Word: dismissiveness
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...British writer Matt Ridley, author of ?Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters,? offered an even more cheerful perspective. Arguing that the early fears about tinkering with genes had proved to be groundless, he went on to dismiss the current concerns of many of his fellow Europeans about genetically modified (GM) foods. Mother Nature, he said wryly, had been engaged in such crossbreeding experiments for millions of years. ?She?s got a huge research budget,? he added, ?and the chances of us beating her at that game seem to me rather remote.? As for human cloning...
...went on to dismiss scoreboard watching and fans’ speculation about if Harvard can still land an NCAA tournament...
...North Korea, too, the “peace” movement cannot dismiss the existence of a brutal internal war against accused political dissidents. Sadly, many have attacked the Bush administration for being overly simplistic and polar in lumping North Korea with Iraq as part of the “Axis of Evil.” But North Korea’s leadership, like Iraq’s, is despicable, and to seek peace on the Korean peninsula is to seek Kim Jong Il’s eventual removal...
...effusive Herald article portrays the four teens as groundbreakers, blazing the path for their younger high school counterparts. However, thousands of miles away from their tropical homes, the students are quick to dismiss their minor celebrity status. “It was nice that we got recognition for it, but not just for us,” Martin says. “It was more for the school, the other students, and the teachers—especially them, because I feel like they deserve their spot on the stage...
When a musician declares onstage at the House of Blues that “I want everything I do to be unprecedented,” it tempting to swiftly dismiss him as another brash, wishful rock star...