1.   Barbara Bush, leading the charge, is trying to dispel a perception that the governor is not the smartest man on the block.

2.   Bush said he wanted to dispel perceptions about American materialism and repression of the working class had been spread by Hollywood and Chinese schools.

3.   Clinton is trying to dispel those perceptions.

4.   He says he wants to dispel the perception that he is a locker-room lawyer.

5.   Interest rates surged as U.S. economic reports either suggested the economy is expanding fast enough to accelerate inflation, or did little to dispel that perception.

6.   Kraft has been trying to dispel the perception that he is too involved in football matters, but this process has not helped that.

7.   McCain stepped up his appeal for support among California voters Wednesday as he sought to dispel perceptions that his campaign for the presidency may be sputtering to a halt.

8.   Morales, a third baseman, fielded ground balls, took batting practice and immediately dispelled the perception of some scouts that he is a powerless singles hitter.

9.   One daunting task facing the RUC will be to dispel the perception that it treats unionists far better than nationalists.

10.   Though many Internet marketplaces sought to do more than gather suppliers for a public price flogging, Kafka said, they did not do enough to dispel that perception.