Word: dismissals
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...reality; the effect was to just sound dour. One sentence in particular - "conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy" - led to a wave of bad press and gave the administration's critics fresh ammunition to dismiss the plan as a sop to the oil, gas and coal industries. That characterization may have been an over-reaction, say critics, but why bait the enemy? Cheney's speech, says a senior administration official, "took a punch when it didn't need...
...These observations are not intended to dismiss the accreditation process as flawed, and indeed, it clearly fills a need for oversight of our healthcare providers. But aside from the conclusions that may be drawn from these data, the fact remains that a substantial proportion of students do not trust UHS. Even the most capable medical facility in the world is useless if nobody dares to get treatment from...
...Handspring Edge ($399), while nearly as small as the Vx, felt cheap. The stylus clips to the side in a way that seems vulnerable; it should be stored inside, where God intended your stylus to be. Harder to dismiss is the long-awaited m505 ($449) from Palm. Unlike my increasingly wimpy Vx, this baby offers a full-color display. But when I downloaded a few older color applications from the Net, they wouldn't run on the m505; apparently, its new operating system, Palm OS 4, didn't recognize them. Major points off for that...
With a wave of his pudgy hand, the biggest man on campus will dismiss the recommendations of the Katz committee. “Out! Out with those arbitrary wage floors!” he’ll bellow. “We will have no market imperfections at this University...
...Legalization advocates worry that Walters will give short shrift to demand-side programs like treatment. He says he won?t dismiss treatment programs, but will demand that they be carefully evaluated for effectiveness...