91.   Executives at Williams, based in Tulsa, Okla., and some other industry leaders dismissed the notion that such manipulation was possible.

92.   Fenwick dismisses that notion, however, knowing that CSUN has long struggled to gain respect.

93.   Fidelity dismisses the notion that it is a closet indexer.

94.   Forgeard dismissed the notion that there was any collusion with Boeing and insisted that strong competition would continue even when the two have roughly equal market share.

95.   For their part, gun advocates dismiss the notion of Columbine as a catalyst for change.

96.   Forward Vin Baker dismissed the notion the Sonics thought the Heat would be easier to handle without Mourning in the middle.

97.   Former White House counsel Abner Mikva dismissed any notion of influence by Lerach.

98.   Garcetti dismisses the notion that the unprecedented personnel assigned to this case demonstrates his concern for the political consequences of another loss of a high-profile case.

99.   Gobel, who speaks with passion about her commitment to the country and to children, dismisses those notions.

100.   Haley dismisses the notion that Houston and Jackson engineered all this as a means of getting Houston out West to wrest Texas from Mexico.