Sentences with phrase «many dismiss him out of hand»

Similarly, you might do something as simple as holding brainstorming sessions where all are encouraged to participate and no idea is dismissed out of hand.

Never one to suffer fools, Chief Louie dismisses out of hand the academics who warn that economic development will lead to the assimilation that some aboriginal leaders claim they fear.

LaMontagne's husband dismissed it out of hand.

GVT's conclusion that the hot hand doesn't exist was initially dismissed out of hand by practitioners; legendary Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach famously said: «Who is this guy?

But if he or she pales at the mention of Linux and tries to get you to dismiss it out of hand without clear reasons, you may want to consider the possibility that it's not just your operating system that might need replacing.

The «sandwich method» of criticism, for example — where you first offer specific praise, then offer specific criticism, then conclude with more general praise — he dismisses out of hand.

«It used to be that gender was dismissed out of hand as unimportant, but boy has that changed in the last two years,» says Laura O'Neill, director of law and policy with SHARE, an advisor group to institutional shareholders.

With Steele's and Wood's involvement, and given the virtual control of America's manifestly corrupted agencies of their counterparts in satellite countries like the United Kingdom, involvement by GCHQ and perhaps other «friendly» foreign agencies can not be dismissed out of hand.

But instead of these precise predictions, the question of whether or not these import duties will stimulate American manufacturing and bring back the cell and module sector has been largely dismissed out of hand.

To just dismiss that out of hand because you think religion is complete nonesense is spitting in the face of of logic in favor of pure bias.

Well... it's kinda hard to collect on that offer when the facts are dismissed out of hand.

«I don't know if what the Archbishop said is true or not, but as a mere observer, it is frustrating to learn from Mr. Mills that certain ideas are dismissed out of hand simply because they might cause offence.»

It was, rather, to show proponents of same - sex marriage that «the other side» is reasonable and that their arguments are worth engaging, rather than dismissing out of hand as irrational and merely or privately religious.

«the shallowness of your approach is why you caricature those with whom you disagree and dismiss them out of hand» You sure make a lot of assumptions.

and the shallowness of your approach is why you caricature those with whom you disagree and dismiss them out of hand.

or have you dismissed it out of hand.

The icons, the rosary, the crowning, the Marian hymns — it's all a bit much, and so they dismiss out of hand any language of veneration that might elevate the mother of Jesus to a place of special esteem and call it idolatry.

This is arguable, but no argument can be offered in support of Schindler's dreams inspired by the Oslo agreement that should cause him to dismiss out of hand the fears aroused by it.

The post is so full of historical inaccuracies, theological problems, and contradictions that it's hard to know where to start, but I want to make clear from the get - go that my response to this post should not be seen as an attack on Tim Challies himself, (who I respect and like), but rather a response to the general belief that God's presence is limited to the pages of Scripture and that all forms of contemplative or experiential spirituality should therefore be dismissed out of hand or regarded with suspicion.

Yes, its just a piece of the argument, but one that angers me when its dismissed out of hand.

They don't see the weird stuff, and when it is pointed out they dismiss it out of hand.

But in the face of the scholarship, it's amazing how — even now — you dismiss it out of hand.

If I came to you with a conclusion that had zero evidence to support it, you would dismiss it out of hand as being an unproven hypothesis.

Dismissing out of hand the metaphor of governor, Meeks also dismisses Reinhold Niebuhr's contention that international conflict is inevitable.

While I have reservations about this argument, it should not be dismissed out of hand.

If this evidence is dismissed out of hand on the basis of rigidly reductionist standards, what does that say about our attitude toward the gospel?

No, I presented evidence for consideration which you summarily dismiss out of hand as not being possible to use for that purpose.

These mind - sets may well be hostile to the truth of the Bible; indeed, its messages may often be dismissed out of hand.

Either way, people that claim they have the only truth for all, and I'd better listen up, are ones I dismiss out of hand.

But he is often dismissed out of hand - why?

This is not to say that there may not be motives for our desire for such individualistic survival that can not be dismissed out of hand as entirely self - centered.

I think if more Atheists would admit that they have mode some effort, not just dismissed it out of hand, that they would find people much more interested in thier journey and their opinion.

c) for example (and ironically for you), i am giving you scientific evidences from an Ivy league historian & scholar — yet you are dismissing them out of hand.

He writes an article calling for all Americans to be more charitable, and you dismiss him out of hand because you don't like him?

You would dismiss me out of hand like I was a lunatic.

«Salvation station» may be unconventional, but that's no reason to dismiss it out of hand... More

«Salvation station» may be unconventional, but that's no reason to dismiss it out of hand...

In any event, he certainly does not dismiss out of hand the possibility that seemingly inanimate matter might be capable of some sort of agency or «power.»

We don't have the time or the energy (or the inclination) to investigate most of these, and so we tend to dismiss them out of hand.

I would simply dismiss it out of hand.

But all horror films don't have to be dismissed out of hand.

Dismissing it out of hand doesn't make the question go away.

You dismiss out of hand millions of people who study the Bible seriously, just because they don't reach your own conclusions.

Did you really hear the arguement or did you dismiss it out of hand?

I did not dismiss them out of hand.

Most of these liquids can be dismissed out of hand.

My point is, since everyone seems to agree that he's played so well, exactly why is it that he's always dismissed out of hand as Minnesota's starting MLB?

According to the rum, our mill Arsenal have made three bids for the winger of increasing value but all have been dismissed out of hand, so is Wenger going to have to accept that he might not get his man?

It seems that anything Wenger achieves is dismissed out of hand in order to advance a point of view.

The Turkish club must have thought it was a shoe - in and offered a derisory amount for a World Class keeper which was dismissed out of hand by Arsenal.