11.   Both Bush and McCain brushed off questions about their differences, despite occasional signs of lingering animosity between the two staffs.

12.   A Massachusetts businessman and major donor himself, Grossman brushed off questions about whether the wealthy attendees are buying access unimaginable for average Americans.

13.   A number of her male colleagues loudly objected, brushing off protestations that she was a single mother and had no other option.

14.   A third piece of bad news, although Dole brushed it off Tuesday, was the finding of a straw poll in Alaska.

15.   Alexander, regarded as a moderate Republican, brushed off questions about what had changed in the months since he abandoned the race without endorsing a candidate.

16.   All Ken Griffey Jr. did was flash a smile before he brushed off a night that makes most careers.

17.   Brushing off criticism from the West, Russia has kept up its military operation in Chechnya.

18.   Brush off that information-deficit guilt.

19.   Buhler brushed off such talk.

20.   Bush brushed off precedent, bypassing Canada and making Mexico the destination of his first foreign trip as president.