Word: dismissiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cousins. "There is jealousy, even hatred," says a Saudi source. "It bothers people that he came from almost nowhere and--zoom!--now he's way up here." Rumors have circulated that he is a front man for others, especially in the Citibank deal. Alwaleed and Western diplomats in Riyadh dismiss them as unfounded. He seems determined to let his influence grow, no matter the consequences. "I have nothing to hide," he says. "I've made $12 billion plus through hard work, and I am proud...
...shallow by itself, is further hampered by poor acting. Frohock is the only actor on the stage who does a creditable job, and all the others are too frequently trapped by memory lapses and forgotten lines. These slips occur far too often for even the most patient viewer to dismiss. The lines seem so unnatural to the actors at times that some actors start saying the lines--stop--then reword what they were saying, presumably to the way they were written. These errors eradicate whatever respect the play may have established with its audience--and that makes Forbidden Fruit...
...White House says it switched largely because House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Archer agreed to drop a provision that would have allowed the outside panel to hire or dismiss the IRS commissioner, a power that now rests with the President. But that's a compromise Archer offered two weeks ago. A better explanation is the charged atmosphere that followed recent Senate hearings at which IRS victims told their horror stories. "At a certain point," says a senior Administration official, "the avalanche is going to happen, and you have a choice: stand in the hut and get crushed...
Although McNutt has refused to discuss the lawsuit publicly, his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the suit last week and denied all allegations made in the complaint, pointing out that a team of doctors and psychologists would have refused the donated organ if Dahl had been unable to convince them that his motivation was anything but humanitarian. It is illegal in nearly every state to enter into a contract for organ donations...
Although it would be easy to dismiss Jiang's political skills because of Deng's protective wing, Jiang has proven in recent months that he is ready and and eager to assume the mantle of leadership. While giving the keynote speech in Hong Kong on July 1, Jiang hit the right buttons to ease the fears of Western nations and, most importantly, foreign investors. His trip through the United States has given him even greater stature at home...