1.   They brush off Elijah and board the ship, but they see no sign of the mysterious figures they saw boarding earlier.

2.   And while Chetta brushes off questions about his ambitions, his denial is short of Shermanesque.

3.   And, predictably, I brushed off his warning not to make a grab for the reel when the fish made its first major run.

4.   Armey brushed off questions about the political maneuvering.

5.   Asked if playing the character posed any moral question for him as an advocate of civil and individual freedom, Pinter brushed off such concerns as irrelevant.

6.   At the White House, officials brushed off the vote and expressed confidence that it would be overturned.

7.   At Yankee Stadium, Giuliani brushed off questions about his absence upstate, saying he had ignored the advice of political advisers to do what he loved.

8.   At the time, many analysts brushed off the announcement as more hyperbole from a chief executive known for the same.

9.   Bill Clinton brushes off the attacks, and most of the public seems to feel that that is what they deserve.

10.   Billick brushed off questions about the possibility of repeating next season.