51.   But in language reminiscent of her attacks on the takeover plan, she dismissed the idea of a city manager with powers greater than those of elected officials.

52.   But Fox officials have not dismissed the idea.

53.   But on Tuesday, Kudrin dismissed the idea of a capital amnesty.

54.   But prosecutor Watts-Fitzgerald dismisses the idea advanced by some that the smuggling will emerge as a problem on the scale of Prohibition-era bootlegging.

55.   But people familiar with the NSA, including some who have worked for it, dismiss the idea that the agency needed to destroy the information immediately.

56.   But other lawmakers dismissed that idea.

57.   But others dismiss the idea that the unspent money somehow reflects larger problems.

58.   But Rabenold dismissed the idea of managing forests by cutting down maples to encourage dogwood growth.

59.   But Robert H. Frank, an economist at Cornell University, dismisses the idea.

60.   But Mary Matalin, a senior counselor to Cheney, dismissed the idea that his confidence in Small may have slipped.