Sentence examples for at the contempt from inspiring English sources

At the contempt hearing today, Mr. Yamagata could agree to the repairs.

Those Iranians who took to the streets were angry at the contempt they had been shown by their rulers.

They need not have been surprised at the contempt shown them; they had shown no respect for themselves.And out of those depths they had raised themselves.

He told The San Antonio Express-News that he would appear at the contempt hearing but did not expect to prevail.

One would at least have expected some annoyance from Mr. Bush at the contempt with which Mr. Taylor and the Republicans treated his campaign pledge on open space.

"I am astounded at the contempt that the London government has shown not just towards S4C, but also towards the Welsh people and indeed the language itself".

When he's at his best, the contempt in Vaughan's batting is wonderful.

Finally, we must admit that at least some of the contempt citizens hold for Congress is in truth a reflection of ourselves.

Madison writes that the ability to prosecute speech amounts to "a protection of those who administer the government, if they should at any time deserve the contempt or hatred of the people, against being exposed to it".

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean took broad swipes at what he called the "contempt" of some senior, departing White House advisers while, curiously, praising the possibility of former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley taking over as chief of staff.

And as I walked around, balancing on paths where one stumble would send you tumbling down to eternity, I felt awe at the Incas' contempt for the impossible.