Word: dismissing
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...write of some of the stories in the book, "A skeptic would dismiss them and a believer would feel a shiver of recognition." Did you err on the side of skepticism or believing the people you interviewed...
...Stroup’s retelling of the events that followed, posted online to the NORML Web site, the officer who had arrested the pair failed to show up for the proceedings, prompting the judge to move to dismiss the case entirely. Nesson would have none of it. “Your honor my client[s]…have spent their entire lives fighting these laws, and they have a right to have these charges heard by a jury of their peers, and they very much wish to exercise this right,” said Nesson, according to Stroup?...
...dismiss the "R" Market's potential, however. The company would never have rolled it out if it hadn't tested well. It should be a haven for impulse purchases: "I want to get that Wiggles guitar for my son, but oh yeah, I just remembered we're out of toilet paper and toothpaste too." The "R" Market offers far more toddler food and snack options than typical supermarkets, and the presentation of the Phillipsburg shop, for one, was neat, tight and bright. "I'll definitely use it," says Jennifer Stroka, a veterinary technician and mother of a 4-year...
...only that he was less than 17 at the time of the attacks. To resolve the standoff, Tahiliani told Qasab, "Please stand up." Addressing the open court, Tahiliani concluded, "If one looks at Accused No. 1, it looks that he is definitely above 21." At that, he decided to dismiss the application, leaving the door open to making a later inquiry into his age if it became necessary. (See pictures of Mumbai after the 2008 attacks...
...that Obama can dismiss Chávez in Trinidad. Chávez may end up being around as long as Fidel Castro was; and like Castro, he is still well regarded in Latin America for enfranchising the poor and for his willingness to stand up to Washington. No one is asking Obama to embrace Chávez and his strident anti-Americanism, but it would behoove him not to make the same five-decade-long mistake his nine predecessors made with Castro and needlessly alienate the hemisphere by trying to isolate Chávez. Says Bernardo Alvarez...