Example sentences of "brush aside the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think the SNP is dishonest either in brushing aside the doubts raised as to whether Scotland would be immediately admitted to the European Community : it really believes there would be no difficulty . |
| 2 | Brushing aside the major political problem of French colonialism , ( 'there was no reason to discuss the question further' ) the real problem for de Lattre was guaranteeing priorities on the delivery of equipment . |
| 3 | Brushing aside the straw , he solemnly recited a third limerick : |
| 4 | And one has to say that while both Prospero and Gandalf are old men with staffs , Prospero brushes aside the oppositions of reality with an ease which Gandalf is never allowed to aspire to . |
| 5 | She had brushed aside the congratulations of her gynaecologist when he said , ‘ Most women would have been screaming for some kind of relief long before now . ’ |
| 6 | Along the way he has brushed aside the wrath of his fellow-judges . |
| 7 | Moreover , Mr Kinnock brushed aside the suggestion that he needed a big idea or unique selling point to challenge the appeal of Thatcherism . |
| 8 | On the evidence available from their thorough training sessions and the way they brushed aside the challenge from a truly competitive outfit here , it is hard to see these All Blacks returning home as ‘ failures ’ . |
| 9 | Mr Patten brushed aside the disappointment of the loss of his own seat . |
| 10 | But Dr Danie Craven , the executive president of the SARU , brushed aside the threat last night . |
| 11 | And furthermore — ’ he brushed aside the other 's indignant protests — ‘ the body of a French officer lies under the tricolour , not these flea-bitten rags . |
| 12 | She brushed aside the accusations and told the viewers : ‘ Heck , if you do n't like it , do n't vote for him . ’ |
| 13 | Manzini , who acts as interpreter for the England star on the training ground , brushed aside the discussion between Zoff and Gazza as a typical tactical discussion . |
| 14 | Magellan , overjoyed and believing that his ultimate goal was within his grasp , brushed aside the doubters ' view that he should , despite the discovery , turn back eastwards for the Moluccas . |
| 15 | He brushed aside the views of the joint chiefs of staff , ascribing their opposition to ignorance of the Far East . |
| 16 | Lorton brushed aside the interruption . |
| 17 | Penrose brushed aside the suggestion with an emphatic movement of his hand . |
| 18 | A new New Left , drawing from Dialectics of Liberation , brushed aside the tentative offerings of the old New Left , gathered in its May Day Manifesto group and comprising such stalwarts of post-1956 as Raymond Williams , E.P . |
| 19 | His hand brushed aside the long , thick hair , his lips beginning to move over her tender nape , and Maggie gave a small whimper of desire , melting against him . |
| 20 | Iris brushed aside the interruption with a wave of a hand . |
| 21 | Sara brushed aside the question . |
| 22 | It is easy enough to brush aside the Pribram incident . |
| 23 | During the trial , prosecutor Richard Brown said : ‘ East Sussex Education Authority chose to brush aside the girls ’ cries for help . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've tried to cross-reference food historians with cookery writers , who tend to brush aside the contribution of black slave cooks . |
| 25 | The newcomers were not able to brush aside the native Carib population with quite the contemptuous ease with which the Spaniards had conquered the mainland ; attempts to settle in earlier years had been resisted successfully and in some islands the English settlers had to remain at least as careful about the risk of native attack as any community in North America . |
| 26 | Montagu Norman , the Governor of the Bank of England in 1925 , advised Churchill to brush aside the ‘ abuse ’ by the ‘ ignorant , the gamblers and the antiquated industrialists ’ . |
| 27 | But doctors and nurses do from time to time brush aside the protests of aged , dying or mentally affected patients . |
| 28 | It is because what is said in the House is so important to MPs that John Major can not brush aside the Iraqgate charges . |