Catholics are not free to merely dismiss such teachings, however.

Whether Voltaire offers, at the end, any explanation for the world's unhappiness or merely dismisses the question as irrelevant, is for you to decide.

Uthman merely dismissed him with the remarks, "May God curse you, and all that you have brought."

Naturally, this doesn't sit well with Archer, but when he tries to talk Kuroda out of it, the other man merely dismisses him.

For private households, it is argued to be insufficient to merely dismiss debts after a certain period.

Naturally, but I could see that he was merely dismissing them as the ravings of an hysterical woman.

Is it the case that he merely dismisses those submissions with which he does not agree and proceeds in an autocratic fashion?

Judah, the fourth eldest of the brothers and therefore their leader, merely dismisses this but Jacob is uncertain.

Al doesn't buy it, but is not upset and merely dismisses him.

Yoshinori merely dismisses this as his sister's reaction to having so many relationships with her boyfriends ending badly.