But several Republicans close to the White House said Mr. Bush swiftly dismissed that notion.

But any notion of Virginia as a relative lightweight was wiped away as it swiftly dismissed a touted Tennessee team, 107-89, at Continental Arena.

Her defense attorney, Henry Clinton, had the charges swiftly dismissed based on lack of evidence of a crime, and due to entrapment.

A senior State Department official who covers the region swiftly dismissed the remarks.

The group were largely praised for swiftly dismissing any suggestions of switching to English-language lyrics for their performance in Turkey.

"Let me see," said Garrison, swiftly dismissing Jerry Conklin.

But he swiftly dismissed the kaleidoscope of memory, oppressed by the urgent need of the present.

But France, Russia and China, which hold veto power, swiftly dismissed the new proposal.

Aides to Mr. Ferrer, a Democrat, swiftly dismissed the complaint as a baseless partisan attack, as did officials of the institute, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

'Or if it did we would swiftly dismiss it, Ms Telman,' Hazleton said with a steely smile, 'because acting upon such a thought would make us bad people, would it not?'