In his recent television appearance, he blithely dismissed the growing strength of the opposition by announcing that "national issues are more important than democracy."

The article blithely dismissed this conduct, terming it something "kids do when they get together."

And senior Bosnian Croat leaders blithely dismissed the elections' stated goal - to unite the two groups - as irrelevant.

Why, then, does Mr. Reddaway blithely dismiss the coming referendum on the principles of the new constitution?

Having blithely thus dismissed the Vorta, he turned to Damar.

No longer could scholars blithely dismiss the heroics of the Trojan War as pure myth.

Several analysts who follow Indian affairs blithely dismissed the possibility of testing.

There was no way Nancy could blithely dismiss it.

My mother handles all my money, she said, blithely dismissing his problem.

These are the difficult questions asked by the feminists Dr. Westoff so blithely dismisses.