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Examples
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Dismissing one idea would be the only thing required for him to go home—for him to have a home.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Dismissing the 2008 recession as an inevitable free-market setback might seem simple, but economist Raghuram G. Rajan doesn't take the easy path.
Inside 'Fault Lines' getAbstract 2010
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Dismissing a complaint about sexism with the phrase "do me a favour, love" certainly has the structure of a joke, albeit a crap one.
Charlie Brooker: We shouldn't have to feel paranoid about snoops listening in to everything we say 2011
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Dismissing her opinion, “Talk to me when they win a Game 7 at Yankee Stadium,” I said.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Dismissing the representatives of 59,000 educated, committed women is not a wise decision; remembering that Stupak was so dismissive will be.
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Dismissing the GOP as "nickel and diming" him on budget negotiations, he asked, "You think we're stupid?"
Obama's Likability Gap Daniel Henninger 2011
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Dismissing promises by the city that the tower and all waste containers and trucks would remain tightly sealed, the union's filing said such safeguards "inevitably" will break down "due to aging of the building and wear and tear on equipment," not to mention birds becoming acclimated to the facility.
Pilots Union in Shift on Garbage Plant Andy Pasztor 2011
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Dismissing the guidance of the very person you've elected to lead you is an absurdity we can't afford.
Understanding Health Care Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009
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Dismissing any critical appraisals that would correlate reality to the social, political and economic relationships; dismissing the study of the social contradictions that would advocate for a political praxis to advance democracy, justice and the suspension of the existed social class structures both in education and in the society.
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Dismissing the CBO is equivalent to throwing the umpire out of the baseball game and replacing him with your team's coach.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: A Frightening "Roadmap" for America in the Republican Rebuttal to the State of the Union Rep. Jan Schakowsky 2011
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