Brodeur heard derisive chants of "Mar-ty, Mar-ty" throughout and finished with 18 saves.

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The most popular film at present in Palermo is Tano da morire, a derisive musical spoof about Cosa Nostra.

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DiPietro finished with 25 saves, but heard derisive chants and sarcastic cheers when he made stops in the third.

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The derisive chants directed on Fleury along with the deafening cheers by the home crowd were soon replaced with nervous words of encouragement for the Islanders.

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But, runs the increasingly conventional wisdom, after this week, with voters' trust forfeited, the media derisive and whispering about his leadership under way, he is probably done for already.

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This last remark is said with a derisive splutter.

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Also, the line separating freedom of speech and inappropriate postings can be unclear - for example, derisive comments about a student's institution or profession might not be considered unprofessional by some, they said.

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But while Cannata and patent investors like Rembrandt claim to be protecting the rights of inventors, their detractors believe they are simply well-financed patent trolls--a derisive term used to describe companies with no operations other than suing big business over patents.

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Outside the party, the ageing Mr Paisley, once a formidable debater, drew derisive audience laughter in a television discussion when he lambasted the Ulster Unionists for contemplating going back into government with Sinn Fein, without explaining the intentions of his own party.

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He responded with derisive laughter.

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