| 单词 | sniffy |
| 例句 | “All right — I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly, racing up and down the corridors,” said Hermione in a sniffy voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The clothes were a bit sniffy, but then, from my meager experience with Chase, it seemed that eight-year-old boys could be a bit sniffy themselves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Professor Dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she said sniffily, as though in her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn’t realize how risky feasts could be. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Critics often get very sniffy about genre writing, but I believe that's where many of the best novels are to be found. In search of a good read | John Crace 2010-03-17T13:30:00Z She likes to recall how Trevor Nunn was a bit sniffy when she mentioned she had been asked to do the sitcom with her husband that became A Fine Romance. Judi Dench: 'I never want to stop working' 2012-10-13T23:05:47Z Others connect with the public, while attracting sniffy notices from critics. The persistence of Rumer 2011-03-17T21:29:00Z They all picked a mainstream genre that critics are sniffy about, so that was half the battle won. How to join Rotten Tomatoes’ Zero Per Cent Club 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Even so, some purists were sniffy about the film, disliking the use of Leon Rosselson's folk songs on the soundtrack, and any shots unconnected with the scene. Tony Palmer's Wigan Casino film comes to DVD 2010-04-15T21:35:00Z These observations are provoked by some very sniffy and patronising reactions to the calculatedly provocative film Ted. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z The Dead Don’t Die has prompted a more sniffy response. Jim Jarmusch: ‘I’m for the survival of beauty. I’m for the mystery of life’ 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Vivaldi is sometimes sniffily disparaged for "writing the same concerto again and again", yet Bach, whom everyone reveres, rated Vivaldi highly enough to transcribe several of them. In praise of ? musical reinvention 2011-01-04T00:13:02Z Critics were sniffy at the time, complaining that he didn't bring intelligence to the role – unlike, they said, the mostly British supporting cast, which includes Tom Conti and Edward Fox. Galileo reaches for the stars 2012-09-26T15:02:28Z The two of them grappled sniffily for grocery supremacy like Roman gladiators wrestling for victory. Rewind radio: The Chris Moyles Show; The Archers; The Late Show 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z This despite the fact that, rather like Daft Punk, who took their name from a sniffy review of their previous band, the moniker began as a joke when the trio joined forces. Swedish House Mafia: 'We don't travel on jets every day' 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z As its story builds, there are lingering shots of futile caution, as characters reconsider door handles, itchy noses, cash exchanges, kitchen wounds and other sniffy, spattery, vaporous ways that humans mindlessly intermingle. Review | What Nat Geo’s ‘Hot Zone’ lacks in action, it makes up for in contagious paranoia 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z I replied that Kevin Costner was one of my least favorite, because he was at the height of his fame and acting very sniffy. Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The newspapers took the same tone as the government: a sniffy dismissal of the performers. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z He still remembers the sniffy reception his new painterly paintings received from other artists when they were first exhibited. Peter Doig: the art of the foreign 2013-07-27T21:00:01Z It is great that Deadpool – about which many critics were rather sniffy – has picked up Globe nominations in the comedy/musical category, for best picture and for Ryan Reynolds’s performance. Golden Globe nominations: Mel Gibson resurrected as Scorsese snubbed | Peter Bradshaw 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Lewis, even in his heyday, may have been despised and reviled by sniffy intellectuals in the United States, but, well, he always had Paris. Why Is Eddie Murphy in Cinematic Exile? 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It would be easy to be sniffy – to dismiss the theme tune as an "abomination", to suggest they get the world's No 1 jet skier instead – but in other respects the programme hasn't changed. How Blue Peter has kept children's TV shipshape 2012-05-16T14:23:31Z People can be quite sniffy about local radio, I say. A day in the life of Radio Jackie, with Peter Robinson 2013-03-02T05:59:00Z I remember being sent it to review and, before I had actually opened it, being very sniffy about the whole idea. