Word: dismissiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harshbarger Releases 'Top Ten Frivolous Suits,'" (wire story, Crimson, June 27, 1995) the Attorney General whined about a crisis in the courts that were being over-whelmed along with his staff of lawyers by "frivolous" inmate civil rights suits. The outsider crusading reformer Attorney General suggested having prison guards dismiss the inmate lawsuits as an extension of the judicial power to prison guards...
...Linn, who raises soybeans and corn. "He looked like an old man. He reminds me of me. I'm 62, and I let the kids do the work on the farm." Even some who think Dole is being tarnished unfairly admit that TV is too important a medium to dismiss, and it is clearly not Dole's strength. Many supporters feel relieved when they finally see their man in person. After Dole's speech in Anamosa, Joyce Poulter, 70, said, "He was more impressive than he was on television. I had thought he was too old, but he looks younger...
...State of the Union speech, Bob Dole spoke not only about tucking children into bed but also of how "our battles will not be about numbers [but] about the character of our nation." Last week in the town of Clinton, Iowa, Dole beseeched a crowd not to dismiss him and his fellow Republicans as being cold-blooded about Medicare: "We have feelings, and we care about people," he said. Last week Lamar Alexander visited a teen drug-treatment center in Hampton, New Hampshire, and talked poignantly about the need for neighborhood charity. A campaign ad for Senator Dick Lugar touts...
Even after the Buffalo defeat, Shula maintained that he was going to complete the remaining year of his two-year contract as coach and general manager. But on Wednesday, he and Huizenga met, and the owner informed him that if Shula stayed, he would have to dismiss most of his coaching staff. The demand was too much for Shula's pride and sense of loyalty. So on Thursday, his 66th birthday, he called it quits, and on Friday the Dolphins announced that Shula, a part-owner of the team, would become vice chairman of the board of directors. His replacement...
Asked about persistent rumors that he'll soon jump ship, Bratton says even if he stays only another year, "that's enough time to consolidate our gains, so that long after I'm gone, my successors won't retreat." As for Kelly's burning-village imagery, Giuliani and Bratton dismiss such talk as sour grapes, pointing to the benefits of reduced crime being enjoyed by those hardest hit by it: Latinos and African Americans in the poorest parts of New York City. "The crime reduction has been across the board, in every neighborhood," says Bratton. That means four fewer people...