| Such dismissiveness is the luxury of those who are accustomed to setting the terms of public discourse. |
| It is another example not only of dismissiveness of the lesser code, but insensitive timing also. |
| The affable John Southworth registers his discontent mildly yet emphatically, his soft British accent shading the offending phrase with the damning taint of dismissiveness. |
| Some in Brussels reckon his seeming dismissiveness reflects a disdain for diplomatic formality rather than an ideological euroscepticism. |
| The envoys' reception was so offhand that they decided to cut their trip short and returned home in a huff. Other critics have met with similar dismissiveness of late. |
| But I do think that the fascination, condemnation, and dismissiveness of a lot of the talk about it speaks to the misogyny of our culture. |
