91.   The government has dismissed union arguments that it should instead rely on increased borrowing to modernize state enterprises.

92.   The president dismissed arguments for shortening the waiting period for handgun purchases at gun shows.

93.   Those arguments were dismissed Friday by the Geneva appeal court, Bertossa said.

94.   U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan dismissed her argument.

95.   Yeltsin dismissed the argument.

96.   Zhang dismissed Taiwanese arguments that China needs to move toward democracy before the two sides can reunite.

97.   He dismissed the argument that early elections were needed to avoid a clash of interests next year with the timetable for EMU, saying the motives were more cynical.

98.   He dismissed arguments from some politicians that too much assistance for the upcoming elections would consititute interference in the affairs of a sovereign country.

99.   He dismissed the argument that in a closed society like China drugs could only be obtained through official channels.

100.   He dismissed the argument that it would hobble the president in an economic emergency and plunge the country into recession.