One day, I sat down with a paper tablet and made a list of every single thing I dislike, disdain or discard about standard conferences.

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Sometimes I eyed it with disdain, sometimes with admiration.

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Instead of appointing people with disdain for regulation, I will ensure that our regulatory agencies are led by individuals who are ready and willing to enforce the law.

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Apparently I was not alone in my complete disdain for this as the Twittersphere lit up in disgust.

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Whilst I believe that principle from the bottom of my heart, I have to admit I still harboured for many years a secret disdain for awards (and the self-congratulatory hubris that surrounds them).

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So you could rely on the future good will of EA in spite of the disdain their actions show currently, but I certainly wouldn't put money on them putting in that additional effort.

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Most of the time, I was quite certain, he viewed me with utter disdain.

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