Sometimes the critics scoff, but the most part it has become accepted.

"He was only a baby when Japan lost the war," this critic scoffed during a parliamentary debate.

Some critics scoff at what they consider the pseudoprecision of his ratings.

Some critics scoffed at the Administration argument that the bombing was required because of a humanitarian emergency.

Critics have scoffed that pharmacogenomics will make every drug an orphan.

At that time, many critics in aviation scoffed that very light jets would never get off the ground.

Critics scoffed at the idea, citing poor broadband adoption at the turn of the century.

Some critics scoffed at the conclusion of the film in which Cooper's character has to be saved by Kelly.

And critics scoff at a pledge of a percentage of profits by a company that has yet to turn an annual profit.

Critics scoff at the penalties for those who test positive, but Selig is right when he points to two deterrents: pay and shame.