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Meanings of much ridicule in English

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Usage of much ridicule in English
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That popularity has brought him almost as much ridicule as it has cash.
The Irish Times
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And for this peculiarity he has been made the mark of much ridicule.
North America — Volume 2
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There was much opposition to such extravagance, and much ridicule.
The History of the Telephone
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The precise and legal language of the instruments, provoked much ridicule, and might justify a smile.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II
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They can't delay because there is only so much ridicule the RFU can absorb without crumbling.
The Guardian
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This phrase was the subject of much ridicule.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 / From 162...
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Another, who showed me relics in one of their churches, expressed as much ridicule for them.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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After he assumed command in Virginia, his "Order Number Five" drew upon him much ridicule.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. /...
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She, however, did listen readily to one singular piece of information which brought much ridicule upon them.
The Jamesons
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Even the Egyptians, whom you so much ridicule, never consecrated any animal but on account of its utility.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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His petition excited much ridicule, and, at a public celebration of Washington's birthday, a wit proposed the following:
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
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The proposal drew much ridicule, but Luke was taken with it, as was Tom when he heard about it.
The diary of mattie spenser
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Not many months before, he had been the target of much ridicule, being held over-anxious about a coming storm.
The Last Leaf / Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men ...
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He incurred so much ridicule that he abruptly quittedthetown ,andI have not heard since of him.'
George Borrow and His Circle / Wherein May Be Found Many Hithert...
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These epistles had brought much ridicule upon James, who was not amused by finding his theological discussions a laughing-stock.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
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The experiment invited much ridicule on social media with critics questioning why the city authority did not rent more portable toilets.
Reuters
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