11.   The doctors and nurses who brought the sick and wounded back to Britain have dismissed claims that the whole operation was a public relations exercise.

12.   As for Mr Gilbert, an industrial tribunal dismissed his claim of unfair discrimination.

13.   He also dismissed council claims that there would be an increase in the volume of traffic and noise both within the hospital grounds and along Hollyhurst Road.

14.   He also dismissed claims that the parking ban was not as severe as many people believe.

15.   Although the commissioners ruled the Alabama-Coushatta aboriginal claims outweighed those of the Caddos, the panel nonetheless dismissed their claim on technical grounds.

16.   American officials dismiss those claims as wildly exaggerated, while conceding that small numbers of civilians have been killed and injured by bombing errors.

17.   An arbitration panel of the National Association of Securities Dealers unanimously dismissed claims three former brokers made against NationsSecurities, a brokerage unit of NationsBank Corp.

18.   And that appellate courts usually dismiss such claims of ineffective assistance.

19.   At the news conference, Young made an impassioned speech about his October decision to dismiss a claim by a Haverhill, Mass. woman against an insurer.

20.   Baltazar dismissed the claim that Mexicans rob jobs from Americans.