer companies disdain German holidays), Oktoberfest seems to fall under the radar.

Auletta understands and translates the administration's deep disdain for the media - which chief of staff Andrew Card says lacks "a check and balance function." The Labour leader’s face was a picture of disdain.

In Miami, Cuban-Americans became the power over time and now treat the Black population with the same neglect and disdain as those who previously held the mantle.

Nor does it explain what it had to do with the Reithian tradition of public service broadcasting which sets out to educate and entertain, but which is increasingly under threat from programmes which aim to enervate and promote disdain.

The converts' position was doubly difficult because the Catholic Church received them with mixed feelings, an uneasy blend of gratitude and disdain.

Unlike state legislators, lordly men in Congress would disdain their lowly constituents, who would in turn lose faith in the national government.

When Nicholls drops the speed and goes quiet, his disdain for grammar and clarity can make you wince.

They disdain the slot machines and prefer fast, high-risk card games such as baccarat.

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