The leadership, particularly in the House, initially dismissed the idea.

Richard did not do this, a voice inside my head told me, but I initially dismissed the idea.

If it's dismissed initially for lack of standing or whatever, no one will know it.

The case was initially dismissed by a trial court with no comment.

The plan was initially dismissed by the central committee coordinating the rebellion.

The family also initially dismissed the suggestion that she might have been having second thoughts about her marriage in June.

The king argued with the colonels and initially dismissed them.

Although they were both experienced divers, police initially dismissed his 46-year-old wife's death as an accident.

The lawsuit was initially dismissed in Pennsylvania for a lack of personal jurisdiction.

Unlike scores of immigrants for whom this presents a significant problem, I initially dismissed it.