Sentence examples for dismissing potential from inspiring English sources

In a careful, 167-page opinion, the judge found "race was a significant factor in decisions to exercise peremptory challenges" — the practice of dismissing potential jurors — in death-penalty cases in the state generally and in the county where Mr. Robinson was tried.

"No government regulator, and very few members of the media, understand how these mediums are being leveraged by campaigns," Moffatt said, dismissing potential regulation for tech platforms as "a knee-jerk reaction".

That would fit a longstanding pattern of the gun lobby dismissing potential public safety consequences in its campaign to loosen gun laws, critics contend.

After spending 55 pages trashing the Sierra Club/NWF legal arguments and dismissing potential environmental impacts of Flanagan South out-of-hand, Jackson then applies the corporate bottom line vs. environmental harms balancing test.

Another script illustrated management's desire for recruiters to employ relentless efforts to keep students on the phone for sales pitches, dismissing potential reasons why a conversation might not be convenient at that moment.

Coughlin dismissed potential excuses for the running struggles, including injuries.

First, the judge dismisses potential jurors "for cause" if they can't be impartial.

In recent years, Justice Department lawyers have used the privilege not only to eliminate key pieces of evidence but also to dismiss potential legal challenges altogether.

A 1986 Supreme Court ruling made it unconstitutional for attorneys to dismiss potential jurors for reasons based upon race or gender.

Now, lawyers can dismiss potential jurors "for cause" (for reasons like being biased or related to the defendant), or use one of a handful of "peremptory" challenges that don't require a reason for dismissal.

He is dismissing the potential audience for "Money Buys Happiness".