And most of them have long dismissed the idea as impractical, unaffordable and lethal to the region's economy.

Arab scholars and some outsiders have long dismissed this narrative as false and self-serving.

The Food and Drug Administration has long dismissed such concerns.

Chicago officials have long dismissed the truce as a publicity stunt to draw attention from the gangs' drug dealing.

North Korea has long dismissed such criticisms as the jealous and destructive lies of capitalist aggressors.

Or had he long since dismissed them from his mind as unworthy of his attention?

I declare to you, on the faith of a gentleman, that I have long dismissed it from my mind.

Yet crofting, long dismissed as an economic and social anachronism, is enjoying a quiet resurgence.

But the insurgents have long dismissed such terms.

Clergy members add that mental health professionals have long dismissed the importance of a spiritual life.