Dismissing Sentence Examples

Freeman dismissing it as "a transparent fiction."

Damian reached across the table and touched her face, dismissing them.

There he sat in his chair and picked up the morning paper, dismissing the womenfolk.

On the 2nd of March 1867 Congress passed over the president's veto the Tenure of Office Act, prohibiting the president from dismissing from office without the consent of the Senate any officer appointed by and with the advice and consent of that body, and in addition a section was inserted in the army appropriation bill of this session designed to subordinate the president to the Senate and the general-in-chief of the army in military matters.

Sometimes, as among the Australians, it is merely the ghosts of those who have died in the year which are thus driven out; from this custom must be distinguished another, which consists in dismissing the souls of the dead at the close of the year and sending them on their journey to the other world; this latter custom seems to have an entirely different origin and to be due to love and not fear of the dead.

Before dismissing the subject of modern TOkyO ceramics, it may be added that KatO TomatarO, mentioned above in connection with the manufacture of special glazes, has also been very successful in producing porcelains decorated with blue sous couverte at his factory in the Koishikawa suburb.

Servia, Egypt and the principalities were successively the scene of hostilities in which Turkey gained no successes, and in 1807 a British fleet appeared at Constantinople, strange to say to insist on Turkey's yielding to Russia's demands besides dismissing the ambassador of Napoleon I.

Such an act she must regard as failing in sincerity to the crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her constitutional right of dismissing that minister.

He succeeded to the throne on the 16th of November 1797 and at once gave earnest of his good intentions by cutting down the expenses of the royal establishment, dismissing his father's ministers, and reforming the most oppressive abuses of the late reign.

The pope asked Richard to free Hubert from all secular duties, and he did so, thus making the demand an excuse for dismissing Hubert from the justiciarship. On the 27th of May 1199 Hubert crowned John, making a speech in which the old theory of election by the people was enunciated for the last time.

Before these events Ferdinand had realized how serious had been his mistake in dismissing Wallenstein, and after some delay his agents persuaded the great general to emerge from his retirement.

In his life he was orderly and retiring, averse from taking decisions, though not incapable of acting firmly, as when he cut short the dangerous intrigues of his able minister Ensenada by dismissing and imprisoning him.

His first care was to put an end to the tyrannical rule of the Qaisites (Modarites) in Irak and Khorasan by dismissing Omar b.

In The Man of the Mask (1908) Monsignor Barnes, while briefly dismissing Mr Lang's identification with Martin, and apparently not realizing the possibility of reading Louvois's letter of July 19, 166 9, as indicated above 1 deals in detail with the history of James de la Cloche, the natural son of Charles II.

By dismissing their servants in order to reduce expenditure, they have thrown great numbers of men out of employment, while many laborers and workmen are living very poorly and often suffer want.

Senac went in 1792 to Russia, where he hoped to become imperial historiographer, but his manners displeased Catherine, who contented herself with dismissing him with a pension.

But he spent what small energy he possessed in a wretched strife of chicanery and broken promises with Thomas of Lancaster and his party, dismissing and recalling Gaveston according to the exigencies of the moment, while he let the Scottish war shift for itself.

Edward in 1467 openly broke with him by dismissing his brother George Neville from the chancellorship, by repudiating a treaty with France which the earl had just negotiated, and by concluding an alliance with Burgundy against which he had always protested.

Gedymin disentangled himself from his difficulties by repudiating his former promises; by refusing to receive the papal legates who arrived at Riga in September 1323; and by dismissing the Franciscans from his territories.

Previous to the king's dismissing us, he carried the duke and me to the open window.

Few can forget Malcolm playing on club days in the past and dismissing some high quality batsman.

You are excused, " dismissing the two guiltless triplets with a wave of the terrible eyeglass; and w.. .

Perhaps I was a little hasty in dismissing streaming video.

In addition they apply from day one and so still need to be followed when dismissing an unsuitable probationer.

In consequence Cromwell summoned both Houses to his presence on the 4th of February 1658, and having pointed out the perils to which they were once more exposing the state, dissolved parliament, dismissing the members with the words, "let God be judge between me and you."

In 1886 the Left, having no constitutional means of dismissing the Estrup ministry, resorted for the first time to negotiations; but it was not till the 1st of April 1894 that the majority of the Folketing could arrive at an agreement with the government and the Landsting as to a budget which should be retrospective and sanction the employment of the funds so irregularly obtained for military expenditure.

By dismissing the Assembly, by offering the people "a strong government," and re-establishing "a France regenerated by the Revolution of '89 and organized by the emperor," he had hoped for universal applause.

She seems pleased to see him, but William overhears her dismissing him to a fellow actor, so he sidles away.

Accordingly, Moran 's summary judgment motion dismissing Stevens ' claim holding Moran liable for the acts of docking pilot Russell was granted.

There are also extra features like the math alarm - which requires a math problem to be solved before dismissing an alarm - and the nap alarm clock that works like a timer rather than like a conventional alarm.

In many cases, educators and parents viewed comic books with a bit of disdain, dismissing the format and content as a waste of time.

The jury ultimately sided with doctors Lee and Lotysch, clearing both the doctors of any wrong doing and dismissing the Ritter family's wrongful death case.

Lisa Ellis has been teaching English for nine years, but the headmaster where she works found the behavior lewd and was looking into dismissing her from the job.

Dismissing himself from the group, he strode to his horse and helped her down.

Her familiar way of dismissing her opinion made Katie bite her tongue to keep from saying what she wanted.

He turned toward the door, dismissing her.

On the 2nd of November he opened the great attack by proposing an address declaring the necessity for the king's dismissing James from his council.

But Matthias, who began by deposing Garai and dismissing Szilagyi, and then proceeded to levy a tax, without the consent of the Diet, in order to hire mercenaries, easily prevailed.

Fortunately, however, the government, by dismissing the ringleader, Dr Campanozzi, in time nipped the agitation in the bud, and it did attempt to redress some of the genuine grievances.

She looked him over, silently dismissing any notion that this creature spent much time in the mortal world.

Then she added, as if dismissing the importance of so dramatic a change, "After all, if I'm starting a new life, I might as well change everything."

I should have discussed Jake Weller's suggestion about my running for sheriff before dismissing it.

Five months later he was again in disgrace, the emperor dismissing him on the strength of a denunciation subsequently proved to be false.