disbelief

It was not a matter of belief or disbelief, but of hard evidence, even if it had a shimmery and ectoplasmic look.

But rather than laugh, more than a few reporters stared at the e-mail message in a panicked state of disbelief.

When I pointed this out on Twitter, the reaction was one of astonished disbelief that I might ever not want to be viewing multiple tabs.

I stand shivering in my thin rags, still in disbelief that this nightmare is happening. I am just a young boy.

With the festive season approaching, it is the kind of news likely to leave flustered housewives shake their heads in disbelief.

Anduin sat motionless, hearing nothing the general said, looking at the dying hulk of his father in disbelief.

When I tell my friends that this is what I do with my spare time, the reaction is usually one of disbelief.

It was a surprise for him. He got down from his friend's car, shaking his head in disbelief.

Those of us who look to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholder equity have to be in a state of shocked disbelief.

I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair, saying over and over in disbelief, "but I'm almost sixty. "

SKINNER glares at him as CRANE hands over the phone log, a slight smile of disbelief on his lips. He reads the document and hands it back.

After Mr. Mubarak's speech, the White House was consumed with a sense of 'disbelief, ' a U. S. official said.

There is a suspension of disbelief taking place in the viewing public, as they want to see image and body simultaneously.

I might have shown disbelief had I not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.

We stared at him in disbelief, astonished that someone as gentle as he is could interrupt us so rudely.

With that, she handed the little boy the video game, and he could only stare in disbelief.

"And yet here you sit. " There was a trace of disbelief in his voice; he raised one eyebrow.

He was astonished. He stared at me in disbelief.

Every kid in the class turned toward me with wide eyes and looks of total disbelief.

at him as CRANE hands over the phone log, a slight smile of disbelief on his lips.

As a poet, Wallace Stevens lives in an age of disbelief, when the gods have come to an end.

Through the ages, magicians have enthralled audiences by allowing them to suspend disbelief and imagine that anything is possible.

The traits that they share are a sense of optimism and entitlement that Gen Xers can only watch and shake their heads in disbelief at.

"The ride's starting, Rick. You better get the Alphas up. " Grant's tone was one of excited disbelief.

He looked me up and down in disbelief.

The principal shook his head in disbelief and commented, "I never knew there were teachers like him. "

A decade later, a coy Monroe stands smiling on a Grand Central subway platform as a man to her left stares in bug-eyed disbelief.

She looks up at him in disbelief.

With great disbelief, he stared at his investment of valuable gems , now turned to stones, and wondered what if all meant.

When I told him about the possible crash, he simply shook his head in disbelief.

Stern sees a wasted opportunity, much like the fans, who stare in disbelief at a full slate of intrigue sure to generate plenty of revenue.

The North insisted, to universal disbelief, that the exercise was designed to put a communications satellite into orbit.

Those of us who have looked to the self- interest of lending institutions are in a state of shock , disbelief .

Years of doubt and disbelief vanished like the passing storm.

Over the past three years, I have closely followed the German finance minister with a growing sense of disbelief.

I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

She said she felt "absolute shock and disbelief" when she learned about her husband's multiple extramarital affairs.

She stared back at him with livid disbelief.

They look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on the driver's side.

When he suggested they should buy a new car, she rolled her eyes in disbelief.

Such a thing exists independent of a person's belief or disbelief, which cannot change matters.

They look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on driver's side.

Other views that run counter to mainstream science include a belief in the power of prayer and a disbelief in the Big Bang theory.

"I just don't get why women do that, " he exclaimed to me, shaking his head in disbelief.

Hanafi, was "crying, and shaking his head in disbelief" as the videotape was run, said Figliolia [TA attorney].

Public reaction has followed a pattern, beginning with shock and disbelief: "They seemed like the ideal couple, so perfect together. "

When the suggestion came up, my new congressional liaison, Howard Paster, shook his head in disbelief.

You may have to see it to believe it. -When I actually saw the first flame down there, I just shook my head in disbelief.

