51.   He has thumbed his nose at all threats with virtual impunity, much to the irritation of the statesmen in Washington.

52.   He openly thumbed his nose at the police, who knew of his crimes but not how to stop him.

53.   He thumbed his nose at the rest of the franchise owners and cut private deals with Pepsi and Nike.

54.   He thumbs his nose at the Brahmans and extols the virtues of cow dung on the floor of Parliament.

55.   He was simply being himself, thumbing his nose at the Politically Correct crowd.

56.   I thumbed my nose at her life.

57.   In a lot of ways, teams thumb their noses at you.

58.   If your boss thumbs his or her nose at this request, then you should sniff things out at the next level of management.

59.   In advertisements touting its stock, the company thumbed its nose at non-believers like Rich while promoting the unveiling of its technology.

60.   In doing away with that portion of the pageant the organizers are thumbing their noses at its history.