Word: dismissed
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When told to keep things "in perspective" and to take our minds off the little hassles that hound us, we often find it easy to dismiss the advice. Some feel that their frenzy allows them to get their work done better and thinking about anything else will mean neglecting important responsibilities...
...federal judge ruled Monday that Martha Stewart can go ahead with her libel suit against the National Enquirer, which alleged in an article that the lifestyle deity had a "borderline personality disorder." The tabloid had asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the offending article was based on the opinion of at least two "experts." But Stewart's lawyer argued that the Enquirer presented the accounts as evidence of a medically proven condition. Stewart is seeking $10 million in damages...
...broken record of statistics that no longer make us think about our actions. However, it is not as easy to shrug off the impact of these figures, when they involve someone we know. We may not ever have met Joseph A. Bettinger, but it is harder to dismiss his name than it is a number...
...would be easy to dismiss the Hong Kong Incident as just a one-time quirk of blood and protein. But the U.S.'s leading flu experts seem unwilling to do so. This became particularly apparent at the annual meeting of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, convened two weeks ago in Bethesda, Md., to decide what flu strains should be targeted for next year's flu vaccine. Ordinarily these meetings are routine, if not downright boring. But this year the committee devoted half the day to the Hong Kong outbreak...
Less than a decade old, not officially recognized by the College and without a building to call their own, the Bee's low profile has led many to dismiss it as an elitist institution welcoming only those who can claim Phillips Exeter Academy or the Groton School as their alma mater or the women's squash team as theirprimary group of friends...