"He frequently dismisses people who differ from him on the basis that they don't understand the question."

Government lawyers said that unlike a merger, in which companies frequently dismiss employees and close plants, a stock deal can be easily reversed.

After frequently dismissing democrats and Communists as two failed extremes, he has started to hold his tongue for the first time in memory.

They are frequently dismissed, and occasionally turned over to immigration officials, for complaining or contacting union organizers.

Despite a reputation for sound financial judgment, they say, the Comptroller is frequently dismissed by other public officials as ineffectual.

Young people frequently dismiss remarks which older people may make about their impending or eventual death.

While Hobbs may have been frequently dismissed having scored between 40 and 70 runs, his best innings were played in the most pressurised games.

In his own time his work was greatly admired by some, and yet frequently dismissed by others as vulgar.

Among equals, he had learned, apologies were frequently dismissed with some offhand response like "that's okay" or "forget it," neither of which was logical.