Iran has treated numerous diplomatic initiatives to suspend its atomic weapons efforts with contumely and scorn.

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If a kid sees a woman wearing a T-shirt reading "I'm With Stupid, " he or she might take the words to heart, thereafter treating the woman's husband with scorn, derision and perhaps even contumely.

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And therefore yet again I repeat, that which before I have affirmed: to wit, that a woman promoted to sit in the seat of God (that is, to teach, to judge, or to reign above man) is a monster in nature, contumely to God, and a thing most repugnant to his will and ordinance.

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It was more than possible that such images could stoke retaliation against British forces, and Morgan soon had a fresh problem: the pictures were fakes. (He has said that he is still uncertain of this.) For anyone who wishes to learn how the cycle of contumely and pardon or simple forgetfulness spins in England, note the consequence.

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