Word: dismissals
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...away on a ticket (and an extra five on a latte and scone if it’s one of those “artsy” theaters). The film’s endless exposing of financial ties between the Bush family and the Saudi elite is easy to dismiss as mere “conspiracy theory” hoopla—and admittedly, some of it is confusing and can seem a bit overblown. But Moore is no conspiracy junkie. What he’s pointing out here is the less-than-paranoid observation that our president might...
...governments and not try to be their equal," Delors says. "If [national leaders] don't question your loyalty, you can play the go-between and find solutions." If the President is unable to get a consensus among his team of commissioners, Delors says, the national governments tend to dismiss them as "a mere group of fonctionnaires." That's pretty much the view from the big capitals right now. And who's complaining? Federalism is out and national sovereignty is in, as the constitutional agreement shows: foreign and tax policies, for example, remain subject to national vetoes. "The big players want...
...while Porter agreed that that is all Clinton’s version of the events amounts to, he was not quite so quick to dismiss its effects...
...youth, myself included. Many American teenagers are well-informed, intelligent citizens, and it's inappropriate to describe us as immoderate and out of control. Characterizing teen behavior as "exasperating" simply reflects stale stereotypes that do harm to the reputation of an entire age group. It is inadequate to dismiss adolescent angst as the result of structural changes in the brain. Jim Fields Mountain View...
...final axe fell for Pomey and Gomes that next February, when the full Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to dismiss the pair. Dismissal is a rare and severe punishment at Harvard. While dismissed students can technically re-enroll, it takes another vote of the Faculty to allow it. Twenty-five students had been dismissed in the 66 years prior to the action against Pomey and Gomes, and only nine were subsequently readmitted...