Critics say "Lines,Vines and Trying Times" is an attempt by the band to move into the adult market without dismissing younger fans.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

He would leave the carriage behind, dismissing carriage drivers who were more well-dressed than he was and his guards.

他弃置车马,解雇马夫,而他自己以及他的警卫还没这些马夫穿得好

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Larijani also rejected the latest Western proposal to resolve questions about Iran's nuclear program, dismissing it as "unimportant" and "irrational."

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

South Korean military officials are bluntly dismissing the accusations,saying they have no truth whatsoever.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Mr.Taylor is the first witness in his defense and has spent much of the last 13 weeks dismissing the prosecution case against him as a series of lies.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10