Word: dismissed
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Mugabe has been at pains to dismiss any notions that his government will also be on trial (see box). He has insisted that pure justice will be done. But no matter how the trial turns out, it seems certain to confront Mugabe with a no-win dilemma. If Tekere is convicted, it would bolster confidence in the Mugabe government's commitment to the rule of law. But a conviction would also have its hidden dangers. It would be likely to enrage Tekere's numerous and fiercely loyal guerrilla followers as well as his radical supporters within ZANU...
...word). Thus, putting this together with his strong opposition to faculty unionism (especially if it supports a meaningful share of faculty governance in universities), one can readily see that President Garrity is not likely to cede to a faculty body the authority to decide whether or not to dismiss a professor for such offenses as "insubordination...
...time did I dismiss as irrelevant her concern with the security of the area. On a personal level, I was concerned with her very evident perception of the area as extremely unsafe, and tried to reassure her that my presence, as well as the presence of the other guards in the area, was designed to create a safe environment...
Though Reagan made "family" the first on the list of "shared values that he considers fundamental, he and his chief aides did their best to dismiss the controversy over family issues as relatively insignificant when compared with economic problems and foreign policy. That attempt may not succeed. Not only did pro-ERA demonstrators protest noisily outside the convention hall, but conservatives inside also indicated that these issues will not go away...
...dismiss Brzezinski as a hothead...