Word: dismissiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Maraniss' documentation and research are solid throughout, but his restraint is his biggest strength. Even when the author appears sorely tempted to dismiss Clinton as a liar, a cheat or a lech, Maraniss refuses. He understands that Clinton's character is bigger, and better than that...
Fine, however, was not so eager to dismiss the charges regarding the constitution's validity...
United States Attorney Donald K. Stern announced last week that he will not appeal the decision by a federal judge to dismiss charges against an MIT student accused of running one of the biggest computer piracy schemes ever...
...wake of a decision by a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against an MIT student accused of running one of the biggest computer piracy schemes ever, both Harvard and the federal government are reevaluating their rules on computer crimes...
Moises' rhetoric is overblown: the Zapatistas are thought to have a few hundred fighters at most, and few officials in Mexico City take such threats seriously. But neither, as they struggle to cope with the wreckage of Mexico's economy, can they dismiss the Chiapas rebels as irrelevant. The best the Zedillo government can hope for is to reduce the rebels' support through continued political and economic concessions. Given the region's poverty, that could take considerable time--and funds. ``I can't deny that more roads and schools are an advance,'' says Pablo Romo, an aide to Roman Catholic...