In fact, Cleland could have dropped a grenade on his foot as a National Guardsman - as one of what Cleland sneeringly calls "weekend warriors."

Nevertheless he was widely disliked and distrusted by the political elite, who were suspicious of all they sneeringly called "press lords."

"Uncle Tin," Wally called sneeringly, but Zeb wouldn't give him the satisfaction of noticing.

And of course the absence of children left plenty of space in the house for all the files relating to what Arnie sneeringly called Tammy's little 'fan club.'

Ruby now reveals her true nature, sneeringly calling Rani "wonderful and brilliant", and Clyde "plucky", and openly mocking Sarah Jane.

But the period-performance movement is founded, at least in theory, on resistance to socially mediated tradition, what Mr. Gardiner so sneeringly calls the "patina."

Few organizations in American life are as conscious of public relations as the N.F.L. - "politically correct," Red McCombs sneeringly calls the league.

The producer, who sneeringly called Davis "that monkey," assured her he would not cast him and offered the role of Sportin' Life to Cab Calloway instead.

Certainly not leftovers, salads or "Mom's little makeup casseroles," as my daughter sneeringly calls them.

It is not irrelevant to security to engage at the moment in what some people rather sneeringly call social work in Afghanistan.