51.   Cochran dismissed suggestions that House Republicans were driving the agenda in Congress.

52.   Dole also dismissed suggestions Gingrich also would mount a formidable challenge for the GOP nomination if he decided to run.

53.   Dirks dismissed the suggestion that he was writing negative reports about the company, whose stock he once favored, because of the quarrel over fees.

54.   Doherty dismisses the suggestion that his youth and thin resume might earn him some patience and understanding from an insatiable alumni spoiled by Final Four appearances.

55.   Evans dismissed the suggestion that he carries a grudge against either Williams or Martinez.

56.   Earlier, Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin dismissed the suggestion as unworkable and ill thought out.

57.   Executives at ABC dismissed suggestions that they were simply copying faddish elements that have helped increase the fortunes of their competitors.

58.   Environmentalists dismiss this suggestion.

59.   Fidelity has dismissed the suggestion, saying the changes were dictated by companywide shifts.

60.   Fields dismissed suggestions that some Sun Devils have written off the season.