That way of seeing the world dismisses outright any possibility of anything beyond the material world of time and space.

Rather than dismissing outright a technology which will help close our energy gap out to 2020, we should be arguing the case for increased research efforts.

However, more careful analysis of all available sources would show that while details and names are confused and tangled, the story has basis and should not be dismissed outright.

During the trial, one charge was dismissed outright by the judge citing a lack of evidence and significant flaws emerged in two witnesses' accounts in relation to the other charges.