in low esteem

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When he began his tenure as U.N. secretary-general on Jan. 1, 1982, he was a little-known Peruvian who was a compromise candidate at a time when the United Nations was held in low esteem.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2020

So it's no surprise that he holds the press in low esteem.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2018

Puns are widely held in low esteem, a justifiable consideration.

From Economist • Aug. 10, 2017

It was here that he had suffered some of life’s early humiliations: taunted by classmates for his apparent dimwittedness; held in low esteem by his teachers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2016

But this is not a reason for making a divorce between knowledge and conduct, but for holding in low esteem this kind of knowledge.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John