11.   A number of Republicans dismissed the criticism as ridiculous and said attorneys general would not hold back from prosecuting lawbreakers due to contributions.

12.   After his meeting with the president, dismissed criticism from Republican leaders in Congress that the agreement was a sellout.

13.   Bush dismissed criticism that he was not directly engaged enough in the Middle East crisis.

14.   Bush dismissed criticism of the latest GOP advertisement, but said the GOP was withdrawing it.

15.   Bush dismissed Democratic criticism that he and other convention speakers had masqueraded as moderates for national television to hide a conservative record that is out of the mainstream.

16.   Bush dismissed the criticism as he celebrated what he said was a clear victory in a difficult social and political arena.

17.   Burton cannot dismiss criticism as mere partisan sniping by Democrats.

18.   But a senior Justice Department official dismissed that criticism.

19.   Bush dismissed that criticism on Monday.

20.   But he said the reorganization did not involve the deployment of space-based weapon systems, and dismissed criticism that his plan would militarize space.