Mr. Bender dismissed polls that show campaign finance reform low on voters' list of priorities.

Mr. Bloomberg and his aides dismiss polls as little more than snapshots taken at a bad moment during the party.

Mr. Courter, dismissing recent polls, campaigned with local candidates at a nutritional center for elderly people in Lyndhurst.

He dismisses polls that show that Mr. Chirac's popularity remains unchanged, saying he doubts this will translate into votes.

He dismissed polls showing that Republicans had damaged their party's standing in the drive to impeach Mr. Clinton.

Fragile Changes The rebels have always dismissed such polls as distorted by the fears that the war has so ingrained in Salvadorans.

As Mr. Johnson traveled from one town to another, his supporters voiced enthusiasm, dismissing polls and comparing him to John F. Kennedy.

At his news conference late yesterday, Mr. Lamont sought to appear self-assured but not overconfident, dismissing recent polls showing him ahead of Mr. Lieberman.

Peter Sutherland, a former European commissioner from Ireland, recently dismissed polls suggesting that Europeans are increasingly skeptical about European integration.

Q. Are you dismissing polls that say Americans don't want this material released?