The cleanup drew a dismissive response from Yukio Edano, the government's chief spokesman.

Content is typically six to eight articles, book reviews, letters from members sometimes accompanied by dismissive responses, and a number of columns.

His dismissive response to concerns about excessive force by police employing "choke holds."

In my view it's an awfully dismissive response to the problems of the rest of our democracy.

"Try out that line on a room full of menopausal-aged women," is Ms. Sheehy's dismissive response.

They have been offended by what they regard as ownership's dismissive responses to their contract proposals.

"I would store up the letters and answer them with a dismissive response," he said.

"I had also wanted to convey the frustration over the dismissive response of some officials when offensive and criminal acts are committed against women."

In a bitingly dismissive response in February, the court said no.

But if it did, his dismissive response was the same as saying "No comment."