Word: dismissed
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...than four syndicated shows now offer entertainment in the form of real or simulated law cases. The TV docket began filling up in 1981 with the debut of The People's Court, whose innovative concept was to show actual small-claims cases being argued on camera. Participants agree to dismiss their cases in real court and abide by the decision of the TV judge; in return, the show agrees to pay the financial settlement. (If none is awarded, the participants divide $500; thus no one winds up a loser...
While many South African whites are trying to dismiss the impact of the U.S. pullouts, the departures can eventually hurt. The new owners may initially leave facilities and work forces untouched. In fact, GM last week announced plans to hire immediately 200 new workers for the launch of an upcoming model. But that often radically changes later. In Port Elizabeth, which once styled itself the "Detroit of South Africa," employment nose- dived in 1985 when Ford sold its majority share to local owners, who then shifted operations to Pretoria. Last week many Port Elizabethans doubted GM's assurances that...
...great unexplained sociological phenomena of industrial and, yes, even post-industrial American society is the overwhelming importance of professional athletic competition to the mechanics of daily societal interaction. While many would dismiss such a concern as outside the bounds of traditional and rigorous inquiry I feel that it is precisely for that reason that an investigation of this phenomenon is vital...
Executive Director of CASCAP Michael Haran said although he does not dismiss the concerns and fears of the Aberdeen residents, CASCAP has never had a complaint filed against...
Townsend faces even harder going. Although she is favored to win the primary, she must then upset Incumbent Representative Helen Delich Bentley, 62, a tough-talking conservative who dismisses Townsend's candidacy the way a dowager would dismiss a flapper. "I am running on my own name," says Bentley, "and on what I have done...