Word: dismissiveness
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...better world, we would be able to dismiss these fancies of a mad leader as just that and not give them more attention. Chavez forces us to study them, however, because sometimes he goes further than simply rubbing shoulders with celebrities. Lately, he has returned to using his country as a plaything for attention. The United States’s increasing role in Colombia, Venezuela’s neighbor, maddens Chavez. He lacks a real reason for his ire, besides an apparent obsession with United States imperialist tendencies he believes still alive and active. So Chavez mobilizes his armed forces...
Well, we’re here: And perhaps it’s true. The other week, I overheard two suits at 1369 Coffee House in Central frothing over their espressos about linguistics in the Basque region. (“You can’t just dismiss the Ligurian substrate hypothesis out of hand!”) Gentrification aside, the existence of world-class universities draws people unafraid to engage seriously with ideas large and small...
...world has been too quick to dismiss the U.S. Its political culture, though chaotic, allows for the vigorous debate that leads to self-correction, while Americans remain unparalleled in their ability to innovate. That's why the U.S. is still a beacon of hope and opportunity. The number of professionals with advanced degrees who became permanent U.S. residents in fiscal 2008 was eight times greater than...
...don’t watch Lou Dobbs, so I don’t know,” Gingrich said. “But if we’re going to dismiss incendiary people, then I can think of two or three people on MSNBC who should be dismissed as well...
Still, Ferguson is quick to dismiss his own celebrity and emphasizes that ideas are the real currency in his world...