Word: downplaying
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Hunt tries to downplay her praise, but concedes, “I can remember exactly where I learned this particular word or learned this particular phrase…I don’t know...
...Norman, ever the humble man, tried to downplay his own part...
...wonder he has been straining to downplay Iraq in favor of domestic issues. The strategy has been helped by the fact that the British media have lately been focusing on upheavals in the Conservative Party, a lurid child murder and, last week, the strange tale of Prince Charles' denial--without disclosing the original allegation because a court injunction prohibits that--of a racy claim about him by a former aide with a history of alcoholism. Never mind: next week all of Fleet Street will be awash with coverage of the person a U.S. diplomat ruefully dubbed "the toxic Texan," whose...
...cover story on Asia's illicit art trade [Oct. 20]: A nation's cultural heritage represents its glory and growth. Looking at the art of the past helps us take a break from the harshness of present-day life and travel back in time. Anyone who tries to downplay the theft or destruction of cultural artifacts is seriously misguided. Those who are involved in this heinous business must be severely punished. Antiquities reveal the saga of a bygone era. Arvind K. Pandey Allahabad, India...
...defied Bush’s explicit wishes, the Republican-controlled Senate voted last week to eradicate the FCC’s June-adopted policy that allows media giants more control over the public’s source of news. As much as Bush and his cohorts have tried to downplay this blatant concession to big media buddies—Fox hardly runs a closet campaign for Bush and right-wing credo—the implications of deregulation are troubling enough to mobilize both Left and Right...