Word: disdainful
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Curiously, Talbott opens himself to such criticism by occasionally treating the Soviets with equal disdain. In his Prologue he comments on a quote by Yuri Andropos in January...
...REAGAN SECOND TERM will pose a real threat to three programs of vital interest to city governments. The President wants to reduce deficits without increasing taxes and will turn to spending cuts. The President has made clear his dislike for intergovernmental aid and has shown his specific disdain for programs which provide direct aid to cities rather than through some state mechanism. The three vulnerable programs...
...York production appear in the film; especially noteworthy is the performance of Adolph Caesar, who recreates his award-winning portrayal of Master Sergeant Waters. At his best, Caesar affords us a glimpse at a man's inner struggle and torment, torn between conflicting feelings of dignity and disdain. Unfortunately, as is often the case, what worked so successfully on stage can not be transferred to celluloid, and the overall performance lacks its original dramatic power...
However, the young composer's music transforms Salieri's disdain into awe. Even forty years later, his voice trembles as he tells the priest. "This was a music I'd never heard--it seemed to me I was hearing the voice of God." Then, outraged. "But why would God choose an obscene child to write his music...
...coverage has been reprehensible. Dominated by a deeply ingrained provincialism, the network showed disdain for competitors not vying directly with U.S. athletes and for sports not familiar to the American public...