1.   The survey attempted to answer critics who have dismissed international comparisons as invalid because of differences in cultural expectations about health care.

2.   Alvarez dismissed comparisons between his Rose Bowl teams.

3.   Analysts dismissed the comparisons between Reckitt and Unilever.

4.   Before the trip Ferraro dismissed any comparison to previous seasons.

5.   A Jinro Group spokesman dismissed comparisons with Hanbo or Sammi.

6.   But today, Lindahl dismisses such comparisons with breezy nonchalance.

7.   Dodd dismisses the comparison.

8.   Dyson dismisses comparisons between the MTA and other transit authorities, saying that other bloated public agencies were no measure of efficiency.

9.   Forbes spokesman Greg Mueller dismissed the comparison between Gramm and Forbes, saying the Texas senator fell prey to his own high expectations.

10.   Joking with a Russian television journalist after receiving his pardon, he dismissed a comparison to a movie-star spy.