He even seemed to downplay Mr Putin's role in the KGB, saying that every country needed an intelligence service.
In contrast, the education systems of today have a tendency to downplay the foundational subjects. Instead, they are geared towards pragmatism and a desire for quick returns.
I wouldn't want to downplay the help I've gotten from my teachers, but I think I also got a lot out of studying and reading up on things on my own.
Nevertheless, the government does not seem concerned enough to downplay the heat.
Maybe it's time for the biggest burger chain in the world to downplay the hamburger and focus on chicken instead.
Drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, however, are keen to downplay any concerns and are optimistic that the team could well notch up podiums and wins this year.
On Friday, White House spokesman Tony Fratto sought to downplay Haggard's influence within the administration, saying he was only an occasional participant in weekly conference calls between West Wing staff and leading evangelicals.
The games industry's natural defense against controversy is to downplay it, because in most cases the controversy is undeserved.
Since we have to understand their special feelings of love can not have too much, nor have the time due, but to downplay and belittle love.
He and other Chinese scholars downplay Li Yundi's and Lang Lang's stardom.
Rather than rush to correct the problem, Intel tried to downplay it—a strategy that quickly turned into a public-relations disaster.
"In contrast, the education systems of today have a tendency to downplay the foundational subjects."
When financiers dream up new products, he wrote, they have an incentive to downplay the risks and use them to generate short-term profits -- as well as big bonuses.
It is a big case to rob a bank by open fire. There have been several incidents in Xishi City. It is not uncommon for people to downplay in newspapers. This is something Taipei does not have.
Does he or she downplay my feelings or interests?
The pro-Olympics lobby tends to downplay the disadvantages. Building in the host city may push up wages and prices and crowd out investment elsewhere.
Now, there are a lot of folks, a lot of skeptics who often downplay the effectiveness of multilateral action.
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