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The vaping industry has tried in vain for more than a decade to work with FDA on sensible manufacturing standards, only to be ignored while the agency recklessly vilified nicotine vaping. It is disappointing, but not at all surprising, that the FDA would wait to propose these regulations until it had already committed itself to banning 99.99 percent of the vaping market, the millions of Americans who rely on vaping to stay off cigarettes could benefit from the FDA’s proposal, but only if the agency stops thumbing its nose at its critics and starts to regulate the category in good faith. – Gregory Conley	Found on CNN 1 year ago
What we have seen in the past few years is just complete thumbing of the nose at Congress' subpoena power. – Kim Wehle	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We are at a juncture now where we are in a public health crisis, probably bordering on a disaster, the days of continued education of what people already know and are defying intentionally are over. It was quite apparent that they were thumbing their noses at all the public health orders. – Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I don't want to be punitive, they just want to take a rest on the beach and all of a sudden they get a citation - I don't want to see that. But if there are people thumbing their nose and taking a risk ... I think we may have to do a little bit more. – Gavin Newsom	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Otherwise, they're just totally thumbing their nose at the objective of FOIA, the American public is going to become totally disillusioned. – Robert Mueller	Found on CNN 4 years ago
That would outweigh the benefit of importing more oil from Iran and thumbing Beijing's nose at Washington. – Michael Hirson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It could really have turned out far worse for him, the consequences of thumbing his nose at the SEC could have been far worse for him and the company. – Stephen Diamond	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
When I was looking for an agent, I went and met with this guy, they had a portfolio full of photographs and he was thumbing through these photographs and he closed the book and slid the book back over to me and said,' If I was Sam Elliott, I'd go back to Portland, Oregon and if Sam Elliott're going to stay in this town, Sam Elliott should take some voice and diction lessons and learn how to talk and get rid of that dialect.'. – Sam Elliott	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Volkswagen has refused to come to the bargaining table in violation of federal law, by refusing to engage in collective bargaining after a successful election, Volkswagen is not only doing a disservice to its employees but now is thumbing its nose at the federal government as well. – Gary Casteel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

The vaping industry has tried in vain for more than a decade to work with FDA on sensible manufacturing standards, only to be ignored while the agency recklessly vilified nicotine vaping. It is disappointing, but not at all surprising, that the FDA would wait to propose these regulations until it had already committed itself to banning 99.99 percent of the vaping market, the millions of Americans who rely on vaping to stay off cigarettes could benefit from the FDA’s proposal, but only if the agency stops thumbing its nose at its critics and starts to regulate the category in good faith.

– Gregory Conley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What we have seen in the past few years is just complete thumbing of the nose at Congress' subpoena power.

– Kim Wehle

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are at a juncture now where we are in a public health crisis, probably bordering on a disaster, the days of continued education of what people already know and are defying intentionally are over. It was quite apparent that they were thumbing their noses at all the public health orders.

– Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I don't want to be punitive, they just want to take a rest on the beach and all of a sudden they get a citation - I don't want to see that. But if there are people thumbing their nose and taking a risk ... I think we may have to do a little bit more.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Otherwise, they're just totally thumbing their nose at the objective of FOIA, the American public is going to become totally disillusioned.

– Robert Mueller

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That would outweigh the benefit of importing more oil from Iran and thumbing Beijing's nose at Washington.

– Michael Hirson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It could really have turned out far worse for him, the consequences of thumbing his nose at the SEC could have been far worse for him and the company.

– Stephen Diamond

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

When I was looking for an agent, I went and met with this guy, they had a portfolio full of photographs and he was thumbing through these photographs and he closed the book and slid the book back over to me and said,' If I was Sam Elliott, I'd go back to Portland, Oregon and if Sam Elliott're going to stay in this town, Sam Elliott should take some voice and diction lessons and learn how to talk and get rid of that dialect.'.

– Sam Elliott

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Volkswagen has refused to come to the bargaining table in violation of federal law, by refusing to engage in collective bargaining after a successful election, Volkswagen is not only doing a disservice to its employees but now is thumbing its nose at the federal government as well.

– Gary Casteel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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