Word: dismissing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Economist seems to suggest that if the U.S. only had a constitutional king who symbolized the nation, it would be a lot easier to dismiss Richard Nixon from the White House since the nation's image of itself would not suffer so grievously in the process. In other words, let politicians govern-and come and go if need be-but let kings embody the dignity of the state...
While there is no escaping from this fact, there is another fact--a seemingly contradictory one--that is no less easy to escape from. At one point in my life I did idealize Kennedy and I once did believe in the things he stood for. I cannot dismiss my former idealization of the man as sheer naivite because in large measure it is the earlier idealization of Kennedy that has caused me to disavow his politics and his policies...
...fact is that in the U.S., the Near Eastern field is dominated by Jews. Some Arab students tend to dismiss them all as "Zionists," but others acknowledge that in the classroom their Jewish professors are objective...
...tempting to dismiss arguments against cutting the military budget as "Pentagon propaganda." But the Middle East conflict demonstrates again that the Soviets have developed highly sophisticated weapons for use outside their territory. Also the high casualty rate resulting from Israel's waiting for the other side to strike first illustrates the human cost that is ultimately paid when-rightly or wrongly-other priorities are placed ahead of national defense...
...drawn into any blanket characterization of the President's action, Cox praised Elliot Richardson for acting with honesty and restraint throughout the high-stakes negotiations over the tapes. Pointedly, Cox noted that because Richardson had been empowered to select and hire him, he figured that only Richardson could dismiss him. He indicated clearly that he had no intention of resigning. Cox returned to his office, sipped a beer, and replied to a lawyer's question about what the staff should do next: "We ought to rest." He relaxed by walking alone in woods near his McLean, Va., home...