Word: dismissiveness
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...have been invited to speak as an economist, but he cannot divorce himself from his role as the president of Harvard University. In this capacity his remarks bring political weight to bear and can have serious repercussions. In addition to the inflammatory nature of the speculations, his comments dismiss the role that prejudice plays in employment practices, a very risky move for a man who has recently come under fire for Harvard’s declining proportion of female tenure appointments...
...Which is why Democrats-especially those who understand that the industrial-age social safety net can be improved for the information age-should not dismiss this simply because it involves Bushian private accounts. Graham is not without powerful Republican allies; he is close to Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee chair whose support is crucial to any reform. In fact, if the President is serious about personal investment accounts, he should take a close look at Graham's plan...
Which is why Democrats--especially those who understand that the industrial-age social safety net can be improved for the information age--should not dismiss this simply because it involves Bushian private accounts. Graham is not without powerful Republican allies; he is close to Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee chair whose support is crucial to any reform. In fact, if the President is serious about personal investment accounts, he should take a close look at Graham's plan...
...pushed aside." It is a question facing businessmen across Libya as the prospect of a full-force American return to the country builds. Back in Tripoli, Seif Gaddafi says the conundrum is "very classic," faced by countless developing countries. Then, as with most problems, he finds a reason to dismiss this one. "The story of Libya is different," he says. "We have a strong leadership - that is obvious." And thanks to $20 billion in foreign reserves from the country's existing oil business, Seif goes on, "we don't lack cash. We don't need capital." But Libya does need...
It’s hard to decide what something means if you don’t even know how to frame a discussion of its potential meaning, and I think there were moments when many audience members (myself included) were tempted to dismiss the whole event as meaningless. What ultimately prevented such a dismissal on my part, however, (besides the obvious fact that it would be simplistic and immature) were clear hints offered by Prina’s work itself that he has to be taken seriously. His film, for example, while not perhaps immediately comprehensible, was clearly both intelligent...