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England has responded sniffily towards Champions League t20 ever since the ECB failed to reach agreement with the Indian board to jointly promote the tournament, but if Somerset, defeated in five domestic finals in three years, take the winning prize of $2m the practised show of disinterest from on high could be hard to maintain.

West Indies 113-5, England 88 | Twenty20 international match report 2011

The Washington Post commented sniffily that "If anyone is going to find any defendant guilty, it's going to be the due process of justice, not a comic strip artist."

Garry Trudeau: 'Doonesbury quickly became a cause of trouble' Ed Pilkington 2010

When I ask them to define success, there are shades of an article I've brought with me, in which a Polish social psychologist rather sniffily sums up young Poles as "predominantly materialistic hedonists".

For a generation of young Poles, travelling abroad is still often the only option 2011

He calls Ward "slippery" and "clever" and somewhat sniffily says he is "good at keeping out of harm's way".

Andre Ward beats Carl Froch - as it happened! | Graham Parker 2011

Some critics sniffily suggested the audience was composed mostly of X-philes rather than genuine theatregoers.

The Saturday interview: Gillian Anderson 2011

Composers of TV themes have sometimes been treated rather sniffily by their fellow musicians, music fans and record collectors.

Readers recommend: TV themes 2011

Jean Daniel, editor of Le Nouvel Observateur, sniffily asked why "the supposed victim was treated as worthy and beyond suspicion."

A Week of Shocks but Few Surprises Peggy Noonan 2011

Or perhaps a sniffily disapproving memory of how, when he ran his own Formula One team, they were briefly sponsored by Durex.

London 2012's opening ceremony will not better Beijing, so why try? | Richard Williams 2011

The two of them grappled sniffily for grocery supremacy like Roman gladiators wrestling for victory.

Rewind radio: The Chris Moyles Show; The Archers; The Late Show 2010

But it's safe to say the show, which a trade paper reporter sniffily called "The Decision: After The Final Rose" - all you "The Bachelor" fans out there will get it, anyway -- was the country's most watched program from 9-10: 15 p.m. Thursday.

NBA star LeBron James show on ESPN posts huge ratings 2010