71.   Many also see support for Saddam Hussein as a means of thumbing their noses at Washington.

72.   Maybe this is his way of thumbing his nose at Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf for running off Jackson.

73.   Minors literally thumb their noses at him.

74.   MLS officials denied that international referees were thumbing their noses at the quality of play.

75.   Mohamed Farah Aidid, the warlord who thumbed his nose at US troops and lived to tell the tale, is said to be down on his luck.

76.   Most people who thumb their noses at court orders are found in contempt and jailed.

77.   None of the Kiwis thumbed their nose at Conner.

78.   Now Pu was apparently thumbing his nose at the agreement.

79.   Now, they may, out of arrogance and power, thumb their nose at us and cut off their heads to spite their face.

80.   Older women have shed their burqas, and some say they thumbed their noses at the Taliban, too.