Word: scornful
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...conjures up an image that is, in this case, far off the mark. Unlike their strident, better known and more ancient Scottish cousins, the Irish (or Uilleann) bagpipes are soft and melodic; their construction is different, and no one wears an ethnic costume for performances. Not that the Irish scorn the Highland pipes; they play them too, on occasions like St. Patrick's Day parades, but that is in part because the Irish pipes cannot be played standing up. Besides, they are not very loud. The Scottish variety is challenging enough, but Uilleann pipes are in a class by themselves...
After years of scorn for singer/songwriters--the "sensitive" kind like James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg--the public seems to be picking up again on the pleasures of direct address, of music without synthesizers. Witness the rise of "folk heroes" Suzanne Vega and Billy Bragg. In fact, the Boston-area acoustic music scene is now so competitive and professional that there's little room for newcomers. One more good reason to encourage the further activities of this group...
...course, there are holdouts, purists who scorn the brash intruders. Complains veteran Vermont Skier Mary Simons: "Snowboarding is not about grace and style but about raging hormones. It is adolescent boys with their newest toy." Ralph DesLauriers, owner of the Bolton Valley Resort in Vermont, compares the gripers with "people in the horse-drawn carriages reacting to cars driving by." At least skiers can be grateful that snowboarders cannot gun their engines and spew exhaust...
...Tower report's release, the White House braced the public for a damaging series of shocks, art-fully cultivating an anti-climax. In the aftermath of the Tower Commission, the White House has acted decisively to exploit the moment. Donald Reagan was a deserving scapegoat fatted on months of scorn and derision, all of which he now takes with him, away from the White House. His replacement, former Senate Majority Leader Baker, fills the void with credibility, goodwill, and a strong excuse for everyone to let bygones be bygones...
...Undergraduate Council did the cause of student empowerment a disservice by accepting so limited a victory. It would have done better to exhibit publicly scorn for a Corporation that fancies itself an exclusive club...