Yet say this to a typical man on the street, and he might answer you with scorn and disbelief.

You may be sighing in disbelief at all this but there are a couple of things you should know.

The leader of the rescue team stepped forward, shaking his head in disbelief.

Decide that you will go through the grief, anger, disbelief and sadness, but ultimately you will recover, to be wiser and having grown.

Was he so unnatural a child as to be unable to make a positively eager suspension of disbelief?

I think your disbelief that India contributed so much to human civilization, i. e. the numeral system, the number zero, etc.

I'm sorry, but is the writer of this article serious? I'm honestly in disbelief, I feel that it puts down mothers and children alike.

I recall staring at my computer screen in disbelief after reading a particularly informative Web site.

Numb with disbelief, David and Diana listened as the doctor described the devastating problems Dana would likely face if she survived.

It's a result that left a colleague and I sitting in an empty industrial park with a cabin filled of disbelief rather than smoke.

Whenever I go back, I feel what people in Arizona talk about: a sense of loss and anomie and disbelief that anyone can eat food that spicy.

He moves the phone away from his face in a combination of disbelief and disgust.

There was fatigue, too, and anger, but more than anything there was the emptiness fo disbelief.

Don't worry about suspending disbelief: for an hour or so Boyle will do it for you.

After a 20-minute conversation, Otellini was seen walking away, smiling and shaking his head in what looked like disbelief.

"Lucky coin! " His colleague looked at me in disbelief.

I stand shivering in my thin rags, still in disbelief that this nightmare is happening.

She gazed at me in disbelief when I told her the news.

Lao Li, a 67-year-old retiree, was in disbelief as he carefully inspected the pork selection recently at a Beijing supermarket.

Although there is much to query in some of its attitudes, it cannot be at the level of primitive disbelief.

Of course I have my theories which I shall outline below, but I certainly do share their outrage and disbelief.

Though the investigation is in its early stages, public disbelief and anger suggest that, sooner or later, someone will be punished.

Even in 2007, on the morning it was likely I was about to be promoted to president of Harvard, I had a feeling of disbelief.

Raises one eyebrow as if in disbelief or doubt.

Bush looked at this in utter disbelief, heaved a sigh of relief and, with his trademark cowboy smirk said Yeah, I think I can handle that.

When the company expanded its recalls to Japan, the public reacted with disbelief.

If you're in disbelief at this point, you're reading the right article.

I listened to his adventure with a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

The death of an old person who's been terminally ill for a long time still brings disbelief and sadness.

"Rick? " said Lisa in disbelief when she finally saw him in the full light.

What was it like when you woke up the day after you won Worlds? Disbelief.

Sleepers suffer from the Quiescence and Disbelief, and worsen the chances of a Paradox if they witness vulgar or improbable magic.

"That big red dress is gone, " she said in disbelief.

I listened to his excuse with a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

When the volunteers were told the truth about how they had been duped, many expressed surprise and even disbelief.

What if we could do that? Now, just suspend disbelief for a moment, and let's think of what could happen if we could do that.

Sometimes the target of his greeting says hello or waves back. But mostly they look away or stare in disbelief.

eg3. She gazed at me in disbelief when I told her the news.

The Street has gone back through the past decade to dig up some of the best examples of designs that make you wince and stare in disbelief.

The disbelief fairly dripped from Mr. Obama as he stood at the West Wing lectern.

Counter to the stage theory, acceptance, not disbelief, was a major early dominant grief indicator.

Who has ceased to believe in the Easter Bunny, but has decided to suspend disbelief in Santa Claus?

She opened her eyes wide in mock disbelief.

Richard shakes his head in disbelief.

Senses heightened with sweet disbelief, I could see nothing except for what stood in front of me.

If one rolls one's eyes one moves one's eyeballs in a circular direction. This movement expresses annoyance, disbelief or irritation.

Audrey looked at me in disbelief.

He goes to kiss her but she moves. Monica screams. Ross shouts and stares in disbelief. Monica runs out of the room.

She was suspended in an amber matrix of anger and disbelief.

