31.   The Bush campaign has dismissed that theory as ridiculous.

32.   Using some of the same arguments embraced by fundamentalist Christians, Deloria also dismisses the theory of evolution as more unsubstantiated dogma.

33.   With overwrought examples like these out there it might be tempting to dismiss attachment theory altogether.

34.   Witnesses say they saw a missile, but that theory has been dismissed as simply the incendiary breakup of the aircraft after it exploded.

35.   Years later, he dismissed the theory that catching was difficult.

36.   Police dismiss that theory but say they have little to go on.

37.   Although the player dismissed the theory, the reasons for his pre-match convulsion remain a mystery.

38.   But Zarrin Gol dismissed the theory that reducing production by OPEC would strengthen the market and firm up oil prices.

39.   Iranians believe Mazeh, a French citizen of Moroccan origin, intended to kill Rushdie, but British police have dismissed this theory.

40.   Noriega dismisses such theories, saying it costs no more to haul away a dilapidated house as it does to haul away the burned wreckage.