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The notion that there could also be some down sides to a wholesale government takeover of America's big banks is given short shrift.

"I was disappointed to hear the President give short shrift to border security concerns, " said Rep.

The new Labor Party seems to accept closer European integration with enthusiasm and to give left-wing extremists short shrift.

Assange complained that we "psychologicalized" Manning and gave short shrift to his "political awakening. "

The proposal was given short shrift by most of the other countries, some of which felt it would reward Pyongyang for its actions.

Long before this recession, the values of hard work and responsibility that built this country had been given short shrift.

The industry got short shrift in the wake of the Kyoto Protocol, being excluded from most subsidy and carbon trading schemes.

protesters, some of whom may be stirring, would get very short shrift.

Intellectuals, long cherished by the establishment, get short shrift now.

His own personal failures are also given short shrift.

Any attempts to soften the blow for bankers are likely to get short shrift from regulators.

Perkins's policy failures are often given short shrift or blamed on others.

For the most part he gives short shrift to geoengineering methods to intervene in the climate directly.

Fashionable ideas about interdependence get short shrift.

Inevitably, some important chapters of the crisis get short shrift.

At some banks, risk managers who questioned the rating agencies' models were given short shrift.

The Geneva conventions are taking a battering, and the victims of war are still getting short shrift.

But the call is expected to receive short shrift from the other Opec members led Saudi Arabia.

Mr Tanenhaus is right to give this argument short shrift.

Victims of official wrongdoing often make such trips, and usually they are given short shrift.

It can be easy for busy presenters to give copyright concerns short shrift; after all, there are deadline to hit and rehearsals to do.

Genetics and pure biology get similarly short shrift.

That hard-luck story will receive short shrift on Merseyside.

Culture receives short shrift in favour of politics.

Alternative energy gets short shrift.

The bill also gave short shrift to most other clean energy programs.

Indeed, the Chinese people get short shrift in this book about China.

Those who seek asylum also receive short shrift.

These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss.

l If you're a seller, this is a very bad sign, and your company will most likely be given short shrift.

When I tried to explain Iceland's plight to a friend in the UK who works in banking, I received short shrift.

Small companies often get their production runs squeezed in between larger orders, meaning that they can get short shrift.

Even economics doesn't get the usual short shrift: an experiment will introduce visitors to different aspects of trade.

A fit of the sullen got short shrift in our house.

While the government has made huge strides in space and other military applications, commercial technologies have gotten short shrift.

Mr Willetts places a big bet on demography, giving short shrift to other factors affecting behaviour, such as technology and religion.

A fit of sullens got short shrift in our house.

As a result, the things that are most important often get short shrift.

All idle talk wasted our time and we should give it short shrift.

He went to complain to the boss, but got very short shrift: she told him to get out and stay out

unfortunately , culture is given short shrift