Word: dismissed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...easy to dismiss petrol-bomb throwers, but when millions of young people feel that the opportunities and costs of globalization aren't being fairly distributed, companies that appear sympathetic may gain a competitive edge. European and Japanese companies report that young graduates ask tough questions about a potential employer's social practices. And European firms, with their more developed commitment to social responsibility, Edelman argues, are developing a "halo effect" among consumers worldwide. For American firms competing globally, that's a reason to know what NGO stands...
...could do something without having to worry about how to support myself. I know you can only play the hand you’ve been dealt.” Family wealth is a reliable safety net; those who have never personally known poverty find it much easier to dismiss as a hardship. It is much easier to talk about overthrowing the system when one has never had to use it to climb...
...during this period,” she said in an interview after the lecture. “Let’s look at these people as Americans who had in fact taken in the notions that are inherent in the Constitution.” However, Heywood did not necessarily dismiss Hahn’s argument. “I always like when speakers give us a new take on an old subject,” she added. Hahn is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in History and the Bancroft Prize in American History for his latest book...
...President's kin is quick to dismiss any claims that they are living beyond their means thanks to their favorite son. Hugo's mother, Elena, sits in her small office at the children's foundation she runs, surrounded by a pictures and a wooden bust of Hugo. On her desk is a piece of paper she says she reads every day, titled, "Messages from Jesus." Mrs. Chavez, known across town as DoÓa Elena, wears plenty of makeup, a white blouse with black polka dots and her hair in a bun. Her husband, the governor, is preparing...
...that? The bigots who would not vote for Clinton because she's a woman or Obama because he's black are in the same category with bigots who would not vote for Romney because he's a Mormon. You are perpetuating the notion that voters can legitimately dismiss Romney for a reason that has nothing to do with his political views, and that's wrong. Stephen A. Hales, Provo, Utah...