Word: dismissed
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...SWFs were a major topic of discussion, partly due to concern about their potential impact on markets. SWF "investment policies, minor comments or rumors could spark volatility," said Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs in the U.S. Treasury Department, in a speech last summer. "It is hard to dismiss entirely the possibility of unseen, imprudent risk management with broader consequences." Even U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton weighed in recently, saying in a Financial Times interview SWFs pose a potential threat to U.S. economic sovereignty. "I think vigilance is in order when the investor is a foreign government," Clinton said...
...undesirable consequence of legislation tacked onto the omnibus 2005 act, some there are some who actually support the price hike. They argue that the original system encouraged women to use more expensive brand-name drugs at government expensive when cheaper generics would be just as effective. Moreover, some dismiss concerns over the price increase as insignificant, claiming that a mere 40 or 50 dollar price jump for monthly oral contraception does not constitute a significant portion of a college student’s budget. Both of these arguments, however, ignore the crucial fact that the health of women...
...real estate developer in Dracut, Mass., took the loan to finance a 186-home community and golf course. The lawsuit accuses Harvard, which is listed as a third-party defendant, of funding the loans. In court papers filed jointly with Yale and Princeton earlier this month, Harvard moved to dismiss the case because it claimed it was a limited partner. The court papers argued that the three universities had no interaction or management in the real estate development project, and had provided capital for investment in a limited partnership agreement. Accordingly, the papers argue that as a limited partner, Harvard...
...good entertainment, so we can't completely dismiss it as immoral," rationalizes Arthur Rinaitwe, a 21-year-old student standing in the back of a packed rooftop bar-restaurant on a Big Brother night. His girlfriend, who had managed to grab a seat, nods vigorously in agreement. The couple come often to this venue known for its faux thatched roof, green foliage and towering statue of a giraffe. Up the winding bamboo steps are groups of men huddled around tables to watch a soccer game on one TV. An equally large, but mixed-gender throng has gathered on the other...
...little more about product marketing versus online marketing.”And at the end of the day, as Manglani notes, “would you really be spending that much money on facewash?”DO WE REALLY NEED THIS?It’s easy to dismiss all these stories as college students trying to make an extra buck any way they can. But there are more layers to these narratives than a one-sided view would recognize.Harvard senior D. Zak Tanjeloff ’08 also jumped on the brand marketing bandwagon, but he was representing InternBar...