Word: disdain
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...this noble sense of solidarity with the besieged? Indeed, how was it a country where movers of international finance are generally regarded with suspicion and disdain that a call went up to save the seat of a bank honcho? Particularly one whose supposedly ultra-sophisticated in-house security system evidently failed to detect the largest trading abuse in history...
...Since he's made a point of reviving the bipartisan cooperation that his conservative predecessor, Jeb Bush, seemed to disdain, Crist also hopes the state's primary moment will point up "the kind of spirit of working together that is exactly what Americans are yearning for right now. They're tired of the bickering, and they want a new way of doing things in Washington." The G.O.P. presidential hopefuls, intentionally or not, seemed to pick up on that in their debate at Florida Atlantic University last Thursday, displaying a more civil tone than the recent spats between Obama and Hillary...
...talk to any other Republican campaign about Romney, you will hear a mixture of venom and mocking disdain. The McCain and Huckabee camps, especially, really can't stand the guy; that much was clear this weekend when McCain tried his hardest to steer the conversation back from the economy to national security by claiming, without any real evidence, that Romney supported a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. They are envious of his near-bottomless bank account, revolted by his hard-nosed attacks and turned off by his chameleon-like handling of the issues. They interpret his hokey demeanor and polished...
...wound-healing. The effects were observed in both sexes, but particularly strongly in women. The eye-rolling studies go even deeper than that, with related research conducted by marital expert John Gottman of the Gottman Institute in Seattle revealing just how sensitive spouses are to such nonverbal signs of disdain or dismissal. Coan, who has collaborated with Gottman, says: "How often someone rolls their eyes at you can predict how often you need to go to the doctor...
...matchmaking took off as an industry only in this decade, with the arrival of Internet dating sites. Suspicion and disdain eased into acceptance as more Americans found a partner--or at least a date and not a nut--on the sites. Of the 92 million unmarried Americans 18 and older counted by the Census last year, about 16 million have tried online dating, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. In 2003 online daters increased 77%. With sites charging $35 a month on average, revenues popped accordingly. Growth has ebbed of late to about 10% a year, say analysts...