But the congress did not dismiss the offer out of hand.

It was wrong to dismiss his effort out of hand.

The networks, in fact, dismissed the idea out of hand.

No, I'm not one for simply dismissing such things out of hand.

Still, some people have learned not to dismiss rumors out of hand.

But even as the thought crossed her mind, she dismissed it out of hand.

I would no longer dismiss it out of hand, but for economic reasons alone, it's not something that's going to happen in the near future.

"I'm simply saying you should not dismiss the idea out of hand."

But they did not dismiss it out of hand, as in years past.

The idea took Christian by surprise, but he did not dismiss it out of hand.