6 sentences with 'dismiss'
Example sentences and phrases with the word dismiss and other words derived from it.
• « It would be as misleading to dismiss the history of Western civilisation as it would be to claim that only the history of Western civilisation is important. »
• « Kings could not dismiss their nobles, but they could dismiss their officials. Therefore, this new class of educated bureaucrats had to be good at their jobs, as they had no titles to fall back on. »
• « Charles II was a cousin of Louis XIV of France and, like his father, attempted to adopt the trappings of absolutism although he recognised that he could never achieve a government like that of Louis XIV (nor did he attempt to dismiss parliament). »
• « Still, some things changed thanks to the revolution: trade unions were legalised and the tsar could no longer completely dismiss the Duma (Russian representative assembly). Most importantly, the state could no longer effectively censor the press. As a result, there was an explosion of anger as various forms of anti-government press spread throughout the country. »
• « On one occasion, before a trial in which I was to act as defence lawyer, I agreed with the prosecutor to dismiss the case on the grounds of insufficient evidence. »
• « Although sceptics dismiss the idea of a personal, transcendent God who listens to prayers, believers still think otherwise. »