Word: scoffs
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...Miami meeting, at least five Latin countries had dropped out of Brazil's coalition; Colombian Commerce Minister Jorge Humberto Botero said the G-22 "ceases to be a useful tool for our country." The U.S. declared that Brazil's stance on the ftaa was "isolated." Brazil's leaders scoff at this. "The [U.S.] misrepresentation here is that Brazil and Mercosur don't want to negotiate," says Amorim. "That is certainly not true." Mercosur accounts for more than two-thirds of South America's economy, he notes - so to call Brazil isolated "is the same as negotiating with Asia and saying...
This was no traditional High Tea, but rather the new Power Tea, an exclusive offering of the Four Seasons Boston Hotel. Launched in April, the Power Tea is designed as a funky, more modern version of the traditional Afternoon Tea. The standard tea is nothing to scoff at, however, garnering much-deserved accolades from Zagat Survey 2002, among others. The Power Tea substitutes martinis for Earl Grey and shrimp tempura for scones. Other haute cuisine delights included foie gras, steak tartare and deviled quail eggs. Executive Chef Edward Gannon explains that he wanted to do something different when he designed...
...referring, of course, to Harvard’s procrastination epidemic. Some may scoff at this characterization, claiming that everyone puts off until tomorrow what they should do today (bumper stickers and fortune cookies certainly reinforce this contention). But something about Harvard procrastination is different from real-world procrastination. In general, we Harvard students don’t wait until the last minute merely because we are lazy or busy; we wait until the last minute because we don’t have the necessary motivation to finish our largely asinine and tedious work otherwise. The challenge posed by intentionally limiting...
...those who scoff at characterizing Assassins as a sport, listen...
...global institutional bias) can be blamed for the plight of the globe’s poorest, we must hold domestic governments accountable. Judging by its tumultuous history, miraculous Mozambique should be trailing far behind faltering Zimbabwe. Yet it surges upward while its neighbor spirals downward. Tragically, countries that scoff at the economic Miracle-Gro of individual rights protection and savor the emotional satisfaction of “social rights” rhetoric continue to indulge political lunacy while millions needlessly die of hunger...