1. Some historians have been dismissive of this argument.

2. Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.

3. Her voice was cool and dismissive.

4. She was very dismissive of his achievements.

5. Don't be so dismissive of her talent.

6. Her manner was coldly dismissive.

7. Cath spread both hands in a dismissive gesture.

8. He's so dismissive of anybody else's suggestions.

9. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper.

10. She was always dismissive of other women in the office.

11. She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.

12. His dismissive attitude towards the rich is just inverted snobbery.

13. Reviewers were dismissive, and the play closed within a week.

14. Toward others, he could be dismissive, insensitive, rude.

15. So dismissive a judgment requires further explanation.

16. Weinbaum said with a dismissive wave.

17. Even Marxist critics are generally dismissive.

18. Linda could not blame Chrissy for her dismissive attitude.

19. According to one report, Vincent was as dismissive of academic study as he had been in Amsterdam.

20. Traditional monetarist theory is also dismissive of the need to control local spending.

21. The young artist seems to have the same dismissive outlook.

22. Pentecostals have endured more than their share of dismissive scholarship, condescending analysis, and popular disdain.

23. It's so weak, so dismissive, like the girl's body was a cupcake and you took a nibble.

24. They were sneeringly dismissive.

25. Change your name to Pandora while you're at it,() people might be less inclined to be dismissive!

26. As the previous chapter showed, many aspects of growing up in today's world encourage such a dismissive attitude to religion.

27. But we can not afford to be so self-indulgent and dismissive.

28. Perhaps, because the film was so unrelieved, I tended to be dismissive of its power.

29. Mr. Kemp is entitled to his opinions but why he chooses to express them in such flippant and dismissive manner is puzzling.

30. When he did acknowledge her existence he talked in dismissive and unrealistic terms.

1. Some historians have been dismissive of this argument.

2. Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.

3. Her manner was coldly dismissive.

4. She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.

31. Collins has been criticized for her dismissive attitude toward the investigations.

32. She makes a small, dismissive, explosion with her lips, like a gentle fart.

33. The teacher asks the questions; the pupil supplies the answer; the teacher makes a confirming or dismissive comment or gesture.

34. You've done it now, she thought, numbing herself against Lucy's inevitable knowing look and dismissive laugh.

35. The general weakness in recruitment planning is not helped by such a dismissive attitude to training for administrative functions by clubs.

36. In public he appears brusque and dismissive, but he is in fact a very caring person.

37. Teenagers who have jobs can be quite dismissive of their peers who don't.

38. All of them are dismissive of the foreign and security policy of the Clinton years.

39. A dismissive gesture but to Ruth one he didn't relish doing very much.

40. She was very dismissive when I tried to tell her about my problems at work.

41. Then she smiled at me in a brusque, dismissive manner and directed me to the railway station.

42. When it became clear that he had nothing to tell me, I made my exit in the face of dismissive politeness.

43. Several faculty whose work embodied a radical critique of culture were dismissive of the work we did.

44. The very word, whether used as noun or as a verb, is dismissive.

45. Some of those who are dismissive of food intolerance, see hyperventilation as a widespread cause of vague, multiple symptoms.

46. White House officials dismissive of the protests.

47. He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.

48. Others said the new analysis was unjustifiably dismissive.

49. The firm is dismissive of the competitor's product.

50. He made a dismissive gesture. "Suit yourself.".

51. They took dismissive action after the third violation.

52. Try to avoid a bossy or dismissive tone.

53. However, historians are sometimes dismissive of its net value.

54. And it's because of that that I think we shouldn't be dismissive of the dualist when the dualist says, "We've got to believe in souls in order to explain it."

55. Some of the e-mail messages, purloined last November, were mean-spirited, others were dismissive of contrarian views, and others revealed a timid reluctance to share data.

55. Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

56. Chronic fatigue syndrome was known by the dismissive term housewife syndrome.

57. He had to answer; he could not ignore the question or brush it away with a reprimand or a dismissive counterquestion.

58. Co-star Humphrey Bogart was dismissive of her, but William Holden and she got along famously -- very famously.

59. University students were on hand at George Eastman House to interview visitors for their reactions, most of which were negative or dismissive.

60. However, I can understand why they might seem dismissive, especially when considering the way in which Pink Floyd have been saddled with the lazy and much-maligned term "progressive rock".

61. She smiled and faintly dismissive, gesturing to the robe on his arm.

62. They partner with the state, even when they are dismissive of its bureaucracy.

63. Companies such as FedEx (FDX) and Amazon weren't instant hits with a skeptical -- or downright dismissive -- investment community.

64. Philly casts a dismissive glance Abruzzi's way before inviting Gus to have a seat.

65. Aiyar is a bit dismissive of some of these attitudes.

66. However, some experts were less dismissive, saying there were legal avenues for a bonus - specific tax.