That dismissiveness is broken, every now and again, with a word (or, more commonly, and internal monologue) about his unspoken respect. ❋ Unknown (2009)
While I think his ethical position is, if uninteresting, unexceptionable enough, his refusal to confront the political connection Foucault makes except with such bland dismissiveness is insufficient precisely because uninteresting. ❋ Unknown (2006)
By contrast, you’ve adopted a general tone of near contempt and dismissiveness from the start (from the point where you more recent responded directly to me. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He wanted us to see through Brian O’Nolan and his hard-boiled Dublin dismissiveness, to see beyond the local legend of wasted talent. ❋ Joseph O'Neil (2008)
What would be good if someone who was drinking the green kool-aid then turned to question may get more reaction over the dismissiveness. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In the time since he had started working at the firm, Jacob had detected a casual dismissiveness in his fathers tone, as though his father somehow sensed Jacobs uncertainties, and disdained them. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Well, there's a whole continuum of agnosticism but there generally isn't the contempt or dismissiveness or ridicule (think Bill Maher's film Religulous) of religion. ❋ Michael Krasny (2010)
Coming from someone with such a powerful position in journalism, this represents a remarkable level of dismissiveness towards the way millions and millions of people prefer to consume news these days. ❋ Unknown (2011)
So when President Obama went to Massachusetts to try to revive DemocratMartha Coakley's hapless campaign and in the process dismissed Brown's truck, it symbolized something much larger — the dismissiveness Democrats have directed at independents who have been leaving them in droves. ❋ Unknown (2010)
If you can suffer through the dismissiveness of the supporting characters, and Vlad's less-than-enthralling pines for Meredith, there's a decent little story to be had here. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Documents from early in the year suggest a casual dismissiveness of the rebellion. ❋ Charles Levinson (2011)
And can he talk about them in ways that express curiosity and engagement and respect, instead of defensiveness or dismissiveness or attachment to stereotypes? ❋ Unknown (2010)
On the contrary, I see unending contempt for heroes around him, and a regular dismissiveness in his dealings with him. ❋ Unknown (2009)
You might read Steve's emails as just a display of arrogance and dismissiveness born of owning the world -- that is, fun. ❋ Unknown (2010)