Sentence examples for dismissing efforts from inspiring English sources

"I do what works, what makes things move," says Mr Sarkozy, dismissing efforts to pin labels on him.Aware that brutal reform has buried past ministers, Mr Sarkozy picks battles pragmatically.

Some autism activists were furious, interpreting the comments to mean that Landis was dismissing efforts by parents of children with autism to seek compensation from a federal fund for vaccine injuries.

He dismissed efforts by the group's critics to link it to terrorism.

There has recently emerged a dangerous tendency to dismiss efforts to reduce the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

And Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani once dismissed efforts by reporters to determine an exact number as a "macabre" endeavor.

The fact that such assessment is difficult, however, should not be used to dismiss efforts to achieve it.

None of this is to dismiss efforts at ethical investment, provide a reason for apathy, or attempt to put charities off.

But Republicans dismissed efforts to draw a national message out of the race for the seat that represents Lexington and surrounding counties.

"That's not my thing," said Mrs. Robinson, who said she enjoyed salty fried foods and dismissed efforts to make such dishes healthier.

President Maduro has insisted that there is no humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and dismissed efforts to deliver aid as a "cheap show".

Sotheby's filed papers on Tuesday urging a federal judge to dismiss efforts by prosecutors to repatriate a 10th-century statue to Cambodia, contending that there is no proof that the sculpture had been stolen from its homeland.