21.   Asked if he was trying to use the Sombrerete story as a scheme for professional advancement, Reyes dismissed the idea as absurd.

22.   At the same time, Shipp dismisses the idea of collaborating with rock musicians.

23.   At the weekend, Jackson deflected a question about whether he had dismissed the idea because it threatened to provoke World War III.

24.   Both dismissed the idea that they are snakebitten for having their golf prime overlap Woods.

25.   Both stations dismiss the idea of using digital technology to broadcast several channels of lower resolution programming in place of one high-definition show.

26.   Blumenthal dismissed the idea that the doctors did not know about their legal responsibility to accept the Medicaid coverage.

27.   Bradley dismissed the idea.

28.   A Houston businessman immediately expressed interested in having the Cardinals relocate there, but team officials dismissed the idea just as quickly.

29.   A senior administration official, who insisted on anonymity, dismissed the idea that other Republican senators might emulate Gorton and insist on choosing nominees for federal appeals courts.

30.   A Western diplomat based in Algiers said questions about the military failure to respond were legitimate, but dismissed any idea that the government was somehow behind the attacks.