On November 19, 2009, the Canadian government dismissed calls for a public inquiry.

Yet, while suffering from prostate cancer, he has dismissed calls for his resignation after the elections next month.

But the governing New Democracy Party dismissed calls for an early general election.

Madrid health authorities dismissed such calls, claiming further security measures would only limit people's freedoms and accessibility for visitors.

A north Oxfordshire racehorse trainer has dismissed calls for tighter security at courses to crack down on race fixing.

The loosely organized rebel bands have dismissed calls for negotiations with Serbia, saying they will fight for an independent state or die in the process.

Later, he dismissed calls for accountability for the abuses, saying that the Russian soldiers were doing "a sacred thing".

Castro dismissed calls for the leadership to be transferred to a democratic board, arguing that a successful revolution could not be run by committee.

Mr. Schlesinger has reacted bitterly to the rejection by his own party, dismissing calls for him to leave the race.

Until this week it was easy to dismiss fear-mongering calls for regulating derivatives out of existence.