41.   Executives from Sega of America, whose Dreamcast machine was second in sales, saw an opportunity to thumb their noses at Sony.

42.   Fiercely proud anti-tax voters thumbed their noses at metropolitan freeways and mass transit, but will they shun their Arizona Diamondbacks?

43.   First France and Russia teamed up to thumb their noses at America by investing in an oil exploration project in Iran.

44.   For the most part, Dubliners still thumb their noses at anything higher.

45.   Four years ago, it thumbed its nose at the whole concept of sponsorship.

46.   Handkerchief designs are nothing to thumb your nose at.

47.   Guys from such football factories probably thumbed their noses at the Ivy League kid until he showed them he was worthy of being on the same field with them.

48.   He emerged from jail claiming that he had been reborn, and the voters returned him to office, largely to thumb their noses at Congress.

49.   He gladhanded the European leaders even as he thumbed his nose at their treaties.

50.   He has infuriated PRI officials in these ads by insulting Labastida and thumbing his nose at the party establishment.