Members of al-Zaidi's 25-member defense team had asked for the charges to be dismissed, arguing President Bush was never in danger.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Another black writer dismissed Ellison because Ellison demanded that writing skills must be learned before political ideas can be expressed.

VOA: special.2010.09.19

Suspects can also be removed from the list if the federal case against them is dismissed or if they are no longer believed to meet the "Top Ten" requirements.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

A professor with tenure cannot be easily dismissed.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

"The message by attack on the GHQ is possibly that the army is protecting nuclear assets, and therefore, if the GHQ can be attacked, protect the nuclear assets?" But Pakistani authorities and top U.S.officials have dismissed suggestions that Pakistan's nuclear installations are threatened by the country's growing insurgency.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12