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Any right-thinking printer or any right-thinking publisher would scoff at the presumption of a poet who demanded such a thing.

If you were to ask a woman today if she was turned-on by the growl of a big engine, she would probably scoff at the thought.

If it fails, traditionalists will no doubt scoff at the idea that teaching through playing games was ever seriously entertained.

When Shoun bought fish for his mother, the people would scoff at him, for a monk is not supposed to eat fish.

Before you scoff at the ridiculousness of such a concept and flick on further down your reader just stop. Indulge me for a moment.

Reveal your big ideas to a different audience this time. Some will scoff at it, but others will encourage you with helpful suggestions.

You can scoff at some of Stephanie's methods and some of her actions, but I would not.

Cynics might scoff at GE's unwieldy "-magination" suffix, but it seems to have some kind of hidden mojo.

I used to scoff at job descriptions that required Web developers to have some experience in almost every major language of the day.

Chua might scoff at my wonderful parents' crumbling resolve.

Historians scoff at plenty of assumptions in this film, especially the notion that Marcus would have wanted a return to the old Republic.

There will always be those who scoff at the idea of cinema as a form of art.

Proud owners of silicon implants scoff at the notion that beauty is only skin-deep.

(Yes, we're a little biased. ) Don't let the newspaper guys scoff at your iPhone tweet-reading ways.

"Any nutritionist would scoff at the notion that increased yield automatically leads to increased nutrition, " she says.

I am become a laughing-stock all the day, all scoff at me.

Most experts scoff at the idea that any country could be "ahead" at all.

Republicans scoff at the suggestion Mr Obama has a unique claim on the public service ethos.

Despite the fact that skeletons seem mischievous or imbecilic , they are nothing to scoff at.

John: Sick of people who don't appreciate their blessings. Sick of those who scoff at the suffering of others.

After that, he also hosted a poster design contest run in 2012 will scoff at the United Russia party general election.

Most programmers scoff at the idea that a designer might spend several hours choosing exact colors for a website.

Cynics can scoff at the product's bubblegum blandness , but that's precisely what's helped make HSM a global hit.

But skiing is an alien sport, and locals scoff at the weird ways of outsiders.

I have friends who, I suspect, secretly scoff at my mild work-out routines.

You might scoff at this, but a can of beans is a filling, healthy, nutritious meal. And it's cheap to boot!

Some would scoff at the idea that footballers can be geniuses.

Some sceptics scoff at the lack of data proving a shift from New York to London.

But you, O Lord , laugh at them; you scoff at all those nations.

Most people still scoff at the idea that a woman could become president.

Those familiar with only ITIL V2 often scoff at the thought that ITIL could serve as a governance framework for SOA.

RESPONSIBILITY FACTOR Many pet lovers scoff at talk about expenses.

Sick of those who scoff at the suffering of others.

Does Microsoft scoff at intellectual property law too, then?

Sure, die-hard readers will scoff at the notion that color could enhance the experience of reading plain text, and they'd be right.

Some authors scoff at the idea of mixing the two mediums.

They follow me, invade my sleep, scoff at The dream that turned to ashes in my hands!

Most Libyans scoff at the notion that al-Qaeda may gain a foothold.

And many professional programmers will scoff at the development tool as a mere toy.

It's naive for a person to scoff at an infamous celebrity.

Some even scoff at the store's efforts to spruce up its image.

Console and computer gamers can scoff at their peril.

vices we scoff at in others laugh at us within ourselves.

If other people scoff at your values, ignore them.

s wrong to scoff at others' religious beliefs.

It is easy to scoff at political big beasts bleating about their fear of the tabloids.

But observers scoff at such notions.

Don't scoff at those lucky rabbit feet.

You should not scoff at others' belief.

Do you scoff at New Year's Resolutions? What other pointless societal scams do you reject? Sound off below.

Most humans would scoff at that.

we scoff at their education , habits and tastes

There is plenty more in the 63-page report for cynics to scoff at: a "matrix" of client responsibilities;

laugh at, mock, sneer at, ridicule, scoff at, make fun of

scoff at other people's beliefs