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z So said a middle-aged customer, somewhat sniffily, to me upon being presented with a carafe of wine that had been freshly decanted from a three-litre bag-in-box cask. Thinking inside the box: how cask wine became cool again 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z People can get a little sniffy about soundtrack compilations, but at that malleable age this proved a strangely influential album for me. Ray Manzarek was the key to the Doors 2013-05-21T16:59:18Z Admittedly, we were a bit sniffy about Professor Green, and his album's not half bad; in fact, it's really good. New band of the day ? No 841: Devlin 2010-08-05T14:29:00Z Images That Steered a Drive for Freedom It’s unwise to be sniffy about popular culture. Art Review: ?For All the World to See,? on Civil Rights Era 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z Photograph: Rex Guest curator Jonathan Coe lends the appropriate literary lustre to this festival of movies adapted from novels, and for a respected author he's not as sniffy as you'd expect. This week's new film events 2011-04-08T23:07:01Z He wanted, along with artists such as George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings, to show that depicting sport and animals was not, as many sniffily thought, a lower form of art. Edwin Landseer's Otter Speared: rare display for 'gruesome' painting 2010-05-09T19:24:00Z The staff can be a bit sniffy about who gets in – in the evening – but they’re friendlier in the afternoon. 10 of the best ways to enjoy New York … on a budget 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z But I am aware that for all my sniffy condescension here, if I was 16 again, I'd be deeply grateful for his mere existence. Michael Cera v the world. I'm with the world 2010-08-27T10:31:00Z "I don't think about it," he says, sniffily. Nicolas Roeg: 'I don't want to be ahead of my time' 2011-03-10T22:25:00Z Just like now, you just have to stop being so sniffy and seek it out. Haim top BBC Sound of 2013 list 2013-01-04T07:16:54Z Frozen People are sniffy about Frozen, presumably on the basis that five-year-old girls love it, and therefore it must be schlock. Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast is a good start – we need more feminist fairytales 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Dampier swiftly disappeared again after sniffily concluding there were "too many flies" and, as the film relays, the miners argue that Red Dog should be honoured instead. Red Dog: an audience with Australia's best friend 2012-02-09T20:00:01Z But why did we all get so sniffy about Christie in the first place? Shedunnit – how Agatha Christie became cinema hot property 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Anyhow, let's talk about the Vaccines, a band who I've been slightly sniffy about in the past. The Vaccines at SXSW 2011 - review 2011-03-16T23:04:00Z Perhaps it was these flagrant transgressions that accounted for a sniffy reception from the domestic delegates. Venice film festival: thunder clouds and silver linings 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The critics were a bit sniffy when it screened in Cannes in May, but I found it something of a return to form for a director who infuriates as often as he satisfies. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z The movie, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, overcame some sniffy early reviews and is now regarded as a classic for the studio, whose subsequent “Spirited Away” won the Oscar for animation in 2003. A Studio Ghibli Classic Comes to the London Stage 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z A younger generation is much less sniffy about streaming, and Cannes’ stance may quickly come to look old-fashioned. Cannes in crisis: has the festival learned the lessons of Weinstein? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z "Gaga has launched every single woman in pop music into this crazy personality crisis," male pop star Mika announced, sniffily, on Tuesday. Lady Gaga's sexual revolution sees female stars reach for the leather 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z But they often had a tone of sniffy superiority to reality shows and those of us presumed knuckle-draggers who liked them. Review: In UnREAL, Art Imitates Life Imitating Life 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z When I sat in the bath with a breast bump trying to express milk, she said sniffily: “Well, that’s not even enough for a cup of tea.” My life had grown distant from my mother’s – but she tended my baby while I read Marx 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z But I soon found that I was wrong to be sniffy. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z In his first year at Los Angeles, the early tremors of a backlash were evident in some sniffy reviews from one or two American critics. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z But there are the brave outliers – those who paint their houses in eye-catching shades or patterns, who risk neighbours’ wrath and sniffy letters from the council. Forget the greige age: the case for painting your house any colour you like 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s easy now to be a little sniffy about Neville Marriner’s achievements with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, a partnership renowned as the most recorded in history. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Some Estonians regard her rather sniffily as an outsider, but Ms Oksanen’s insights and intuition mean she is fast becoming one of the foremost voices in the ex-communist world. A singular voice 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The first series got rather sniffy reviews, largely because it didn't match the critics' ideas of what they thought it was going to be. Luther; The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II – TV review 2013-07-03T05:00:05Z Hardline fans, and not a few players too, can be pretty sniffy about singers, but nobody's sniffy about Bobby McFerrin. This week's new live music 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z But, Gerwig notes, not sniffily, that there are plenty of differences, as well. Greta Gerwig: 'I'm at peak shock and happiness' 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Mainly though, I called it like I saw it – usually in the sniffy, supercilious tones I deemed essential to all rock discourse. Reviewing the charts in 1981 – on stolen chip paper 2012-11-13T17:14:30Z “The U.K. public is very sniffy about stories of former prime ministers making money,” said Giles Edwards, author of “The Ex Men: How Our Former Presidents and Prime Ministers Are Still Changing the World.” Boris Johnson Inc. Is About to Go Public 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z But they have been pretty sniffy about the likelihood of it happening. Liz Truss to attend first meeting of European nations club 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Both have tried, with varying success, to overcome the sniffy charges of flashiness. Review: Lang Lang and Yuja Wang at Disney Hall: the piano recital made modern 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Maybe people who feel sniffily could continue to wear a mask when they venture out — though I’d really prefer they stay home, on pain of social shunning. Opinion | How to be grateful during a pandemic 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Facing criticism from American and European regulators, British officials boasted of the decision on Thursday, with one lawmaker suggesting the Europeans were “a bit sniffy” and others misleadingly crediting Brexit. U.K. and U.S. Officials Spar Over ‘Vaccine Nationalism’ 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z In his otherwise probing “The Romantic Generation,” Charles Rosen sniffily titled his chapter on the composer “Mendelssohn and the Invention of Religious Kitsch.” Mendelssohn: Ah, youth! The sheer pleasure of music that gives us hope 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z It is unclear whether the president, known to be sniffy about Ivy League educations, was aware of the difference. "My bad": McEnany falsely claims Barrett is a "Rhodes Scholar" days after incorrect Fox News segment 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Interestingly, the books were initially written off by reviewers who were sniffy about Heath's decision to delve into the minutiae of touring life, feeling it was all surface and no depth. Going behind the scenes with the Pet Shop Boys 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z The other day at Starbucks, I watched strangers swipe at sniffy noses with their fists, the punch-drunk fighters of midwinter. Chris Erskine: Can I say I took a polar plunge if the water is 58 degrees? 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Beneath the sniffy controversy over whether the look lacked gravitas was an establishment unease with this new kind of first lady, who radiated energy and strength rather than decorative decorum. Luxury hoodies and unmissable bottoms: 10 looks that defined the decade 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z There are many in track and field who remain sniffy about such pronouncements, given his prototype Nike shoes rocket-boosted him to glory. Eliud Kipchoge shatters two-hour barrier to crash into the mainstream 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z I remember seeing the video for Wannabe, and being a bit sniffy about it. The Spice Girls really do have a positive message. It just took me 20 years to get it | Emma Brockes 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Instead, the night before, we all received a rather sniffy email from No 10 regretting that it was unable to squeeze us in. Trump's family holiday to UK Disneyland makes for painful viewing | John Crace 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z We should not be sniffy about the inspirational value of space exploration, not least because many a scientist was shaped by it. Life on Mars? Sorry Brian Cox, that’s still science fiction | Philip Ball 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Yet there are some in sport who are privately sniffy about Parkrun, because they believe it is merely for ‘fun’ runners. How Parkrun’s 13 became five million and changed weekends for ever | Sean Ingle 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Still, before getting sniffy about the idiocy of academics, it’s perhaps worth having a closer look at the article. Got a good sex life? Don’t let ‘predictive’ scientists suck the joy out of it | Anouchka Grose 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Chinese leaders are sniffy about polities that espouse rule of law as a founding principle. Amid