The Crane can't stop shaking his head in disbelief.

Over the course of several hours, their mood would shift from disappointment, disgust, and finally disbelief.

Another 20 feet beyond the chaos, Wes Williams, a 33-year-old Cambria bar owner, stared from his surfboard in disbelief.

You must suspend your belief and disbelief in what you cannot sense, in exchange for your knowing that I am real and live within you.

But I could only stare in disbelief as the crowds all left.

Regarding the points you raised, it should be clear that Islam aims at protecting the faith of Muslims against any taints of disbelief.

They're all scientific impossibilities, but since they take place on the silver screen, we suspend our disbelief and go along for the ride.

In the past 12 months the word has watched with disbelief and dismay the acceleration of force and violence in the region.

And that provided the artistic director suddenly the ability to define suspension of disbelief .

Readers will wince in disbelief at the way in which Russia has outmanoeuvred the European Union in tussles over pipelines.

I'll never forget reading one black student's exam paper with a mixture of disbelief and anger.

Any such proposal to globalise monetary policy would provoke explosions of disbelief in legislatures worldwide.

There was horror, disbelief and anger throughout the Empire.

He's shaking his head in disbelief.

Many Zimbabweans, grown sceptical over the years, shake their heads in disbelief.

the process includes stages of disbelief, followed by yearning for the lost loved one, anger, depression, and acceptance.

On the streets of Pretoria, Mr Pistorius's home town, South Africans expressed shock and disbelief at the sudden turn of events.

I for one think it worth while to suspend my disbelief for a time.

THE idea of Canadian wine invites disbelief in those who think of the country as being a frozen wilderness.

"The sum was met with disbelief in Germany, " says Felix Schulz, a lecturer in European History at Newcastle University.

The French players collapsed in disbelief, Bulgarians rejoiced and Houllier sought a scapegoat.

The Working-Cowles-Kendall empirical findings were greeted with horror and disbelief by economists.

"The reaction has been one of complete shock and disbelief, " Mr. Horgan says.

"How fascinating, " said Debbie, shaking her head in disbelief.

Still, when most people hear a diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma they respond with shock, fear and disbelief.

The news that Lindbergh intended to fly the Atlantic alone was received with disbelief.

In spite of widespread popular disbelief, a visit to her flat and statements from neighbours confirmed Ms Guo's account.

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

But a disbelief in free will is not only repugnant, it's also dangerous for society.

The peril to these ones remains in the disbelief which accosts them and renders their understanding poor.

This disbelief became more of a reality when the family flew to Texas to participate in the Memorial Services the following week.

I watched in shock and disbelief seeing the live images of the Twin Towers and later the Pentagon.

And all the disbelief in the world can't contradict that piece of evidence.

We enjoy a play by the willing suspension of our disbelief.

It means dislike sth or someone. regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.

The entire economy relies on the suspension of disbelief. So does a fairy story, or an animated cartoon.

Disbelief. I was looking in the mirror getting ready and saying, 'You're the world champion, you're the best gymnast in the world right now.

Used to express disdain or disbelief.

You could feel guilt, shame or disbelief about your behaviour - "I am a bad person for doing this" .

Euphoria, disbelief, jeers and cheers filled the Internet following FIFA's announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup.

Guaranteed to produce those funny looks of confusion and disbelief.

Harry Potter has all kinds of fanciful creatures, but that requires a bit more willing suspension of disbelief.

A look of disbelief, then a grin, spread across his face.

Back in 1994 the Chinese government announced a plan to develop a stand-alone industry to general disbelief.

"Anger, disbelief, shock, sadness and outrage, " is how one describes the mood.

This devastating attack on our society was received with disbelief here in Iceland.

But Miaoquan hasn't changed at all, she says with a note of disbelief.

Everyone in the room turned to look at me, either gasping or in disbelief.

So if you feel like you're caught in this catch 22, I want you to suspend disbelief for a moment.

If a disbelief in free will makes people less helpful, perhaps it also makes them more likely to behave aggressively.

Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods.

This whole doctors segment is about Government Healthcare. I'm in disbelief.

How do we confirm a truth that has arrived through disbelief and skepticism and not through some childlike wishing something were so.

She remembered the horror she felt over this terrible request, the shock and disbelief.

The ease of spreading financial risk allowed them to suspend their disbelief.

Gallagher varied between panic and disbelief.

With television crews covering the siege 24 hours a day, the world watched the events unfold in shock and disbelief.

Lily Allen's tweet was brief, profane, and expressed only her disbelief.

She recognized the tone: a gratifying mixture of fear and disbelief.

My mother gestured toward the box and at one point threw up her arms in what I recognized as disbelief.

The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's compatriots reacted with shock and disbelief.

'NHTSA people expressed disbelief over Toyota's view, and we received some harsh words from them, ' Mr. Sasaki said.

Andrew's Note: This is a good phrase to express exasperation or disbelief without offending someone too much.

The Women exchange looks of shock, concern, and disbelief.

In shock and disbelief, I watched the news in silence.

"Can you not try and change? " they ask, worn out by their crying, disbelief and disappointment.

Ashley laughed in disbelief, and still the presents came.

I stood in disbelief at the sight of an alien in my closet.

When you disbelief something, you either scratch your ears or chin.

In Pakistan, where Mr bin Laden met his end, disbelief has turned to anger and some are promising revenge.

This is a good phrase to express exasperation or disbelief without offending someone too much.

When not planning for every contingency they can think of, Europe's industrial bosses oscillate between fear, anger and disbelief.

Of course, my first reaction was disbelief.

Argentina's press reacted to the result with disbelief.

Her slow smile conveyed disbelief.

She shook her head in disbelief.

You might say it with disgust, disbelief or a dismissive tone, but you don't scream it.

CHEN: I was shocked. I was in disbelief. Someone called me. I was sleeping in the morning.

It was met with outrage, disbelief, and ridicule, and as a result the literary society refused to accept it.

Kugelmass made a grimace of disbelief .

He is still in disbelief.

Bean's family looked at them in disbelief.

The purpose of disbelief is to find out the definite answer but not only to disbelieve something.

When Chappel approached me about the job, my first reaction was of disbelief.

JimMNH My disbelief . . . I can't find words. Too terrible.

To regard with doubt or disbelief.

"Is it ever going to stop? " I shook my head in disbelief. "You're huge. "

"Many of them are still in shock and disbelief, " Kaper said.

8226; I watched with disbelief as a number was put on my right forearm--- 82585.

The message was brought to Europe by Marco Polo, but this voice was drowned in a sea of disbelief at that time.

We looked at each other with these looks of disbelief of what we had just completed.

I agree. I'm, like, in disbelief.

This is at base a gasp of disbelief.

And they explain the reasons for their disbelief in a paper in this week's Science.

When we watch films of people playing baseball on the moon, of course we have to suspend disbelief.

The students stared in disbelief.

"What? " roared the big man in disbelief. "What in the hell kind of dog do you have? "

Like I say, you have to suspend disbelief.

Many of them shake their heads or rob their ears when we speak to them in disbelief that they are hearing right.

"Right now? " I asked in disbelief.

His warning is your signal to pierce your disbelief and mind His words.

I am utterly outraged and in disbelief.

Hundreds of news Web sites have published evidence that Obama was born in the United States, but disbelief persists. Why is this?

"Are you joking? " she asked in disbelief.

Napoleon I, in his conversations with Wieland, expressed his disbelief in the historical existence of Christ;

it is just a mild expression of disbelief or irritation

stared at them in disbelief;

Crisis out of Disbelief in Law: Important Issue Faced by Legal Education Reform

The way you look at me Is full of disbelief

Teach me how to see and free the disbelief in me

Tears of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face

I pledge allegiance to a world of disbelief

Ross shouts and stares in disbelief. Ross

Motives for Disbelief in Life after Death

source of pessimism and disbelief

Sometimes I'm in disbelief, I didn't know