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In a flourish of her own fierce brand of feminism, Fey has decided to claim that dismissive, girly label before anyone else gives it to her.

While all this may send euro zone officials up the wall, economists and market participants are fairly dismissive about it.

Dictatorships and democracies alike seem to be dismissive of American leadership.

Dismissive of Waheeba, she scorns the very idea that this lump of a woman, "obese, menopausal, illiterate" , could be her rival in anything.

She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.

When called to account, both have been dismissive of the legal process and have had a strained relationship with the truth.

On this day the land has spoken again: "My child, you look at me a bar! " To trees is dismissive: "No, I will not bow. " Tree desperate.

Up to this point, Ma had been dismissive of ghost weddings, but after bribing him with cigarettes he finally talked.

The US president was dismissive of Abbas's plan to ask the security council to recognise Palestine as a state.

One study of girls and boys aged seven to eleven in Aberystwyth, Wales, found the children to be not only knowing but dismissive of TV ads.

Of these arrogant people are sometimes really annoying, they have eyes and a long head, others are dismissive.

Wilson was especially dismissive of Facebook, calling it "a photo-sharing site. "

Those of you who have studied history will find that this dismissive attitude has a familiar ring.

One is Prince Metternich of Austria's dismissive 1847 observation that Italy was just "a geographical expression" .

For western oil companies, however, such a dismissive response would be complacent.

In a trainee-led class students may be dismissive of their teachers' orders and therefore make teaching activities out of order.

Einstein himself was a little dismissive of his own high IQ.

Department spokesman PJ Crowley, who made the dismissive comments, said they did not reflect US policy and were not intended to offend.

Ahmadinejad remained dismissive of the allegations of vote-rigging as he urged Iranians to stand together.

But Mr. Jobs had been dismissive of Mr. Smith's talents, calling the house "one of the biggest abominations" he had ever seen.

While Ballard and Smith reminisce warmly, some younger Australians are dismissive of any emotional ties to Britain.

But Mr Brown, a Scot, failed to click with the British electorate, often appearing dismissive.

Some people, especially older or entrepreneurial types, can be dismissive of MBAs, believing you cannot learn about business in a classroom.

China is secretive about its military and dismissive of any intrusion into its domestic affairs .

We stood facing each other naked, but she couldn`t have seemed more dismissive if she`d had on her uniform.

Co-star Humphrey Bogart was dismissive of her, but William Holden and she got along famously -- very famously.

My husband has been invited but hates this sort of thing and is dismissive about the work I do.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Scott Carson was also dismissive, characterising Bombardier's CSeries launch as a "bold move" .

As ever, though, it is fashionable to be critical of the president, even dismissive.

The fenqing are often dismissive of economic and political liberalism and scornful of the notion of universal rights.

Other academics are less dismissive, but agree that the findings should be taken with a grain of salt.

Electronic calendar users ( "normal people, " my husband calls them) can be dismissive of their paper forebears.

Mr Ruprecht avoids mentioning Christie's by name but is dismissive of his competitor's strategy.

White House officials were dismissive of the protests.

Mr. Rockowitz was dismissive of the idea in his remarks on Tuesday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club.

He had to answer; he could not ignore the question or brush it away with a reprimand or a dismissive counterquestion.

Suresh Tendulkar, economist and chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, is dismissive of progress in these four decades.

Meanwhile, Guy is believed to be dismissive of the relationship.

The renqing are often dismissive of economic and political liberalism and scornful of the notion of universal rights.

Dismissive women were four times more likely to report greater sexual jealousy than securely committed women.

Levy spoke of two types of attachment in relationships: dismissive and secure.

Many Chinese students in simple language often dismissive , just to try to understand without the use of their own to learn things.

Doctors and social workers who work with families affected by Alzheimer's disease were similarly dismissive of Robertson's advice.

Perhaps we shouldn't be so dismissive of his literary capability; after all, he could very well be magic.

"Chronic fatigue syndrome" was known by the dismissive term "housewife syndrome" .

Too much exaggeration, a dismissive tone, or lack of eye contact are all sour notes in the tune of sincerity.

Mr Speer is dismissive of the possibility of a "double dip" in the US.

However, as a teenager, he was very dismissive of my many "suggestions. "

"That's nothing, " she says with a dismissive wave of the hand.

Here, Krugman is characteristically dismissive of alternative views.

I wouldn't be at all dismissive of the wonderful things that animals can do, but show me the hard data: show me the evidence.

John McCain, the prospective Republican nominee, is similarly dismissive.

He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.

My mother, beautiful, beguiling, passionate about bodies, dismissive of minds.

He was very dismissive of her achievements.

European coffee brewing all the stress, Americans are dismissive.

Finance ministries were initially dismissive about debt relief but were eventually won over.

He was dismissive of recent remarks from the Swedish Academy that American writing is insular and ignorant.

China's state-owned Xinhua news agency was also dismissive of job creation claims.

Nevertheless, even he is dismissive of the idea that China is on the verge of a homegrown credit crisis.

First reactions to Saudi Arabia's spending splurge have also been dismissive, to judge by social-media sites.

Companies such as FedEx (FDX) and Amazon weren't instant hits with a skeptical -- or downright dismissive -- investment community.

Some senior Rwandan officials are dismissive of Mr Kabila's ability to project any force in eastern Congo.

George Bush junior took a similarly dismissive line.

Yet its insistence on not being "evil" and its dismissive view of Apple and Microsoft obscures this.

BECK (voice-over): Growing deep within the roots of socialism is a brutal and dismissive view of human life.

Chinese officials were offended, then dismissive.

They partner with the state, even when they are dismissive of its bureaucracy.

He has struggled to win over the City of London, where he is known by the dismissive sobriquet "Boy George" .

But Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko was dismissive of methadone treatment.

The audience seemed skeptical, even dismissive.

Now I personally think the article is too dismissive of the carrier.

The proxy also takes a dismissive tone toward issues that many investors care about.

When the woman asked Elijah for money, he was cruel and dismissive, saying, "You must think I'm a fool or Santa Claus. "

So your husband is dismissive, gets drunk, is embarrassing.

The reaction among UFO believers was both swift and dismissive.

Another surprise was to learn how dismissive white women can be of male suitors of all races.

Try to avoid a bossy or dismissive tone.

Her laugh is both alluring and dismissive, a firm uh-uh crossed with ha ha ha.

Mr Putin was dismissive of critics and opponents alike.

I was completely stymied by her manner was coldly dismissive.

But he is dismissive of the northern soldiers.

Azzoli said words like "whatever" can be quite dismissive depending on how they are used.

You might say it with disgust, disbelief or a dismissive tone, but you don't scream it.

Cai's dismissive attitude toward the government is also typical.

Some attention is dismissive, as in paying attention when this is clearly a feeling that they have a disadvantage.