tensions with America, China is turning to Europe 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Its museums used to be sniffily exclusive, neither borrowing nor lending to other galleries. Critics, calm down! Rihanna’s sparkly mitre won’t harm the Catholic church | Catherine Pepinster 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr Blair was advised to give members of the House of Lords ministerial jobs to avoid them "getting sniffy" and blocking his plans to remove peers who had inherited their positions. Revealed: The advice new PM Tony Blair got 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z She thinks some directors "may be bitter" about superhero films because "they can't raise the money" for their own films, adding "and critics are always sniffy about certain films". Why the snobbery about superhero films? 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z And New York critics were sniffy about the spaced-out, cars-and-surfboards culture that they believed underpinned Californian art. In the 1960s, Californian artists became masters of light and space 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z President Trump’s breakup with his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon had all the stuff of a good telenovela: insults aimed at family members; sniffy one-upmanship; charges and countercharges of treason and insanity. Analysis | The Finance 202: Trump versus Bannon threatens populist economic agenda 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “We had calves starting to get sniffy noses, you can tell. We did have to give them antibiotics to get them back in good shape.” Some Texas farm-related woes linger months after Harvey 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z I have had the odd sniffy email since I started writing Poirot. Poirot is a show-off, but he’s brilliant. That’s why I brought him back to life 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z "It tends to be the kind of third-rate people or some of the second-rate critics that get all sniffy about it. This is a way of saying: 'Yeah - shut up.'" Jack Reacher creator shares thriller secrets 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z After the latest blast, Mexico’s foreign ministry merely released a sniffy statement that “Mexico will not negotiate NAFTA…through social media.” On NAFTA, Donald Trump’s most dangerous opponents are at home 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Political professionals can be a bit sniffy about gerrymandering’s importance as an explanation for government dysfunction. Arnold Schwarzenegger lends muscle to the fight against gerrymandering 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z "Why be sniffy about doing a bit of both, if so many women are choosing to mix feed or use a bottle?" she asked. Tamara Ecclestone breastfeeding pictures: Why were they controversial? - BBC News 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s easy to be sniffy about their ultra-defensive approach against the youngest team in Liverpool’s history, but most League Two teams would not have been good enough to pull it off. FA Cup: talking points from the third round matches 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z I started calling approved "drone schools" from a list on the CAA website, but the first one I tried was a bit sniffy. Flying a drone: How easy is it to fly one safely? - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Televised debates have been part of American political life for a while but the British political establishment has always been rather sniffy about them - arguing that they're too presidential, not the British way. TV debates at the next election are not a done deal - BBC News 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z If you’re thinking about getting sniffy about the childlike quality of these books, let me just say that coloring books for grownups are one big category keeping publishing and bookstores afloat. Celebrate National Coloring Book Day with 'Color the Pacific Northwest,' a trip to Paris and Doctor Who 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z When China first proposed establishing the bank, the reaction in Washington was distinctly sniffy. Asia’s new infrastructure bank is out to prove it’s not China’s pawn 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z It is, as the Financial Times sniffily declared, “a fixer-upper in an iffy neighbourhood” of the internet. Psst, want to flog a turkey like LinkedIn? Well, phone up Microsoft | John Naughton 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Good news: that has little to nothing to do with the fact that the human curators of its trending topics feature are a bit sniffy about linking to Breitbart News. Angry about Facebook censorship? Wait until you hear about the news feed 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z He is a dancer, but critics here have tended to be sniffy about his technique and athleticism, and he has never had an Arts Council subsidy or grant. Lindsay Kemp: ‘I was destined for stardom … I’m still waiting for it’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The keystone of that programme would be what at the time was sniffily considered to be a lower form of art: the American comédie musicale. Paris fears for fate of theatre that added chic to pop culture 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Like many other heavy users of Twitter, I have been sniffy about recent innovations such as "Moments" and would rather things carried on just as they are. Should Twitter ignore its users? - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The newspapers look down sniffily and ask: "Is that it?" EU referendum: Cameron's campaign starts here - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z There is some real talent in the Championship and the suspicion is that foreign-centric Premier League scouting departments are, perhaps rather sniffily, overlooking it. