Word: contemptable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...peace activist who held sleep-ins with his wife in hotel bedrooms, Lennon repeatedly risked the scorn of the press and fans. As a househusband who stayed at home for five years to take care of his son, he invited the ridicule and contempt of those who wanted him to continue recording. And as a comeback artist who let his unpopular wife Yoko contribute half the songs to a new album, he braved the possibility of rejection...
...case of pride. A few years ago. DeLorean wrote a much publicized book entitled On a Clear Day, You Can See General Motors that viciously but accurately detailed the shortcomings of America's automobile industry. There was no way DeLorean could fail and then subject himself to the contempt of Detroit's bosses...
...Schmidt to detente and East-West trade. While quibbling about details, the Christian Democrats have generally supported Schmidt's decision to help finance the controversial Soviet gas pipeline. But the tenor of U.S.-West German relations may change. Schmidt, for example, annoyed Americans by failing to conceal his contempt for Presidents Carter and Reagan. "Kohl will be more accommodating toward the U.S.," says Walter Schutze of the Paris-based French Institute for International Relations. "It will not be a matter of substance, but the tune of Bonn-Washington relations will change. The Christian Democrats will play the same melody...
...example, she noted that Ronald Newcome, a social worker, was fired by England two days after he testified. Subsequently, England was held in contempt of court for harassment...
...good English that he had once, two years earlier. "Was she nice to you?" I asked. "Yes, she was nice," he said. "In Monaco, we love her." I said jokingly, "It's hard for us to think of her as a princess," trying to demonstrate a healthy American contempt for royalty. But I couldn't help enjoying the warm rush of pride that swept over me as I added. "She's just a girl from Philadelphia...