The Japanese central bank's decision to raise interest rates was widely scorned, but the expected damage has not appeared.

And he was widely scorned and disliked.

And, clearly, there must be something rewarding if such notable people lend their names to a belief system that is widely scorned.

These widely scorned men and women work for a pittance, often replacing full-time city workers.

Her appeal was widely scorned Monday, however.

Small-time street vendors selling their tacky 9/11 souvenirs are widely scorned, and have been pushed away from the sidewalks ringing the trade center site.

But the rallies hardly drew more than a few hundred people; they were widely scorned and soon faded away.

Those were the days when they usually lost Presidential elections and were widely scorned as an irresponsible band of tax-and-spend brigands.

But he is also widely scorned as ineffective.

Lochner ranks among the more widely scorned decisions of the Supreme Court.