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z They love the club’s wrestling program and hate its dress code and sniffy protocols. John Irving Goes to the Gym 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z "It will stop working every time it rains," says one telecoms executive sniffily of the g.fast technology. Broadband Britain - is it working? - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He's depicted the Queen in Marmite on toast and painted with his feet, so it is perhaps unsurprising the art world is a little sniffy about Nathan Wyburn. Pop artist Nathan Wyburn paints Miley Cyrus with tongue - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z It is easy to be sniffy about seemingly inessential musical celebrations, perhaps because 20 or even 15 years seems like a better time frame for an artist or album to become relevant again. Don't look back in anger: a celebration of faux musical anniversaries and shlocky reunion tours 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “There are places where England fall unintentionally apart,” said Japan’s coach, somewhat sniffily, shortly before kick off. Women's World Cup: Heartbreaking own goal ends England dreams at the death 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z I must confess a sniffy preference for presidential sit-downs with newspapers and Sunday shows, not grungy garages cluttered with “Gimme Shelter” posters and old guitars. Nearing the end, Obama finds candor 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z When the Strausses were alive, the Vienna Philharmonic was a little sniffy about their music. The New Year tradition with a dark history 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z "I do not think this is realistic when two billion people do not have access to energy," he added, a tad sniffily. Will Kerry strike gold in Lima? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The truth is that the rest of the world isn't so sniffy about a bit of paper bagging. What is sport's third biggest event? 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z When I asked my consultant about the fees she laughed sniffily. Yes, I froze my eggs, but am I a victim of a new fertility racket? 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Louisiana’s governor complains that the government, in arguing that flight bans do more harm than good, wants Americans to heed what he sniffily calls “the experts”. The Ebola alarmists 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z One client’s wife recently turned her nose up at a place along the coast: “This is a millionaire’s house,” she said sniffily. Strictly for the super-rich: the world’s most expensive penthouse 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But the Broncos, following in the prim footsteps of the N.F.L., have taken a position of sniffy disapproval. Marijuana Seeps Into Some Colorado Pregame Rituals 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z "The City of Culture? Hull?" was the sniffy reaction of some to the news Humberside's finest had been awarded the prestigious title. Is it the end for concrete jungles? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z You can be as sniffy as you like about Calvin Harris but he certainly seems to know how to make Americans dance. Lollapalooza 2014: A day-by-day guide to the highlights 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Well, maybe not perfect – straight after Krupa sent it, I received another sniffy text: "Nothing puts those sorts of concerns to bed like an email from a stranger." Digital confessions: Instagram bores, dog video addicts and property obsessives 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The Economist’s own style book is leery of the word “community”, which, it sniffily suggests, often “purports to convey a sense of togetherness that may well not exist”. Getting in the way 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Rivals in other lands have sniffy theories about why America, a rich country, is so good at producing cheap food. Lexington: Farming as rocket science 2013-09-05T15:00:49Z He's into design, and he's sniffy about this one, calls it "dishonest". On the road: Kia pro_cee'd 1.6 CRDi S ISG 2013-05-25T08:00:30Z Even if you don’t care for the music – and plenty are sniffy about the king of what’s been dubbed “brostep” – Skrillex offers one of the most spectacular live shows in music. Lollapalooza 2014: A day-by-day guide to the highlights 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Others are sniffy about what they regard as the excessive bling. Why spend $250,000 on a gold shirt? 