Sentence examples for managed to dismiss from inspiring English sources

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It's testament to Ishant's strength of character that he managed to dismiss Parnell and Harris.

On each occasion, though, England at least managed to dismiss a proper batsman, first in Herschelle Gibbs and then Gary Kirsten.

That imaginative brief culminated in her 1994 piece "Discussing the Undiscussable" (available online to subscribers), in which she "non-reviewed" Bill T. Jones's "Still/Here," which she never saw but still managed to dismiss with cascading ire and resentment.

New Zealand, who were all out for 246 in 45.3 overs, managed to dismiss Australia for 191 in 43.4 overs to give them a 2-1 series win that helped them retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

Regardless of their lowly status, Kenya's tenacity regularly causes problems to the top teams and England only managed to dismiss the Africans in the 43rd and final over of a rain-reduced contest.

On the day of his own resignation, Shokin managed to dismiss his reform-minded deputy prosecutor.

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The scattershot sarcasm manages to dismiss hunters, financial necessity, and human nature along with Greenberg's immediate target.

It seems we will never learn that there is no such thing as the "right" amount or type of sex, that we will never manage to dismiss our failures to achieve the beauty standards of the day, or to avoid misbegotten marriages or to crack the problem of miscommunication between the sexes.

Despite his great authority, Bardas's control over his nephew was not absolute: after he managed to persuade him to dismiss his old chamberlain (parakoimomenos), Michael appointed to the post not one of Bardas's own protégés, but his favourite companion, the ruthlessly ambitious Basil the Macedonian.

A bad start then proceeded to get worse for Portugal when Pepe idiotically managed to get himself dismissed eight minutes before the interval.

Opener James Middlebrook resisted for 102 minutes for 28, only to fall to Magoffin upon his return to action, but Crook (24) and David Willey (21) managed to prevent Northants being dismissed for under 100.

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