Beethoven initially dismissed the project.
And Mr. vanden Heuvel dismissed the project's critics.
Many State Department officials began to dismiss the project as a useless academic exercise.
But despite the enthusiasm and the grassroots campaigning, the MTA has dismissed the project as a non-starter.
He added that he did not want to dismiss any project of that type out of hand.
Spoiler alert: The next paragraph will tell where the treasure lay untouched even as some dismissed the project as a hoax.
Mr. Ferguson said he felt Mr. Merrill had "interrogated" him and was dismissing the project because of Mr. Ferguson's history of tough coverage.
They rebuff those who dismiss the project as a personal museum, noting that Mr. Pataki is too modest to acquiesce to such hero worship.
Perhaps his most controversial claim is to dismiss the project's demolition as a mere land grab, which seems a little simplistic when considered against the background of the grim tales he tells about life there.
"The bad people may have plans of their own, so we had better be proactive rather than reactive," warns Dr. Wimmer, still stung by colleagues who dismissed his project as a publicity stunt.