2013-04-14T23:27:46Z It drew sniffy reviews from curmudgeonly critics but made pots of money. Schumpeter: The real Disney 2013-03-27T16:07:10Z Just time for an LA man to sweep by and comment sniffily on proceedings... MLS Superdraft - live! 2013-01-17T17:11:53Z Arsenal have "opened formal talks" with Atlético officials, which are like normal talks only in black or white tie and with men holding trays of canapes hovering sniffily in the corner of the room. Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign £15m Adrián López from Atlético? 2013-01-02T10:21:52Z But whatever the financial situation there appears to be little truth any more in Ferguson's sniffy assertion that there is no value in the market. Successful January signings are a rarity – but they are out there 2012-12-29T22:00:02Z The first series was received sniffily by the critics but the viewing figures were massive for a new comedy show. Mrs Brown's Boys - 'We are not the Waltons' 2012-12-23T00:11:59Z Many people are sniffy about high-profile figures entering the humanitarian arena, but Händel is not among them. Roger Federer Foundation aiming for maximum impact with minimum spin 2012-11-30T10:31:50Z This may be a classic case of German shareholders being less sniffy than their British counterparts about long-term "strategic" deals. Invensys rail sale shows investor dreams can come true 2012-11-29T18:22:09Z But here's the sniffy response from the Association of British Insurers: "his needs very careful consideration: any new collective mechanism must demonstrably enhance and complement investors' individual engagement and existing means of co-ordination." The ABI should be giving full backing to John Kay's 'investors' forum' 2012-11-22T20:24:46Z Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images As the January transfer window approaches it is possible to hear already the distant bustle of tents being pitched, sleeping bags unfurled, sandbags piled, prime pavement spots sniffily contested. Marouane Fellaini, the man who can run a game with his treasured chest 2012-11-16T14:29:08Z There will be inevitable sniffy comments about the Masters participation of Guan, by those who believe the flagship event should only feature those with a genuine chance of mounting a challenge for the Green Jacket. Guan Tianlang facing pressure of being China's torchbearer at Masters 2012-11-05T13:47:26Z And now, combing for music to keep me going, this sniffy critic includes songs she would never otherwise listen to. My Story: Running for the Music (on My Playlist) 2012-10-29T17:15:55Z I imagined my husband and I caught in a riptide: everyone from our generation moving forward, us being dragged back with the folk who get sniffy about fish forks. Why Children Still Need to Learn Manners 2012-10-18T17:05:36Z The Aussies are still getting into Twenty20, paying the price for being rather sniffy about it at the start. World Twenty20 team-by-team guide 2012-09-17T08:48:21Z Sport formula, more than Britain’s average family income — was considered deeply unsporting and even “working class” by the sniffy, classbound elite who then governed most aspects of British life. British Olympic Athletes Spurred by Home Fields and Subsidies 2012-08-13T18:39:20Z Several instructors sniffily suggested that Einstein was scientifically over the hill, and that Max Planck’s quantum theory was more absorbing. F.Y.I.: Dissecting the ‘Einstein Riot’ of 1930 2012-08-12T00:20:42Z "Rise above all this ugly jingoism," I sniffily said to myself. The gold rush v the fug of failure: a tale of two Olympics 2012-08-11T14:39:48Z I've been sniffy about the phenomenon myself when faced with a bunch of football supporters seething along as if they are one giant, stripy, club-coloured body on a Saturday afternoon. The endless, combative soap opera of politics has to stop. It's such a turn-off 2012-08-10T19:30:01Z The Olympic stadium got some sniffy reviews when its design was unveiled five years ago – too plain, too ordinary was the general view. Exclusive: Stirling prize shortlist revealed 2012-07-21T23:03:18Z Some sniffy officials were hostile to the change that she ushered in, which they equated to turning gymnastics from a discipline on a par with ballet to some kind of vulgar circus show. 50 stunning Olympic moments No47: Olga Korbut redefines gymnastics 2012-07-06T11:12:35Z Economists are usually sniffy about the intuitions of civilians. IHT Rendezvous: Fairness Can Pay Economic Dividends 2012-04-20T17:49:38Z That name was changed by a sniffy editor to the “God” particle, and a legend was born. The Higgs boson: Fantasy turned reality 2011-12-14T14:27:36Z There was a leaden quality to the phrase, a sniffy retrograde disapproval. City Room: Before They Were Gay (at Least in Print) 2011-12-01T17:52:38Z This you will find obscure, but study it well—though strictly in private, so as not to give me away as a sniffy critic. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Oh, and I nearly forgot the sniffy neighbour, who, having cut Pandora dead for half the book, was revealed in the second half as her mother. