Word: dispelled
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...only trick was to make itself disappear come play-off time. "He is not going to dominate night in and night out," warned his buddy, the noted hoop philosopher Charles Barkley. "I don't think they will make the play-offs." Neither Jordan nor the Wiz did anything to dispel that notion, dropping 10 of their first 13 games, including an eight-game slide, the longest of Jordan's career. He scored a personal-low 6 points one night. His knees were aching. "It's disappointing more than frustrating," he said after yet another loss. "We've made some improvements...
Summers must also re-learn the political tactic of damage control. Regardless of the circumstances that led to the spat between the administration and the Afro-American Studies Department, Summers should have reacted more quickly and more forcefully in order to dispel questions about Harvard’s commitment to diversity after the media uproar began. The University is strongly committed to supporting diversity—as Summers has repeatedly maintained—and it is odd that some faculty members would need additional reassurance. Nevertheless, had Summers released a statement as soon as it became necessary to reaffirm...
...Gerson’s jobs is to dispel fears about the stem cell donation procedure...
...didn’t feel like a lot of people knew there was a military presence on campus,” said ROTCA member Brian R. Smith ’02. “ROTCA aims to increase awareness on campus of the military and dispel misconceptions of what the military—not just ROTC—is in general...
...nation on earth is vulnerable. Bin Laden has always believed that a showdown between Islam and the West is inevitable, and the strikes were also calculated to provoke a retaliation that could be painted as an attack on Islam. And despite the strenuous efforts by Bush and Blair to dispel such fears, the danger is that images of civilian suffering in Afghanistan might turn Arab and Muslim public opinion increasingly against the U.S. campaign...