Federal regulators, smarting from his open disdain for their enforcement efforts, declined to join him.

Last January, the campaign had $157,000 in the bank and the open disdain of major institutions of its party.

From the bench, Towle looked at Megan with open disdain.

Turning in her chair, Sarela eyed her husband with open disdain.

Sometimes Kurtz will speak of his father's open disdain for the strip.

Criticism was one thing, but open disdain really made his lobes burn.

They circled Paranor in open disdain of what he might do.

Two of the 35 girls react to the doll with open disdain.

But that has hardly erased memories of their open disdain a year ago.

Jack's older brother David takes over his father's mantle, while Jack often regards the superhero role with open disdain.