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z "It's not very distinctive," she says, sniffily, about Peugeot's small family hatchback, which has been given a modest facelift – so modest most people won't even notice. On the road: Peugeot 308 e-HDi 2011-08-05T21:59:03Z Some Cameron aides have been sniffy about what they call the "traditional view" of the Treasury and the business department which champion, in their eyes, established industries. Can David Cameron and George Osborne defy history and remain friends? 2011-08-01T17:03:40Z “Averaging over a century fails to account for potentially important structural breaks and changes in the way economies and markets operate,” the report says somewhat sniffily. Buttonwood: The missing link 2011-05-19T11:03:06Z Then when Amy was so sniffy—excuse me, Amy—about having boys in the party, why, I had to promise not to tell. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z "Frankly, the industry itself is a little bit sniffy about sci-fi, and that applies to the Oscars as well." Far, far away 2011-02-24T10:31:01Z He was not so much a wonder of human procreation as of laboratory manufacture, the west thought a bit sniffily. Six Nations 2001: Aur?lien Rougerie is relishing his switch to centre 2011-02-12T21:00:01Z Not that I am sniffy about Mary—the poor little fool.... The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z I thought they might be sniffy and stuck up. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z While Afobe will not feature at the Emirates tomorrow Clark, also missing his injured leading scorer, Jordan Rhodes, can expect a warm greeting from the sometimes sniffy Wenger. Huddersfield's Lee Clark puts Ars?ne Wenger's philosophy to acid test 2011-01-29T09:00:01Z Opening up a pretentious high end coffee cart in the East End of London, growing a straggly beard and talking in a sniffy voice about the quality of your roast is over. Barney Ronay: the time was right for Flintoff's farewell 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z It describes itself, slightly sniffily, as "a relationship site – not a dating site". Dating site eHarmony aims to dominate British market 2010-08-24T05:59:00Z So sniffy types shouldn't worry about bumping into him just yet. Hugh Muir's diary 2010-08-05T23:15:00Z It was met largely with silence; the critics who were moved to respond did so with the usual sniffy constructs about "an absence of genuine humanity". 'You pushed the button and out came hundreds and thousands of sonatas' 2010-07-10T23:02:00Z For decades, British politicians seeking to avoid debates have argued sniffily that Britain did not need the “High Noon” drama of a TV showdown. Britain Preps for Its First Campaign Debates ? Ever 2010-04-14T18:10:00Z It found expression in her suspicious, sniffy manner. The Haunted Pajamas And I don't break mine, so you needn't be so sniffy. I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts I laughed too, but that child turned up her sniffy nose, and, looking at her father, said: "The idea!" which wilted him down at once. Phemie Frost's Experiences Now, you dear good old Ratty," said Toad imploringly, "don't begin talking in that stiff and sniffy sort of way, because you know you've got to come. The Wind in the Willows Often a slangy conversation was carried on through the curtain—for most of the turns were acquainted with each other: very affable before each other's faces, very sniffy behind each other's backs. The Lost Girl I do wonder, by the way, why one always has an innate sense of contempt for trippers, and longs to be sniffy and show one's own superiority? Lady Betty Across the Water She laughs in that sniffy way cats have. Set in Silver "Steel traps?" echoed Head-nurse sniffily, "who is talking of steel traps?" The Adventures of Akbar She couldn't help being sniffy with the old fuss who had hurt her so—nor laughing at her afterwards. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary The dry woods were poor for scent, but the damp margin of the marsh proved good, and Turk became keenly interested and very sniffy. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned He had the sniffy beginnings of a cold, the result of yesterday's struggle in icy water, and his usual diffident and monosyllabic inclination were intensified by the position in which he found himself. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Bearded sniffy old men sitting and demanding that we bear children. Main Street We're as common as dirt—yes, and that sniffy lady friend of yours, too. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise For a long moment there was silence, then Mrs. McDougal examined carefully the soles of her shoes, after which she took up her hat and smoothed the breast of the once sniffy duck. Miss Gibbie Gault "What is it?" he said, to a rather sniffy messenger boy. Aaron's Rod I wish now that we hadn't been so sniffy about W.M. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Beside her decorous ignoring of his existence, Miss Arthur, lean and spectacled and sniffy, appeared to be of maternal kindliness, albeit her only advances had been a muffled request for the salt. On the Firing Line |
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