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But Kobe Bryant, unlike that other much-maligned superstar Alex Rodriguez, doesn't care what you think of him.

The body is king, Not everyone can be "theatrical, " and this unjustly maligned word covers a whole aesthetic and a whole ethic.

Fantasy as a genre is often unfairly maligned.

Unfortunately for the Dane, no one was talking about her snapping out of a much-maligned Grand Slam drought.

It caused her no end of stress that these people were being maligned by the bashers, even though there was no apparent conflict.

He was continually coming to her with some tale or other, by which he might creep into favor at the expense of persons maligned.

The two sectors, long maligned as inefficient, may turn out to be the best hope for sustaining the economy.

Now, it appears that the much-maligned teacher has found a new job in the private sector.

So there appears to be a connection between the world-changing, powerful word "word" (logos) and the often maligned word "myth" (mythos).

But invaluable though innovation may be, our relentless focus on it may be obscuring the value of its much-maligned relative, imitation.

'We focus so much on memory that forgetting has been maligned, ' says Gayatri Devi, a neuropsychiatrist and memory expert in New York City.

Shallow, Evans, and later Caius form a second maligned group; they are the mocked public figures.

When you are being maligned falsely, don't retaliate. Leave it with Him.

For Wallis Simpson, maligned as 'the woman who stole the King', the Abdication was a tragedy.

By winning, the maligned United States advanced to its first men's FIFA final since starting play in 1916.

A frequent and fascinating public speaker, Raskin's efforts to move into the much maligned health care sector could really shake things up.

National soccer team welcomes you: A spoof on the Olympic song "Beijing Welcomes You, " in honor of the much-maligned Chinese football team.

China's motor industry has been frequently maligned in the automotive press for its less-than-original designs.

News today from within Chrysler reveals that the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger, as oft-maligned as they are, will be sticking around.

S21 However, there was some dissenting opinion, soon to be maligned or forgotten.

Even the much-maligned figure of rational economic man, maximising his utility, is less an article of faith than an excuse to use calculus.

For years, Europe's more-regulated model of capitalism has been maligned by many economists as a study in second-rate market economics.

Whence that much maligned profession can give rise to a tremendous spiritual conflict.

"Have I not taken your part when you were maligned? " (Thackeray).

Mr Neuland came up with the design after doing field research on the city's often-maligned bus and train system.

Java does not, however, support the much-maligned goto (which can still be the most expedient way to solve certain types of problems).

Academic entrepreneurs are found in almost all disciplines, even the much maligned social sciences.

Statistics are often maligned, but provide great insight into your poll data.

The idea of memes as a cultural analogue of genes has been much maligned, and most biologists still reject it.

The much-maligned Cadillac Cimarron, sold through much of the 1980s, was blamed for cheapening Cadillac's image.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has defended his much-maligned policy of using zonal marking when defending set-pieces.

The trade association for the corporate jet business said that its members were being unfairly maligned.

"People have such strong feelings about blue jays. People love to hate them. They shouldn't be so maligned, " Boorujy said.

Ferrets, much maligned as bite and smelly, are increasingly popular domestic pets in Australia.

Guide me in my words that they may bear fruit ; yet silence me from gossip that none maligned .

Let's now briefly consider a generally honored but sometimes maligned type of scientist, the theorist.

The annual report adds that London's "much maligned infrastructure" is already benefiting from work for the 2012 Olympics.

With the arrival of Mao and the Communists, wealth was nationalized and philanthropy maligned.

Much-maligned pre-packs are frequently the least worst way to preserve value and jobs, before the goodwill dissipates.

The DOM has been maligned as a difficult and nonintuitive way of manipulating XML documents.

Six weeks ago, I warned that President Obama's much maligned high-speed-rail program was becoming a " high-stakes gamble. "

It's probably a good idea not to give your child one of the most-maligned first names in America.

Well, the much-maligned-and-rightly-so copulas are meant to do that. Clearly they didn't do a great job.

When that was published in a magazine I got an irate letter from my uncle. "You have maligned a great woman. "

Over the centuries black cats have also been maligned .

The whole science of memetics is much maligned, much misunderstood, much feared.

Corn ethanol should not be maligned, argues Tom Buis of Growth Energy.

Have smokers become more maligned than pedophiles?

Equally maligned is the idea that psychiatry or 12-step programs are adequate for curing a disease with physical roots.

Video games, long maligned for promoting violence, may also have a good side: improving eyesight.

Integrated graphics have been maligned in the past as being slow.

FUNGI are a much maligned group of species.

Exhibit A in the case against people who can't appreciate what's right in front of them: the much-maligned dandelion.

S. did with the much-maligned, now much-celebrated 'stress tests' of 2009.

As for those who are parents, remarriage is sometimes unfairly maligned for the impact it can have on children.

Yet in one way Mr Bush is unfairly maligned.

Here, we should tip our hats to the now much-maligned Mr Greenspan.

Peter tells us that, when we are being hated and maligned by the world.

But I definitely feel that my whole project as an author has been to defend things that are widely maligned.

I'm really enjoying, even, III, the much-maligned III,